(1) Chad 3 (9) Morocco 2

VWBC
N'Djamena - Earlier today, heavily favored Chad barely slipped past would-be giant killers Morocco. In front of a capacity crowd at their home stadium, which contained a surprising amount of Morocco supporters in addition to the majority of Chad fans, the Chad team survived a serious challenge from the upstart Moroccans. Having only won only 2-0 against Angola, widely regarded as little bettter than a team for batting practice, the top seeded Chad squad was out to prove their worth and reputation in a second round match with Morocco, another weak team. It looked good for Chad early with them scoring a run in both of the first two innings, but then their offense shut down. Also, Morocco tied it up in the 7th, and were only prevented from getting more runs by a costly baserunning mistake when their centerfielder unwisely tried to turn a double into a triple. Had that not happened, the outcome of the game would likely have been very different, as the bases were loaded at the time, but that was the third out so two runs that would have scored were discounted. The stalemate continued until the 9th, where the tense Chad fans were being clearly outvoiced by the hopeful Morocco supporters. But in the bottom of the 9th with one out and a man on second, a walk off double by Oshan Kamavila of Chad catapulted Chad into round 3. The next round should hold a harrowing challenge for Chad though, if the Democratic Republic of the Congo beats Madagascar as expected. The DRC is one of the excellent top 4 in the African region, and if Chad continues their weak play, they will no longer be able to get away with it. Morocco will go home with a considerable amount of respect, this bunch of no-names having given an extremely talented team a serious scare.