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Disaster strikes early on in Olympics

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Wednesday marked the first official match for a course of Gold for soccer at the Olympics. However, things got of hand way too fast.


Argentina was facing Morocco in the opening match, but it ended in a n upset and a lot of confusing. For starters, fans did not respect Argentina's National anthem and booed, secondly fans threw what was seen as an object that produced smoke onto the field, and lastly there were some fans on the field. While everyone was trying to get everything in order, the executives decided to force the crowd out of the arena.


At that time, the game was called a draw with both teams tied 2-2, but officials decided that the two teams could play with the added minutes because of the on-field activities. However, after a goal was reviewed, the officials decided to take away the goal and Morocco shocked the world with a 2-1 victory,


After it was said and done, this is what Argentina's HC had to say about the incident.

The biggest circus I have ever seen in my life,”

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