What have we just witnessed?!
World Cup minnows Haiti twice took the lead, and Morocco twice equalised in what has been a truly enthralling first half in Atlanta.
The opening goal came from a lovely team move from Haiti, with Lenny Joseph pulling off a deft, backheel finish after just ten minutes played.
In spite of Joseph’s brilliance, the opener was awarded as an own-goal to Yassine Bounou.
Morocco equalised through a Achraf Hakimi tap-in, before Haiti regained the lead thanks to Wilson Isidor’s thunderous, goal-of-the-tournament-contending strike.
It was a hit so well that even this Morocco supporter was impressed!
However, the Atlas Lions equalised again shortly after through a goal from Ismael Saibari, making him the first-ever African player to score in all three group games at a men’s World Cup, justifying his summer move to German giant Bayern Munich.
So, is this the best 45 minutes of the tournament so far?
Let us know in the comments!
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