Full-time: Egypt 1-1 UAE
Scorers: Marwan Hamdy 85' / Caio 60'
Yellow cards:
Islam Issa, Karim El-Iraqi, Mido Gaber (Egypt)
Majid Rashid, Marcus Meloni, Yahia Nader (UAE)
Lineups:
Egypt: Mohamed Bassam - Akram Tawfik, Ragab Nabil, Yassin Marei, Yehia Zakaria (Hossam Hassan 81) - Mohamed Elneny (Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdy 69), Amr El-Sulaya (Karim El-Iraqi 69), Ghanam Mohamed - Mostafa Saad (Mido Gaber 53), Islam Issa, Marwan Hamdi.
UAE: Hamad Al Meqebaali - Sasa Ivkovic, Lucas Pimenta, Alaeddine Zouhir (Majid Rashid 31), Rúben Amaral - Yahia Nader, Marcus Meloni, Nicolás Gimenez, Bruno (Harib Abdalla 63) - Luan Pereira (Caio 31), Yahya Al Ghassani (Ali Saleh 63)
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90+6' Full-time
90+4' OFFSIDE!! Mido Gaber ascores, but the goal was overturned due to offside.
90+2' Egypt players are pushing forward seeking to double the score in the dying minutes of the game.
90' The fourth official announces 5 minutes of added time.
85' GOAL!! Marwan Hamdy capitalizes on a nicely-placed cross from Karim Eraki from the right side, heading the ball from very close range.
81' Substitution for Egypt: Hossam Hassan comes in for Yehia Zakaria.
80' A quick counterattack for Egypt that ends at Afsha outside the area, but his poor attempt on goal with a right-footed shot goes wide to the left.
74' Egypt are trying to regain control of the game to tie the match in the final stretch of the second half, but all their attempts break at UAE's solid defense.
72' Egypt's Islam Issa had a golden opportunity to equalize, but his close-range shot was weak and the keeper easily handled the ball.
69' Double subs for Egypt: Afsha comes in for Elneny; Karim Eraki replaces El-Sulaya.
63' Double subs for UAE.
60' GOAL!! A speedy counterattack spearheaded by Nicolás Giménez - sending a cross to the unmarked Caio who confidently slots the ball with a right-footed shot from the center of the box.
57' Egypt's Islam Issa had a promising opportunity to make a solo run on the left flank, but the Emirati defense controls the ball easily.
53' Substitution for Egypt: Mido Gaber comes in for Mostafa Saad.
48' UAE players started to dominate possession, though they are struggling to create clear-cut scoring chances.
46' Second half is underway
45+8' Halftime
45' The fourth official announces 7 minutes of added time.
41' WHAT A CHANCE! Yassin Marei capitalizes on a free kick with a brilliant header, but it goes wide to the right.
36’ Both teams are struggling to create clear-cut scoring chances, though Egypt are getting closer to scoring.
32' WHAT A SAVE! Egypt keeper Mohamed Bassam produces a brillinat save to deny Bruno's right-footed shot from very close range.
30' Substitution for UAE.
24' WHAT A CHANCE! Egypt defender Ragab Nabil heads the ball from a difficult angle on the right side following a prcise free kick by Islam Issa, but his header misses to thr right.
17' A quick counterattack by Egypt, but the Emirati defense blocks danger.
12' Egypt gradually start to dominate possession with continuous pressure on the Emirati defense as they look to break the deadlock.
8' Game halted as players from both teams are injured.
5' Egypt's Ghannam Mohamed capitalizes on a cross from the left side, but his header goes over the bar.
2' Both teams started the game cautioulsy, with noeither side of the pressing forward!
0' Match is underway
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19:30 Egypt coach Helmy Toulan made no changes to his starting lineup compared with the first-round game against Kuwait, which ended in a 1-1 draw last week. He only brought in striker Marwan Hamdi to replace Mohamed Sherif.
17:00 Egypt must beat UAE to take a major step toward the quarterfinals, after group opponents Jordan defeated Kuwait on Saturday to book their place in the next stage.
Jordan top Group C with three points, Egypt sit second with one point, Kuwait are third with one point, and the UAE remain bottom with no points ahead of tonight’s clash.
14:00 Egypt team delivered some outstanding perfromances in reecent friendly games against Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and Bahrain in the preparations for the tournament, but they failed to secure a win in the opening match against Kuwait.
13:00 Egypt’s B team will be facing UAE on Saturday night in the second round of group-stage matches at the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. The Pharaohs opened their campaign with a 1-1 draw with Kuwait on Tuesday.
Venue: Lusail Stadium
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