Morocco/Ecuador – Hakimi decisive, Pacho solid but frustrated | OneFootball

Achraf Hakimi, 27, Paris Saint-Germain’s right-back, made the difference for Morocco by providing the assist for the equalizer against Ecuador, where Willian Pacho, 24, the Parisian club’s center-back, was also wearing the captain’s armband. Paris Saint-Germain therefore saw two of its key players involved in the same fixture, but not quite experiencing the same evening.

Morocco / Ecuador (1-1)

In this 1-1 draw between Morocco and Ecuador, Hakimi came out of it best among the PSG players. Starting, captaining the side, and staying on the pitch until the end, he ultimately made a tangible impact with his corner delivery for Neil El Aynaoui’s equalizer in the 88th minute. His performance did not turn everything around on its own, but he embodied the player capable of changing a tight contest with one precise moment.

On the other side, Pacho, also a starter and captain, played the full match. For a long time, Ecuador held onto its lead after John Yeboah’s opener before conceding late on. The PSG defender did not collapse, but he leaves with understandable frustration: that of a captain who had almost done the hardest part.

Hakimi makes a big impact, Pacho without sparkle

Achraf Hakimi – Starter and captain for Morocco, he played the entire match and proved decisive with the assist for Neil El Aynaoui’s equalizer in the 88th minute. In terms of overall performance, it was the kind of display expected from a leader: not necessarily the most dazzling of his international break, but once again a match where he ended up making a concrete impact with the final ball, at the moment his team needed it most. Rating: 7/10.

Willian Pacho – Starter and captain for Ecuador, he also played the full match. Not decisive, he was for a long time part of a solid Ecuadorian block that had taken the lead through John Yeboah in the 48th minute before being pegged back late in the match. His showing was that of a serious and diligent defender, though inevitably with a slightly bitter taste at the final whistle given how the game unfolded. Rating: 6/10.

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