Full time: Egypt 2-2 Mozambique
Scorers: Mostafa Mohamed 2, Mohamed 90+6pen / Witi 55, Clesio Bauque 58
Lineups:
Egypt: Mohamed El-Shennawy - Mohamed Hany (Omar Kamal 65), Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ahmed Hegazi, Mohamed Hamdi, Hamdi Fathi, Mohamed Elneny (Emam Ashour 78), Ahmed "Zizo" El Sayed (Ahmed Kouka 84) - Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan (Omar Marmoush 65), Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed
Mozambique: Ernan Siluane - Domingos Macandza, Edmilson Dove, Reinidlo Mandava, Edson Sitoe MEXER - Ricardo Guimaraes Guima (Nene 89), Alfonso Amade - Elias Pelembe DOMINGUES (Clesio Bauque 46), Witness Ouembo Witi (Amade Amadu 81) Gildo Vilanculos (Bruno Langa 46), Stanley Ratifo (Lau King)
90+10 Full time
90+8 Yellow card for Lau King
90+6 Salah scores from the spot.
90+6 GOOOAAAL FOR EGYPT !
90+4 Penalty for Egypt after VAR check.
90+1 Mostafa Mohamed is fouled in the box. Egypt players appeal for the penalty.
90' Ref shows 7 minutes of injury time.
84' Kouka is introduced. The Egyptian side will send now long balls inside the box to exploit their towering strikers.
82' Salah attempts a volley but he misses the target.
80' Egypt players are pressing hard now to get the equalizer.
77' Hamdy's attempt his the post.
76' WHAT A CHANCE FOR EGYPT !
74' Yellow card for Abdel-Moneim
72' Free kick to Egypt, but the crosses is cleared wide.
70' Powerful shot by Zizo but it goes over the bar.
65' Double sub for Egypt as Vitoria hopes to turn his fortunes around.
60' Yellow card for Reinildo
58' Bauque broke clear and beats the Egyptian keeper from close range.
58' Goal for Mozambique !
55' Witi powers a header from inside the box to beat El Shennawy
55' Goal for Mozambique !
46' Free kick to Mozambique. The ball goes wide.
46' Mozambique make two subs.
46' The second half is underway
45' Half time
45' Powerful header by Hegazy but it goes next to the post.
42' Elneny sends a long pass to Salah behind the defenders but the keeper rushes out to clear the ball before him.
38' Trezeguet tries to set up Mostafa Mohamed in the box but the keeper saves it.
35' El Shennawy makes a great save to deny Witi from close range.
32' Mozambique push forward in an attempt to grab the equalizer.
30' Game resumes
29' Water break.
25' WHAT A CHANCE ! Trezeguet hits the post.
23' Zizo has another attempt but his poor effort is cleared.
21' Powerful shot by Zizo but it goes wide.
18' Witi has an attempt on goal but it goes next to the post.
14' Powerful shot by Fathy but the ball is blocked by the defence.
10' A CHANCE for Egypt ! Mostafa Mohamed was clear on target but his shot was blocked by the keeper.
6' Egypt are dominating possession and pushing forward to grab another one.
2' Mostafa Mohamed intercepts the ball in the area and fires into the back of the net.
2' GOOAAL FOR EGYPT
0' Match is underway
18:30 Players finished their warm up and are back in the dreassing rooms ahead of the game.
17:30 Vitoria made one major change to his lineup as he fielded Mahmoud Trezeguet keeping Omar Marmoush on the bench.
16:00 Egypt have met Mozambique five times and won all their games.
14:30 Portuguese coach Rui Vitoria seems to have put Egypt team back on track since his arrival in July 2022. In 13 matches, the Pharaohs have won 11, drawn one, and lost one.
Offensively, the team is performing well with 31 goals scored, averaging 2.38 goals per match, thanks to the prowess of King Salah, Nantes' striker Mostafa Mohamed, Eintracht Frankfurt's dazzling striker Omar Marmoush, and the in-form Trezeguet.
12:30 This is Egypt’s 26th appearance at the AFCON, a record in the history of the tournament. They have won it seven times – more than any other side – and have also reached the final in five of their last six participations.
11:00 Dreaming of their 8th African Cup of Nations title, Egypt will be eyeing a winning start when they face Mozambique in the first round of the AFCON 2023 group stage on Sunday night.
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