Full time: Egypt 2-0 Mauritania
Scorers: Trezeguet 69', Salah 79'
Yellow cards:
Rami Rabia, Marwan Attia (Egypt)
Oumar Ngom, Ibrahima Keita (Mauritania)
Lineups:
Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy; Ahmed Eid, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Abdelmonem (Mostafa Mohamed 60), Mohamed Hamdy; Hamdi Fathi, Marwan Attia; Ahmed “Zizo” El Sayed (Mahmoud Saber 78), Mahmoud Trezeguet (Mostafa Fathi 90), Omar Marmoush (Nasser Maher 90); Mohamed Salah (Ibrahim Adel 90).
Mauritania: Mamadou Diop; Aly Abeid, Lamine Ba, Aboubakary Koita, Bodda Mouhsine, Idrissa Thiam (Sidi Bouna Amar 77), Yali Dellahi, Aboubakar Kamara (Mamadou Diallo 86), Pape Ndiaga Yade (Mamadou Sy 77), Ibrahima Keita, Oumar Ngom
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90+6 Full time
90+1 Egypt coach Hossam Hassan rests his key players Salah, Trezeguet, and Marmoush by substituting them ahead of the upcoming game against Mauritania in the 4th round on Tuesday.
90' Ref shows 6 minutes of injury time.
86' Mamadou Diallo replaces Aboubakar Kamara in Mauritania's lineup in an attempt by the visitors to get back into the game.
80' Mohamed Salah scores from close range after a wide cross by Mohamed Hamdi..
79' GOOOAAAL FOR EGYPT !
77' Mauritania's coach made two substitutions, calling up Amar and Mamadou to replace Thiam and Yade, respectively.
77' Mahmoud Saber came on a substitute for Zizo.
75' Mauritania winger Kamara attempted a low strike from outside the area in an attempt to score the equalizer, but it narrowly missed the goalposts.
69' Trezeguet breaks into the box and unleashes an unstoppable strike to give Egypt the lead.
69' GOOOAAAL FOR EGYPT !
67' Neither team has had clear scoring opportunities, with all attempts being blocked early before reaching the box.
60' Nantes striker Mostafa Mohamed came on as a substitute for the injured Abdelmonem.
58' Nice's defender Abdelmonem requests to be substituted after experiencing a muscle issue.
53' Mauritania solidified their defense by blocking a strike by Marmoush from outside the area.
50' Yellow card for Mauritania striker Oumar Ngom
48' Yellow card for Egypt defender Rabia.
47' Marmoush has an attempt on target but Mauritania goalkeeper blocked it.
46' The second half is underway
45+2’ Halftime
45' A cross from Zizo but it goes wide.
40' Egypt are dominating the game as Mauritania adopt a more cautious approach before the break.
30' At the half-hour mark, the game remains tied, with Egypt dominating possession at 80%.
28' Zizo has another attempt on target but the keeper saves it.
20' Ndiaga Yade's attempt from a free kick just outside the area came close to hitting the crossbar.
13' Egypt are in control of the ball.
8' Goalie Diop once again blocked Zizo's strike from outside the area as Egypt continued to apply pressure on the Mauritania defence.
6’ Egypt are pressing forward to get an early lead.
3' Egypt's Mohamed Salah unleashed a powerful strike from a free kick, but the Mauritania goalkeeper Diop deflected it for a corner kick.
0' Match is underway
18:20 Players are warming up.
17:50 Egypt coach Hossam Hassan has called up Masry's Ahmed Eid to replace Ahly's right-back Mohamed Hani. Meanwhile, Nice's defender Abdelmonem has returned to the squad after missing the Botswana clash last month.
16:30 Egypt need to beat Mauritania to secure a spot in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in Morocco regardless of the results of the remaining games.
Group C ranking:
- Egypt 6 pts after two rounds
- Mauritania 3 pts after two rounds
- Cape Verde 3 pts after three rounds
- Botswana 3 pts after three rounds
15:00 Having secured dominant victories in their first two matches against Cape Verde (3-0 at home) and Botswana (4-0 away) in September, Egypt now top Group C with a perfect six points.
13:00 Egypt's national football team aim to maintain their perfect run in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers as they phost Mauritania at Cairo Stadium in Today's Group C clash.
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Venue: Cairo Stadium
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