The Moroccan women's national U17 team suffered a defeat against their German counterparts, losing 4-2 in a match held this evening at the Mohammed VI Football Complex, as part of the second round of group stage matches in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup taking place in Morocco.
The first half began with a strong competition between the two teams, with exchanges of attacks, before the German team managed to score the first goal in the 27th minute through Marie Klößl.
The pressure continued from the German side, leading to a second goal in the 34th minute by Lina Martinez, before Clara Schwanzi added the third goal for the German team in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, which ended with a comfortable 3-0 lead for Germany.
In the second half, the German dominance continued throughout the match, and they were able to add a fourth goal in the 50th minute through Mia Giesen from a penalty, making it 4-0 for Germany.
The Moroccan national team had to wait until the fifth minute of stoppage time to reduce the deficit with a penalty scored by Nissem Meradi, marking the first goal for the "Atlas Lionesses," before the match concluded with Germany winning 4-2.
In the second match of the same group, the Argentine team achieved a victory over New Zealand with a score of 2-0, placing Germany at the top of the standings with 6 points, followed by Morocco with 3 points, ahead of Argentina on goal difference, while New Zealand sits at the bottom of the table with no points.
