Morocco and Spain had been but to search out the online after 90 minutes of play in Tuesday’s FIFA World Cup Round of 16 fixture on the Education City Stadium, forcing the sport into further time.
Yassine Bounou, goalkeeper of the Atlas Lions, has a slight benefit over his Spanish counterpart Unai Simon relating to the variety of penalties saved of their respective careers.
While Bono – as he’s extra typically referred to as – has a save proportion of 26 when a shot is taken from the spot, Simon’s figures learn 21.4 per cent.
The Moroccan ‘keeper is the more experienced of the two, having stood as custodian for 50 penalties, compared to Simon’s 28. While Bono has saved 13 efforts, Simon has blocked six.
Simon famously saved Brazil star Richarlison’s effort on aim through the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. However, the Selecao Canarinho went on to beat the Spaniards 2-1 in that fixture.
Sevilla’s Bono, in the meantime, registered a memorable save towards Valencia’s Jose Gaya in a penalty within the LaLiga earlier this season, serving to his aspect to a 1-1 draw.
In 2022, Bono has stopped solely two out of a complete of seven photographs from the spot. Unai has let previous the one two penalties he needed to defend this 12 months.
Interestingly, it will likely be Morocco’s first-ever penalty shootout within the World Cup if the groups can’t be separated even after further time.
Spain, too, doesn’t have an excellent file within the shootouts, with three defeats in 4 makes an attempt. Its solely win got here in 2002, towards the Republic of Ireland. In 2018, Spain went out within the spherical of 16, following a stunning defeat in a shootout towards host Russia.