Paris Olympics started with chaos, spectators created a ruckus in Argentina’s match, players were saved with difficulty
The opening of the Paris Olympics has been full of controversies. The football matches of the Olympics 2024 started on Wednesday. The first match of this sports mega event was played between the football teams of Argentina and Morocco. But this game was jinxed by the miscreants. The Moroccan team was leading 2-1 at one point in this match. Then Argentina scored an equalizing goal. Argentina was still celebrating the equalizer when the spectators got angry. Soon plastic bottles and cups started being thrown on the field. Many spectators even entered the field. Sensing the situation, the referee stopped the game and immediately took the players out of the field. After this the game was halted for about an hour.
The opening of the Paris Olympics is to be held on Thursday, 26 July. But as it happens, the football matches of the Olympics have started two days earlier. The football matches started with the match of Group B, in which Argentina and Morocco were face to face. In this match, Morocco was ahead 2-1 till the 15th minute of extra time after the scheduled time. In the 16th minute of extra time, Argentina scored a goal and the scoreboard showed 2-2. But the controversy started after this goal.
Noise started at the end of the field where Morocco’s supporters were more visible. Spectators suddenly started throwing plastic bottles and cups on the field. Many spectators entered the field and started running here and there. Seeing the disturbance increasing, the referee showed wisdom. He asked all the players to leave the field immediately. After this, the match could not start for an hour.
After this, a message was shown on the screen. It said, ‘The match has been suspended. Please exit through your nearest gate.’ However, the Olympics website said that the remaining three minutes of the match would be played without spectators. According to the website, Argentina’s second goal was not considered valid. It was rejected due to offside. That is, Morocco’s lead remained 2-1.
