Egypt 1-3 Tunisia
Scorers: Omar Kamal 34 / Aissa Laidouni 3, Hamdi Fathi (og) 8, Hamza Rafia 90
Match report
Lineups
Egypt: Mohamed Abo Gabal - Ahmed Ramadan, Ali Gabr, Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Omar Kamal - Tarek Hamed, Hamdi Fathi, Ahmed “Zizo” El Sayed - Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed, Omar Marmoush.
Tunisia: Aymen Dahmene - Yassine Meriah, Ali Abdi, Yassine Meriah, Montassar Talbi, Ali Maaloul, Wajdi Kechrida - Aissa Laidouni, Ellyes Skhiri, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane - Youssef Msakni, Elias Achouri.
Full Time
90+5 GOAL for Tunisia. Substitute Hamza Rafia
90+4 Yellow card for Tunisia keeper Aymen Dahman
90+3' Yan Valery replaces Wajdi Kechrida
90+2 Omar Layouni wastes an easy chance to add the third goal for Tunisia
90+1 Mostafa Mohamed has a chance to score the equaliser but his effort went wide
90' The referee signals five minutes of injury time
88' Yellow card for Mostafa Mohamed
86' Egypt's duo Ossama Faysal and Sam Morsi replaces Hossam Abdel-Meguid and Hamdi Fathi
85' Egypt forward Ibrahim Adel receives a yellow card
82' Double substitution for Tunisia Hannibal Mejbri and Omar Layouni replace Youssef Msakni and Elias Achori
79' A dangerous attempt for Tunisia
76' Salah's curling shot is easily collected by Tunisia's keeper
75' Another double substitution for Egypt. Ibrahim Adel and Mohamed Hamdi replace Omar Marmoush and Omar Kamal
70' Egypt defender Ahmed Ramadan is booked
64' Tunisia's Hamza Rafia replaces Ali Maaloul
63' Egypt make double substitution. Mahmoud Hamada replaces Tarek Hamed while Mostafa Fathi replaces Ahmed Sayed
55' Egypt shy attempts fail to make a real threat to the tunisian side
50' Tunisia is in control of the ball
The second half is underway
HALF-TIME
45'+3 Tunisia's Yassine Meriah is booked
45' the referee signals five minutes of injury time
42' Egypt's Omar Marmoush receives a yellow card
40' Salah has a dangerous chance but his shot from inside the area was blocked by a tunisian defender
34' Omar Kamal scores with a powerful shot from outside the area
34' GOAAAAL FOR EGYPT
32' Omar Marmoush squandered the chance to narrow the gap as he prefers to send a shot from a tight angle instead clearing Salah and Mostafa Mohamed
28' Ben Romdhane wastes a golden chance to add the third for Tunisia after his close-range effort goes over
22' Egypt is on control of the ball but without a real threat
15' First attempt for Egypt, Marmoush's shot from a free kick hits the post
10' Vitoria changes his strategy from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3
8' Egypt midfielder Hamdi Fathi scores in his own net
8' ANOTHER GOAL for Tunisia
3' Aissa Laidouni 's nice shot from the edge of the area finds the roof of the net of Egypt's keeper Mohamed Abou Gabal
3' GOAL FOR TUNISIA
The match is underway
A minute of silence on Libya's storm victims
19:15 Players are warming up
18:30 Vitoria has made seven changes to his lineup for tonight's game. Mohamed Salah and Ahmed "Zizo" El Sayed will start the game after being rested against Ethiopia on Friday.
17:00 The two North African teams met last time in December 2021 when the Pharaohs suffered a 1-0 defeat to the Eagles of Carthage in the semi-finals of the Arab Cup in Qatar.
16:00 Ahly quartet Mohamed El-Shennawy, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Hany and Marwan Attia also won't be there for Egypt team today after leaving the camp following Ethiopia test to join Ahly's training camp ahead of the African Super Cup in Saudi Arabia next Friday.
15:00 Egypt team will be missing the services of Pyramids FC fullback Mohamed Hamdi, who tore a ligament during the Ethiopia game.
14:15 Egypt coach Vitoria said in a press conference ahead of Ethiopia game that the Tunisia match is of great importance for his team.
13:30 Today's game is a part of both teams' preparations for next Year's African Cup of Nations. Egypt secured their place in the finals, that will be held in Côte d'Ivoire next January, by finishing on top of Group D in the qualifiers with 15 points. Meanwhile, Tunisia also advanced to the prestigious continental tournament by topping Group J with 13 points.
13:00 Liverpool star winger and Egypt skipper Mohamed Salah will be avaialble tonight against Tunisia after being rested by coach Rui Vitoria in Friday's 1-0 victory over Ethiopia in the final 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier, given the team had already secured a spot in the finals.
12:00 Egypt team will be facing their Tunisian counterparts in a friendly match on Tuesday at Air Defence Stadium during the Pharaohs' current closed training camp.
Venue: Cairo international stadium
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