FIFA World Cup

FT Friday, June 15, 2018
Uruguay DLWWW 1
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Egypt LLDDL 0
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Ekaterinburg Arena · 27,015 att.

Match Report

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Jose Gimenez secures opening-game win for Uruguay vs. Egypt

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
0
3
Saves
3
58
Possession
43
14
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
502
Accurate Passes
315
586
Passes
428
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
62
40
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
12
18
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
31
Interceptions
20
16
Effective Clearances
18
16
Clearances
18

Head to Head

URU leads series 1-0

Lineups

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Mohamed El ShenawyG
  2. 6Ahmed HegaziCD-L
  3. 2Ali GabrCD-R
  4. 13Mohamed Abdel-ShafyLB
  5. 7Ahmed FathiRB
  6. 19Abdallah SaidAM
  7. 8Tarek HamedLM
  8. 17Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 9Marwan MohsenF
  10. 21TrézéguetAM-L
  11. 22Amr WardaAM-R

URU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Fernando MusleraG
  2. 3Diego GodínCD-L
  3. 2José María GiménezCD-R
  4. 22Martín CáceresLB
  5. 4Guillermo VarelaRB
  6. 6Rodrigo BentancurCM-L
  7. 15Matías VecinoCM-R
  8. 10Giorgian de ArrascaetaLM
  9. 8Nahitan NándezRM
  10. 21Edinson CavaniCF-L
  11. 9Luis SuárezCF-R

Timeline

  1. 50' Substitution, Egypt. Sam Morsy replaces Tarek Hamed because of an injury.
  2. 58' Substitution, Uruguay. Carlos Sánchez replaces Nahitan Nández.
  3. 59' Substitution, Uruguay. Cristian Rodríguez replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
  4. 63' Substitution, Egypt. Kahraba replaces Marwan Mohsen.
  5. 82' Substitution, Egypt. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Amr Warda.
  6. 87' Substitution, Uruguay. Lucas Torreira replaces Matías Vecino.
  7. 89' Goal! Egypt 0, Uruguay 1. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 90'+3' Sam Morsy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+6' Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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