Ahram Online is providing live updates of Monday’s game between Egypt and France in the third round of men's preliminary round Group B of the Paris Olympic Games.
60' FULL TIME Egypt 26 - 26 France
59' Mem misses and Egypt are in the lead 26-25.
56' Two-minute suspension for Yehia Khaled.
55' Khaled scores to restore Egypt's two-goal lead.
53' Two-minute suspension for France.
52' Porte scores to close the gap with Egypt to 23-22.
48' Egypt players miss several chances to extend their lead. 22-11.
43' France score consecutive goals to go level 20-20
40' Two-minute suspension for Ibrahim Al-Masry.
38' France score two in a row to close the gap to 18-16
35' Khaled scores from 9m to keept Egypt keep their four-point lead 18-14
31' Second half is underway
30' Half time Egypt 15-11 France
27' Egypt go three goals up 14-11.
24' Khaled scores from the 7m to give Egypt a two-goal lead 12-10.
20' Derea scores to restore Egypt's lead 10-9.
16' Aly saves a penalty for Egypt
14' Two-minute suspension for a French player.
10' El Wakil scores the equalizer for Egypt 5-5. A very close contest.
3' It's 2-2 as both teams convert their chances.
0' Match is underway
18:00 Veszprem's Egyptian player Yehya El-Deraa has blamed his team's lack of concentration, especially in the first half, for their defeat against Denmark. "We lost concentration in the first half, made a lot of mistakes during that period, and against a tough opponent like Denmark, those mistakes proved very costly," El-Deraa told BeIN Sports after the game.
16:00 Egypt's handball team opened their 2024 Paris Olympics campaign with a hard-fought 35-32 victory over Hungary in their opening group stage match.
14:00 The Egyptians are in a must win situation to keep their hopes of progressing to the next round alive espcially after the narrow 30-27 defeat to Denmark in their second group game.
12:00 Egypt’s handball team faces a tough test when they face defending champions France in a crucial Group B match at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday night.
Venue: South Paris Arena 6
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