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(Video) Hakim Ziyech Scores Goal From Inside His Own Half As Morocco Beat Georgia In UAE

Hakim Ziyech scored a stunning goal from inside his own half as Morocco warmed up for the World Cup by beating Georgia 3-0 in a friendly in the UAE on Thursday.

Robert Summerscales

(Video) Hakim Ziyech Scores Goal From Inside His Own Half As Morocco Beat Georgia In UAE
(Video) Hakim Ziyech Scores Goal From Inside His Own Half As Morocco Beat Georgia In UAE /

Hakim Ziyech scored a stunning long-range goal as Morocco warmed up for the World Cup by beating Georgia 3-0 in a friendly in the UAE on Thursday.

Ziyech, who has only had 148 minutes of Premier League game time for Chelsea this season, featured for over an hour at Sharjah Stadium.

The former Ajax winger produced the moment of the match in the 29th minute after intercepting a pass from Georgia captain Guram Kashia.

After controlling the ball with his right foot, Ziyech set himself with his left before arrowing a shot over keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili from inside his own half.

Hakim Ziyech pictured shooting to score from his own half during Morocco's 3-0 win over Georgia in November 2022
Hakim Ziyech pictured shooting to score from his own half during Morocco's 3-0 win over Georgia / Arryadia TV

Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri had earlier put Morocco 1-0 up. Ex-Southampton winger Sofiane Boufal completed the scoring in the second half.

Morocco will start their World Cup campaign next Wednesday when they take on 2018 finalists Croatia in Group F.

Belgium and Canada are the other teams in Morocco's group.

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.