RELIVE: Egypt v Paraguay (Olympics football, quarterfinals)

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Egypt's midfielder #07 Mahmoud Saber shoots next to Paraguay's midfielder #06 Marcos Gomez i
Egypt's midfielder #07 Mahmoud Saber shoots next to Paraguay's midfielder #06 Marcos Gomez in the men's quarter-final football match between Egypt and Paraguay during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Marseille Stadium in Marseille on August 2, 2024. AFP

 

Full time: Egypt 1-1 Paraguay
Scorer: Adel 88' / Gomez 71

 

Lineups

Egypt: Hamza Alaa - Ahmed Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Omar Fayed, Ahmed 'Kouka' Nabil - Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud Saber (Mostafa Saad 79), Mohamed Shehahata (Ahmed Atef 78)- Ahmed 'Zizo' El Sayed (Karim El Debes 111), Ibrahim Adel, Osama Faisal (Bilal Mazhar 78).

Paraguay: Gatito Fernandez - Alan Nunez, Ronaldo de Jesus, Daniel Rivas, Marcos Gomez - Diego Gomez, Wilder Viera, Alexis Cantero (ANgel Lucena 70) - Fabian Balbuena, Julio Enciso (Gilberto Flores 77), Marcelo Perez

 

5th for Egypt: Adel scores, Egypt advances to the semi-finals 

5th for Paraguay: Balbuena scores

4th for Egypt: Hossam scores

4th for Paraguay: Gomez scores

3rd for Egypt: El Debes scores

3rd for Paraguay: Viera scores

2nd for Egypt: Elneny scores

2nd for Paraguay: Hamza saves Perez penalty

1st for Egypt: Kouka scores

1st for Paraguay: Gomes scores

Full time. Penalties to decide.

120+2 Free kick to Paraguay in a dangerous position for a foul on Abdel-Majid.

118' Free kick to Paraguay for a foul on Eid.

116' Nunez's cross deflected off Abdel-Meguid for a corner.

115' Flores heads it over the bar!

114' Foul on Nunez, free kick to Paraguay on the right!

111' Zizo is coming off and replaced by Karim El Debes.

110' Zizo down again, looks like he's off.

109' Zizo swings it in but cleared by Paraguay!

108' Adel shoots... saved! The keeper gets down low to his right!

107' Foul on Adel. free kick to Egypt on the left!

106' The second ET is underway!

Half time

105' Four minutes to be added on at the end of the game.

104' Gomez whips it in from the right. Egypt under pressure but they clear it!

102' Paraguay corner cleared.

100' Yellow card for Marcelo Perez

99' Yellow card for Ahmed Atef

97' Egypt in possession, but no clear chance.

95' No penalty after VAR check.

94' VAR check for possible Egypt penalty on Abdel-Majid.

93' Zizo's corner was headed wide by Hossam Abdel-Majid.

92' Ibrahim Adel's cross from the left almost led to a Paraguayan own goal, but it was cornered.

91' First ET is underway!

90+9 End of 90 minutes. We're going into extra-times.

90+4 Yellow card for Viera 

90' Ref shows 8 minutes of injury time.

88' Adel meets a cross from Zizo at the far post to score the equalizer with a powerful header.

88' GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT !

85' Egypt are pressing forward but can't still find their way through.

81' Yellow card for Zizo for protesting against the ref.

80' Paraguay are trying to conttol the ball.

75' Gatito makes a brilliant save to deny Saber's curler.

71' Enciso sends Gomez clear into the box to score past keeper Alaa.

71' Goal for Paraguay

66' Yellow card for Kouka after a foul on Enciso.

65' Adel sends Faisal clear but his shot was saved by Gatito. He should have scored

65' A GREAT CHANCE FOR EGYPT !

63' Corner to Paraguay, but the danger is cleared.

60' Egypt seem now more cautious as we reach the hour mark.

57' Another attempt by Zizo but it goes into the hands of the keeper.

55' Powerful shot by Elneny but it goes next to the post.

54' Hamza Alaa makes a great save to deny Perez from a one-on-one situation.

50' Long pass to Perez in the box but Alaa goes out of his goal to save the ball.

47' Zizo sends a cross from Adel in the box but he can't put the ball in the back of the net.

47' WHAT A CHANCE FOR EGYPT !

46' Second half is underway

Half time

45' Gatito makes a save to deny Saber from close range.

44' Gomez attempts a curler but it goes easily into the hands of Alaa.

43' A powerful shot by Enciso but it goes next to the post.

40' Egypt seem in control now but are not rushing towards the goal.

35' Enciso attempts a long range shot but it goes wide.

33' Faisal sends a cross but Adel can't control the ball.

30' Saber finds himself face to face with the keeper but his shot is blocked to squander Egypt's most precious chance so far.

30' WHAT A CHANCE FOR EGYPT !

25' Free kick to Paraguay. Powerful shot by Perez but it goes into the hands of the keeper. 

23' Shehata has an attempt on goal but it goes next to the post.

20' Elneny is back on the pitch.

19' Elneny is treated on the sidelines.

16' Long pass to Zizo behind the defence but he is offside.

13' Free kick to Paraguay, Enciso's attempt goes wide.

9' Another chance for Enciso but it goes wide.

5' First attempt by Perez but it goes easily into the hands of Alaa.

3’ Faisal dribbles on the left flank but he loses the ball into a goal kick.

0' Match is underway

19:20 Players are warming up

18:45 Coach Rogerio Micale made one change to his lineup as he introduced Mahmoud Saber for Karim Eldebes.

14:00 Paraguay is a skillful team led by talented Brighton striker Julio Enciso and veteran defender Fabian Balbuena who plays for Dynamo Moscow

13:00 Egypt dream of a first ever olympic medal in football.

 

Venue: Stade Velodrome

Referee: Nyberg Glenn (Sweden)

 

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