Egypt 1-3 France
Scorers: Mahmoud Saber 61, Mateta 83, 99, Olise 107

 

Lineups

Egypt: Hamza Alaa - Mohamed Shehata (Mostafa Saad 108), Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Omar Fayed, Karim Eldebes (Ahmed Atef 89) - Ahmed 'Kouka' Nabil, Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud Saber (Ziad Kamal 98) - Ahmed 'Zizo' El Sayed (Mohamed Hamdy 108), Ibrahim Adel (Mohamed Tarek 93), Osama Faisal (Bilal Mazhar 89)

France: Guillaume Restes - Casello Lukeba, Adrien Truffert. Loic Bade, Kiliann Sildillia - Maghnes Akliouche (Magassa 118), Joris Chotard, Andy Diouf (Desire Doue 75) - Jean-Philippe Mateta (Rayan Charki 118), Michael Olise, Alexandre Lacazette (Arnaud Kalimuendo 104).

 

120+3. Full time

120' Ref shows 3 minutes of injury time

118' Olise has an attempt on goal but it goes next to the post.

111' Ten-man Egypt are trying to get back into the game.

107' Michael Olise intercepts a lose ball in the box to score calmly at the far post.

107' Goal for France

2nd ET is underway

End of 1st ET

105' Zizo's free kick goes next to the post.

105' Yellow cards for Zizo and Kamal.

102' Abdel-Meguid makes a last-minute tackle to deny Lacazette from scoring.

99' Mateta rises above the defence to power a header from close range.

99' Goal for France !

95' Olise cuts into his left foot but his shot is blocked by the defence.

93' Hamza Alaa saves another free kick from France.

92' Red card for Omar Fayed on a second bookable offence.

91' First ET is underway

End of 90 minutes

90+12 Saber has another attempt on target but it goes over the bar.

90+10' Ref says no penalty after VAR check

90+4' Yellow card for Fayed

90+3' France players claim a penalty. 

90' Six minutes of onjury time

89' Yellow card for Bade

87' Mateta rises above the defense but his header goes over the bar.

83' Olise sends Mateta clear to beat Alaa from close range.

83' Goal for France!

81' Lukeba's attempt goes next to the post.

79' Alaa makes another save to deny Olise.

75' Incredible ! France hits the post twice to stay behind.

73' Zizo attempts a long range shot but it goes wide.

71' Akliouche has an attempt on target but it goes wide.

69' Keeper Alaa is receiving treatment

64' Alaa makes a great save to deny Mateta's header from close range.

62' Saber intercepts the ball in the box and fires into the roof of the net to break the deadlock.

62' GOOOAAL FOR EGYPT 

60' What a chance for France ! Lacazette misses the target from inside the box.

56' Egypt are back on defence allowing France to dominate possession.

51' Alaa makes another save to deny Olise.

50' France are pressing high in this half.

46' Second half is underway

45+1 Half time.

44' Red shows 1 minute of injury time.

41' Hamza Alaa is rescued by the post as Bade's header is denied.

39' Kouka sends a header but it goes easily into the hands of the French keeper.

37' Corner to Egypt, Fayed has an attempt at the first post but it goes wide.

31' Zizo dribbles on the right side but he loses the ball.

28' Adel passes the ball to Faisal in the box but he is surrounded by defenders and loses the ball. 

27' Olise sends a powerful strike that goes next to the post.

25' Fayed meets a corner but it goes wide.

22' Zizo sends a cross in the box but Faisal is late.

18' Free kick to France, Olise's cross goes wide.

14' Zizo has an attempt on target but it goes easily into the hands of the keeper.

12' Mateta jumps to meet a cross but he fouls Elneny.

9' Truffert attempts a low cross but the ball is cleared.

5' Alaa makes a great save to deny Truffert's close range shot.

2' WHAT A CHANCE FOR ADEL ! Adel volley shot goes next to the post.

0' Match is underway

21:15 France start with fearsome attacking trio, Lacazette, Mateta and Olise.

20:45 Coach Rogerio Micale mae only one change to his team as Karim Eldebes Saber will start instead of injured Ahmed Eid.

18:00 Right back Ahmed Eid has been ruled out of the game because of injury while the participation of Ahmed 'Zizo' El Sayed is yet to be decided. 

16:00 The Egyptian team aim to surpass their fourth-place finishes in Amsterdam 1928 and Tokyo 1964; seeking the country's first ever Olympic medal this time in Paris.

14:30 The Young Pharaohs advanced to the quarter-finals as Group leaders after a victory over Paraguay 5-4 in a shootout following a 1-1 draw.

12:30 Egypt Olympic football team will be eyeing making history when they face hosts France at Groupama Stadium in the semi-finals of the prestigious event Paris 2024 on Monday.

 

Venue: Groupama Stadium (Décines-Charpieu)

 

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