Morocco’s goalkeeper Yassine Bouno, has expressed his joy at helping his team defeat Spain 3-0 in a shootout to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals following a scoreless draw.
After 120 minutes, Spain’s three penalties—two of which goalie Bounou superbly saved—were not successful in separating the two teams.
That left Hakimi to win it for the North Africans with his nerveless spot-kick and spark jubilant scenes in the stands at the Education City Stadium.
“I’m so happy for the team — they did a great job all through the game,” Bounou told beIN Sports.
“We understood (how to play) the game from the start, so I’m so happy for this win.”
Morocco are the last African side following the exit of African champions Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia and Cameroon.
Coach Walid Regragui’s side are also only remaining Arab team left in the tournament and will face Portugal in the quarterfinals in Qatar.