Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, July 6, 2019
South Africa DDLWL 1
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Egypt WWWWW 0
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Cairo International Stadium · 75,000 att.

Match Report

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Hosts Egypt knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations

Thembinkosi Lorch scored five minutes from time to hand South Africa an upset 1-0 win and knock holders Egypt out of the Africa Cup of Nations.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
5
37.7
Possession
62.3
14
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
215
Accurate Passes
401
291
Passes
482
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
23
0.3
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
61
26
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
7
9
Effective Tackles
4
10
Tackles
7
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
6
22
Effective Clearances
9
22
Clearances
9

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

EGY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Mohamed El ShenawyG
  2. 6Ahmed HegaziCD-L
  3. 20Mahmoud AlaaCD-R
  4. 12Ayman AshrafLB
  5. 3Ahmed ElmohamadyRB
  6. 19Abdallah SaidAM
  7. 17Mohamed ElnenyLM
  8. 8Tarek HamedRM
  9. 9Marwan MohsenF
  10. 7TrézéguetAM-L
  11. 10Mohamed SalahAM-R

RSA · 4-3-3

  1. 22Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. 2Buhle MkhwanaziCD-L
  3. 14Thulani HlatshwayoCD-R
  4. 18Sfiso HlantiLB
  5. 5Thamsanqa MkhizeRB
  6. 15Dean FurmanCM
  7. 12Kamohelo MokotjoLM
  8. 8Bongani ZunguRM
  9. 9Lebo MothibaF
  10. 23Thembinkosi LorchLF
  11. 19Percy TauRF

Timeline

  1. 44' Sfiso Hlanti (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Substitution, Egypt. Ahmed Ali replaces Marwan Mohsen.
  3. 64' Substitution, Egypt. Amr Warda replaces Abdallah El Said.
  4. 68' Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 79' Bongani Zungu (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 83' Substitution, Egypt. Walid Soliman replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  7. 85' Goal! Egypt 0, South Africa 1. Thembinkosi Lorch (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lebo Mothiba.
  8. 90'+2' Substitution, South Africa. Hlompho Kekana replaces Dean Furman.
  9. 90'+3' Substitution, South Africa. Lars Veldwijk replaces Thembinkosi Lorch.
  10. 90'+4' Thulani Hlatshwayo (South Africa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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