Full time: Guinea 1-2 Egypt
Scorers: Guirassy 27 / Trezeguet 42, Mostafa Mohamed 79
Yellow cards:
Kamano (Guinea)
Ahmed Ramadan, Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan (Egypt)
Line-ups:
Guinea: Ibrahim Kone, Issiaga Sylla, Mouctar Diakhaby, Saidou Sow, Antoine Conte (Mory Kante 83), Amadou Diawara, Naby Keita, Moriba Kourouma, Francois Kamano (Jose Kante 83), Morgan Guil (Dembo Sylla75) , Serhou Guirassy (Moralye Syllaa 75)
Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy, Mohamed Hamdy, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hany (Ahmed Ramadan 66), Marwan Atteya, Mahmoud Hamada (Hamdi Fathi 66), Ahmed "Zizo" Sayed (Mostafa Fathi 90), Omar Marmoush (Mahmoud Hassan 10), Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed (Mahmoud Abdel-Moneam 90)
The referee blows his final whistle
90+1' Trezeguet receives a yellow card
90' The ref shows four minutes of injury time
90' Egypt makes a double substitution. Mostafa Fathi replaces Zizo and Mahmoud Abdel-Moneam replaces Mostafa Mohamed .
83' Guinea makes another double substitution. Jose Kante replaces Francois Kamano and Mory Kante replaces Antoine Konte.
79' Mohamed receives a nice pass from Trezeguet to fire home from inside the area
79' GOAAAAL FOR EGYPT Mostafa Mohamed adds the second for the Pharaohs
75' Guinea makes a double substitution. Dembo Sylla replaces Morgan Guil and Moralye Syllaa replaces Serhou Guirassy.
70' Trezeguet's powerful shot from the edge of the area was denied by Guinea keeper
67' Ahmed Ramadan receives a yellow card
66' Egypt makes a double substitution. Ahmed Ramadan replaces Mohamed Hani and Hamdi Fathi replaces Mahmoud Hamada.
59' Guinea makes a substitution. Defender Mouctar Diakhaby makes way for Mohamad Ali Camara.
53' Moriba tries his luck again but his effort goes wide
52' Another chance for Guinea but Moriba's shot from the edge of the area goes high over
48' What a chance for Guinea. Naby Keita's close-range shot was collected by El-Shennawi
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
45' The ref shows two minutes of injury time
44' Salah misses the chance to add the second for the Pharaohs as his shot from inside the area goes high over
42' GOAAAAL FOR EGYPT. Trezeguet scores from a close range after being cleared by Mohamed Salah
40' The Pharaohs are pushing forward in an attempt to get back into the game.
37' Guinea's Francois Kamano is booked for a foul on Zizo
34' Egypt is trying to create something dangerous
28' What a chance for Egypt. Salah was on the rebound of a rebounded ball from Guinea's keeper but he fails to score in an empty net
27' GOAL for Guinea. Serhou Guirassy receives a nice pass from Issiaga Sylla to score easily from close range
24' A cross from Francois Kamano but his effort was easily collected by Mohamed El-Shennawi
17' No chances so far as both sides seem cautious
10' Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan replaces injured winger Omar Marmoush
5' A slow start for the Pharaohs
0' The match is underway
19:50 Ahly midfielder Marwan Atteya to have a starting role with the Pharaohs for the first time
18:10 Guinea coach Kaba Diawara has named a strong squad, including the likes of Issiaga Sylla, Naby Keita and Francois Kamano.
17:15 Egypt will have to do without injured midfielders Mohamed Elneny and Tarek Hamed as well as key central defender Ahmed Hegazy and Mahmoud "El Wensh" Hamdi who have been ruled out with lengthy knee injuries.
16:00 Egypt squad will be looking to extend their six-game unbeaten run against Guinea tonight, with Liverpool star winger Mohamed Salah is expected to lead the attack, supported by Omar Marmoush, Mahmoud “Trezeguet” Hassan and Mostafa Mohamed.
15:40 The Guinean team now need just a point from their last two games to seal a third straight AFCON appearance.
15:00 On the other side, Guinea, have won their last three qualifying matches to revive their campaign after losing to Egypt in their opener.
14:00 Under the guidance of Portuguese coach Rui Vitoria, the seven-time AFCON champions, Egypt, started their qualifying campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Guinea, but suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Ethiopia in their next match.
However, they have high confidence after a thrilling 2-1 friendly win over Belgium last November and went on to beat Malawi on both legs to go top.
13:00 Meanwhile, Malawi and Ethiopia each have three points and are occupying the third and fourth positions in the group, respectively.
12:00 Egypt are currently atop Group D with nine points, tied with Guinea whom they defeated 1-0 in their first encounter.
With three wins and only one loss against Ethiopia, the Pharoahs need just one point from their remaining two qualifiers to secure a spot in the continental finals.
11:30 Egypt will be eying another succesful step towards qualification for a record-extending 25th Africa Cup of Nations when they face Guinea in a crucial Group D qualifier on Wednesday in Morocco.
Guinea v Egypt
Stay tuned as match is due to start at 21:00 Cairo time (GMT+3)
Venue: Grand Stade de Marrakech
Referee: Daniel Laryea
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