Morocco/Kenya: Woodwork Curse, Tears in Rabat, and the Heartbreak of Seven Unconverted Shots

NAIROBI — Football can be a deeply poetic game, but tonight at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat, it was simply cruel.

As the final whistle echoed across the stadium and the broadcast camera zoomed in on goalkeeper Lilian Awuor walking off the turf in tears, my heart sank right alongside hers.

From my couch I watched a team throw absolute everything they had at the screen. 16 shots. Two hit woodworks.

Pure, relentless pressing.

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