Fulltime: Egypt 1-0 New Zealand
Scorer: Mostafa Mohamed 29' (pen)
Yellow cards:
Michael Boxall, Marko Satemenic (New Zealand)
Trezeguet (Egypt)
Lineups:
Egypt: Mohamed Abo Gabal (Cap.) - Mohamed Hamdi, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Ramy Rabia, Mohamed Hani (Mohamed Shokry 92) - Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour (Hamdi Fathi 26), Mohamed “Afsha” Magdy (Akram Tawfik 81) - Omar Marmoush (Mostafa Fathi 92), Mostafa Mohamed (Mohamed El-Shami 81), Mahmoud 'Trezeguet' Hassan (Mohamed Sherif 81).
New Zealand: Max Crocombe - Michael Boxall, LIberato Cacage, Dane Ingham (Tyler Bindon 82), Nando Pijnaker - Clayton Lewis (Elijah 86), Sarpreet Singh, Marko Satemenic - Matt Garbett (Kosta Barbarouses 82), Callum McCowatt (Ben Waine 70), Max Mata (Ben Old 70).
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90+2 Double substitution for Egypt.
90' Ref shows 4 minutes of injury time.
86’ Omar Marmoush’s right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
81’ A triple substitution for Egypt.
79’ Marwan Attia hits the left post with a right-footed shot from outside the box after collecting a rebound from a corner.
75’ Mostafa Mohamed shoots the ball with his right foot from outside the box but it goes above the bar.
69’ New Zealand’s Sarpreet Singh’s shot hits the bar.
67’ New Zealand’s Dane Ingham wins a free kick in Egypt’s defensive half.
61’ ANOTHER CHANCE FOR EGYPT! Marmoush right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
58’ Abo Gabal produces a brilliant save to deny New Zealand a goal from inside the box.
52’ Egypt’s Trezeguet gets a yellow card for a challenge on Michael Boxall.
49’ New Zealand’s Michael Boxall is shown the yellow card for a bad foul on Mostafa Mohamed.
2nd half is underway.
45+5 Half time
45+2 TREZEGUET has another chance but his volley shot goes just next to the post.
45' Ref shows 5 minutes of injury time.
43' Cacage dribbles past Marmoush but his cross is intercepted by Rabia.
39' Hani has an attempt on target but the ball bounces off the defenders.
37' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR EGYPT ! Mohamed is set up by Marmoush inside the box but his shot is blocked by the keeper. It could have been the second.
33' Long pass to Marmoush behind the defenders but he fails to control the ball.
31' Mata has a chance on target but his header goes just over the bar.
29' Mostafa Mohamed scores from the spot.
29' GOOOAAAL FOR EGYPT
27' PENALTY FOR Egypt after VAR review.
25' Ashour is injured and is substituted by Hamdi Fathy.
23' WHAT A CHANCE FOR EGYPT. A beautiful combination that saw Ashour clear on target only to be denied by a sliding tackle by the last defender.
17' The visitors seem well organized on the pitch.
13' Corner for New Zealand but Abdel-Moneim heads the ball clear.
9' First chance for New Zealand. A dangerous ball is cross is sent in the area but Abdel-Moneim clears the ball just before the attacker.
7' Free kick to New Zealand but the defence clears the danger.
3' Egypt are applying an early pressure but can't still create any threat.
0' Match is underway
21:30 On his return to the team, Afsha gets his first starting role since the game against Ethiopia on 9 June 2022.
21:00 Hossam Hassan has opted for a 4-3-3 and fielded his strike off with Mostafa Mohamed, Omar Marmoush and Mahmoud Trezeguet starting the game.
20:30 Opening Ceremony of Egypt Capital Cup kicks off.
20:00 This is the third encounter between Egypt and New Zealand, with the hosts undefeated in the previous two games, picking up a win and a draw. The two sides last faced off in a friendly clash back in July 1999 which the Pharaohs won 1-0.
19:00 If the game ends in a draw, the match will go directly to penalties according to the tournament regulations. Each team will be allowed to make six substitutions during the game.
17:00 Egypt will compete in the international friendly tournament without their star player Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.
14:00 Coach Hossam Hassan, who took over as the Pharaohs' coach last month, is expected to use all the squad during the friendly tournament as he said before it will prepare the team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
"The tournament is very important for me and the team," stated Hossam Hassan during a news conference.
"We will be aiming for positive results and improved team performance to boost our confidence for upcoming commitments," he added.
13:00 The international friendly tournament, which features Egypt, New Zealand, Croatia, and Tunisia , takes place from 22nd to 26th March at the new state-of-the-art Egypt Stadium in the New Administrative Capital.
The winner of the Egypt and New Zealand game will face the winner of the match between Croatia and Tunisia in the final on Tuesday.
Venue: Egypt Stadium (New Administrative Capital)
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