Full time; Egypt 0-0 Dominican Republic

Yellow cards:
Fabian Messina, Josué Báez (Dominican Republic)
Omar Fayed (Egypt)

Lineups:

Egypt: Hamza Alaa - Ahmed Eid, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Omar Fayad, Karim El Debes (Mohamed Hamdi 86) - Ahmed Atef (Zeyad Kamal 86), Mohamed Shehata, Mohamed Elneny – Ibrahim Adel (Mostafa Saad 86), Osama Faisal (Belal Mazhar 78_, Ahmed 'Zizo' Sayed

Dominican Republic: Xavier Valdez - Edgar Pujol, Joao Urbaez, Luiyi de Lucas - Nowend Lorenzo (Josue Baez  77) , Fabian Messina (Omar de la Cruz 77) , Francisco Marizan, Heinz Morschel, Rafael Nunez (Nelson Lemaire 90) - Peter Gonzalez (Jose De Leon  77) , Oscar Urena (Edison Azcona 77)

Full time

91+1  Dominican Republic make last substitution Nelson Lemaire replaces Rafael Nunez

90' Five minutes added 

86' Three substitutions for Egypt. Mohamed Hamdi, Mostafa Saad and Zeyad Kamal replace Karim El Debes, Ibrahim Adel and Ahmed Atef 

85' Josue Baez receives a yellow card 

83' What a chance for Egypt. Omar Fayed fails to score on an empty net

77' Egypt make first substitution Belal Mazher replaces Ossama Fayssal

76' Dominican Republic make four substitutions 

70' A dangerous chance for Dominican Republic as de Lucas effort from inside the area goes over 

68' Omar Fayed receives a yellow card

63' Karim Eldebes sends a powerful shot from outside the area but his effort goes over 

60' Both sides fail to impress during the first 15 th minutes of the second half

50' Zizo header from a close range goes over

46' The second half is underway 

45' Halftime

44' Fabian Messina receives a yellow card. 

43' Mohamed Elneny powerful shot from outside the area hits the post 

39' What a chance for Egypt. Ibrahim Adel finds himself alone inside the area but his effort goes over 

33' Dominican Republic are more organized on the field 

23 Omar Fayed fails to meet Zizo's nice cross while being close on the goal 

19' First chance for Egypt Ossama Faysal header goes over  

15' A dangerous chance for Dominican Republic as Egypt defender Omar Fayed clear the ball off the line

13' Peter Gonzalez scores for Dominican Republic but the goal is cancelled due to previous foul against Egypt defender Hossam Abdelmaguid

11' Egypt control the field but without a real threat 

0’ Match is underway

17:00 Egypt secured their berth for the Paris 2024 after finishing runners-up at last year's U23 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The young Pharaohs were drawn in Group C alongside the Dominican Republic, Spain and Uzbekistan for the current Olympic tournament.

16:00 Egypt team will be boosted by the experinces of former Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny and Zamalek winger Ahmed 'Zizo' Sayed who were called up by the Brazilian coach as senior players in the squad.

15:00 Micale said that Egypt team is dreaming of securing a medal at the Paris Olympics adding; "I know it won't be easy, but we have to fight until we reach our goal, taking it step by step."

14:00 Egypt’s football team best ever result at the Olympics was claiming the fourth place in Amsterdam 1928 and Tokyo 1964 editions.

13:00 Under the guidance of Brazilian coach Rogerio Micale, the Egyptian team are making their 13th ever appearnce at the prestigious event with an eye on their first ever olympic football medal.

12:00 The young Pharaohs will be eyeing a perfect start at the 2024 Paris Olympics when they face Dominican Republic in the Group C opener on Wednesday.

Venue: Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau (Nantes)

Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita

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