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SPO:Sharpshooter Saibari lifts Morocco over Scotland

It took Ismael Saibari only 21 minutes to score for Morocco in his World Cup debut.

Barely a minute was enough time for him to get on the scoreboard in his second outing.

Saibari drilled a shot into the top corner of the net a mere 72 seconds into Friday's 1-0 win over Scotland at Gillette Stadium, keeping alive Morocco's chances of advancing to their second straight World Cup knockout round.

"We wanted three points and we got them," Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi said.

Morocco's ball movement caught Scotland on their heels at the very start.

Saibari slipped behind two Scotland defenders and Brahim Diaz dropped the ball over the top to him. The 25-year-old forward gathered and blasted it into the top left corner, well outside the reach of goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

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