Full time: Egypt 0-2 Brazil

Ahram Online, Monday 14 Nov 2011

Follow the latest updates of Egypt’s friendly with Brazil

Emad Meteb
Brazil's Thiago Silva (L) fights for the ball with Egypt's Emad Methab during their international friendly match in Doha. (Photo: REUTERS)

90+2. Referee blows the final whistle. 

90. The referee shows two minutes of additional time.

88. El-Shennawy makes another stretch to deny substitute Dudu from opening his scoring account. The Egyptian young keeper has made a great impact during this game.

85. What a chance ! Kleber’s close range header crashed off the post only to find Dudu who shoots but El-Shennawy makes a magnificent save to deny the Selecao the third.

83. Substitutions for Brazil, Kleber and Dudu replaces Jonas and Hulk.

80. Hassan makes an attempt but keeper Alves punches it wide.

79. Abdallah El-Saied replaces Shikabala. 

75. Brazil coach Mano Menzes made two successive substitutes as Willian and Elias replace Cesar and Fernindinho.

73. Skipper Ahmed Hassan replaces midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou. Hassan has now equaled the world record of international appearances registered in the name of Saudi keeper Mohamed El-Deayea, 178 matches.

71. Walid Soliman attempts a long range shot but it goes over the bar.

69. The Pharaohs look slightly better now after conceding the second goal but there is still nothing to worry the Brazilians.

64. Bradley makes a third substitution bringing in Lierse striker Mohamed Elgabas for Emad Meteb. 

60. Egypt have the first sight of goal as Elmohamady shoots from inside the area but keeper Alves punches the ball wide. 

59. GOOAAL. El-Shennawy blocks Fernandinho’s header only to find Jonas who doubles the lead from inside the six yards.

55. Free kick. Hulk shoots but his attempt goes wide.

46. Brazil came close from the second. Jonas breaks the offside trap, dribbles past the keeper but Hegazy makes a superb intervention to clear the ball from the goal line. 

45. Walid Soliman and Ibrahim Salah replace Mohamed Zidan and Hossam Ghaly.

45. Game resumes. 

45. Half-time.

42. The Selecao has extended their domination on the game and forced the Pharaohs deep into their half.

39. GOOAAL for Brazil. Hulk makes a low cross to Jonas inside the six yards to nudge it in the empty nets.

38. Alves plays a through ball to Cesar behind the backline but El-Shennawy saves the day again and clears the ball before the Brazilian midfielder.

33. Sandro dribbles past Gomaa and go clears on target but was denied by keeper El-Shennawy.

30. Yellow card for Gomaa after a foul on Hernanes.

29. Bruno Cesar shoots from 30-yard but El-Shennawy makes an easy block.

26. What a chance! Hulk receives Leiva’s long ball just outside the area, puts it down and goes inside the box but his attempt went over the bar. He barely slipped past Nassef and Hegazy.

23. Hulk dribbles on the right flank and crosses to Jonas but Fathi cuts the ball.

20. Fathi tries a 25-yard shot but it goes wide over the bar.

16. Beautifully executed set-piece but Ahmed Fathi blocks the ball before Cesar could shoot.

14. Brazil start to get control of the game courtesy to a better ball possession in midfield.

09. Free kick for Brazil. Alves passes the ball to Hulk whose shot was deflected off the wall to the corner.

06. Free kick for Egypt. Shikabala fires an amazing ball but keeper Alves deflects it into the corner.

04. Shikabala crosses from the right flank but Meteb fails to make the interception in the area.

01. Kick off. Egypt start the game.

18:55. Both teams are on the pitch now and the national anthems are being played.

18:35. Just like keeper Ahmed El-Shennawy and left-back Mohamed Nassef, U-23 defender Ahmed Hegazy is set to make his debut for the Pharaohs replacing experienced central back Mahmoud Fathallah.

18:30. Bob Bradley surprisingly dropped veteran keeper Essam El-Hadary who has been a regular starter for the Pharaohs over the past decade.

Egypt’s lineup:

Goalkeeper: Ahmed El-Shennawy (Masry)
Defenders: Wael Gomaa, Ahmed Fathi (Ahly), Ahmed Hegazy (Ismaily), Mohamed Nassef (ENPPI).
Midfielders: Hosni Abd-Rabou (Ismaily), Hossam Ghaly (Ahly), Mahmoud "Shikabala" Abdel-Razek (Zamalek), Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland, England)
Strikers: Emad Meteb (Ahly), Mohamed Zidan (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)

Brazil’s lineup:

Goalkeeper: Diego Alves (Valencia).
Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Thiago Silva (AC Milan), David Luiz (Chelsea), Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Lucas Leiva (Liverpool), Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk), Hernanes (Lazio), Bruno Cesar (Benfica).
Strikers: Hulk (Porto), Jonas (Valencia).

The game will kick off at 17:00 GMT.

The match is to be held in Qatari capital Doha.

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