Extra Time Fever: Jordan and Morocco's Arab Cup Final Delivers Night of Drama
18 December 2025
Final Turns Into Extra Time Thriller
The Arab Cup final between Jordan and Morocco at Lusail Stadium went to extra time after a 2-2 draw at full time on Thursday evening.
Morocco opened the scoring through Osama Tanan in the fourth minute, before Jordan equalized in the 48th minute with a header from Ali Alwan.
In the 68th minute, the Jordan team went ahead from a penalty converted by Ali Alwan, before Morocco leveled through Abdul Razak Hamdallah in the 87th minute.
In the 90+8th minute, a dramatic moment as Hamdallah went down inside the box, appealing for a penalty for Morocco, but the referee waved play on.
But the referee allowed play to continue, and the Nashama surged forward on a counterattack, with Ali Alwan sprinting past two Moroccan defenders toward the keeper, only for Mehdi Benabid to deny him a late winner.
Mehdi Benabid again produced a key save as the drama continued, sending the match into extra time and leaving both sides with a share of the spoils.
Punchlines: If suspense paid admission, tonight's game would fund a small country. And in football timing, that minute deserves an encore more than any pop star ever did.
