Morocco U20 and Tunisia U21 met in the second round of Group Stage fixture at the Mediterranean Games on Sunday, with Tunisia taking all three points through a single goal. The match finished 0:1 to the visitors, who had not scored in their opening Group Stage game against Northern Macedonia.
The decisive moment came in the 49th minute when M. Rhimi found the net. By then the match had settled into a rhythm neither side could quite break, and here's the thing — it only took one clear chance to decide it.
Tunisia arrived with a point from their previous outing, a 0:0 draw with Northern Macedonia U21 on 22 August. That result meant they came into this fixture knowing they needed to create something from nothing.
Morocco U20 had been running the other way in recent matches, scoring in every game since their opening round. They beat Valencia U20 2:0, Sevila U20 3:0, Soriso U20 1:0, and drew 2:2 with Turkey U20 two days earlier. All of that firepower went unanswered.
The result leaves Tunisia level on points with Morocco but ahead on goal difference after two group games. The hosts now face a tighter situation in the standings, while the Tunisians have ground out the win they needed to keep their campaign on track.