Full time: Egypt 1-0 Uzbekistan
Scorer: Ahmed Nabil 11

 

Lineups

Egypt: Hamza Alaa - Ahmed Eid, Omar Fayed, Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Karim Eldebes - Mohamed Shehata (Ahmed Atef 65), Mohamed Elneny, Ahmed "Koka" Nabil - Ahmed "Zizo" El Sayed (Mostafa Saad 65), Ibrahim Adel (Ziad Kamal 90+1), Osama Faisal (Bilal Mazhar 87).

Uzbekistan: Nematov Abduvohid - Khusanov Abdukodir, Alikulov Khusniddin, Hamraliev Muhammadkodir, Fayzullaev Abbosbek, Jaloliddinov Jasurbek (Ibrokhim Ibragimov 72), Urunov Oston (Ruslanbek Jiyanov 46), Abdirakhmatov Zafarmurod, Shomurodov Eldor, Kholmatov Diyor (Umarli Rahmonaliev 64), Buriev Abdurauf  (Khuisain Norchaev 72)

 

90+6 Full time

90+4 Yellow card for Mazhar.

89' Ref shows 5 minutes of injury time.

85' Yellow card for Rakhmonaliev after a tackle on Osama Faisal.

80' Ukraine have a better ball possession but they are not creating much threat to keeper Alaa.

75' We're going into the final quarter and Egypt seem cautious now.

69' Elneny makes a clean tackle to deny Abdirakhmatov from close range.

63' ANOTHER CHANCE for Egypt ! Adel brillantly intercepts the ball but his last effort misses the target.

60' A impressive shot by Elneny that is deflected into the corner.

57' WHAT A CHANCE ! Zizo misses the target from the goal mouth.

55' Fayed makes a great clearance to deny Shomourodov before he could score.

50' Shomourodov dribbles in the area but Abdel-Meguid clears it before he could score. 

46' Second half is underway

45' Half time

43' Elneny makes a last-minute tackle to block a dangerous cross.

40' Adel attempts a curler but it goes wide.

37' Powerful shot by Diyor but Alaa saves it.

33' Ibrahim Adel has an attempt on target but it is blocked by the keeper.

29' Uzbekistan score a goal but it has been ruled out offside. 

25' A chance for Uzbekistan but Abdurauf misses the goal from point blank.

20' Free kick to Egypt, Zizo sends a cross into the box but the keeper punches it clear.

16' Ibrahim Adel tries to dribble past his marker but he loses the ball before breaking into the area.

13' Yellow card for Shehata.

11' A poorly deflected ball bounces off Koka into the goal of Uzbekistan.

10' GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT

5' Eldebes sends a cross into the box but it is easily held by the keeper.

0' First half is underway,

17:30 Ahmed "Koka" Nabil will start the game in midfield after recovering from his injury.

16:00 "We had hoped for a win but lacked belief in our ability to secure it," Zizo said in a post-game television interview.

"Every Olympic match is challenging," the Zamalek star added.

15:00 Egypt winger Ahmed 'Zizo' Sayed said after the openeing match that despite the goalless draw, the Egyptians still have a chance to qualify.

14:00 Egypt team currently lie at the second spot in the group with a single point, trailing behind Spain, who clinched a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan earlier on Wednesday.

13:00 The young Pharaohs Egypt started their Olympic campaign with a disappointing goalless draw after being held by the Dominican Republic in a Group stage match on Wednesday.

12:00 To keep their hopes alive to proceed at the Paris Olympics, Egypt team will have no other choice but to win when they face Uzbekistan in the 2nd round of Group C games on Saturday

 

 

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

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