Morocco trash Belgium 4 -1 in a friendly in Brussels

(AP) -Morocco scored two goals in each half Wednesday to beat Belgium 4-1 in a friendly.

Soufiane Alloudi and Tarik Sektoui gave Morocco a 2-0 lead by the 34th minute, before Axel Witsel pulled a goal back for Belgium 16 minutes later.

Nabil El Zhar restored Morocco’s two-goal margin in the 85th after pouncing on a defensive error and curling the ball past Morocco goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen. Abdessalam Benjelloun made it 4-1 in the 90th.

Fathi Jamal replaced Henri Michel and became Morocco’s temporary coach after the team was knocked out of the African Cup of Nations in the first round earlier this year.

“After our dramatic exit in the Africa Cup, this really feels great. It has been a long time since we played like this,” Morocco playmaker Mbark Boussoufa said.