Egypt U23 vs Argentina U23, 2020 Olympic Men's Soccer, Group Stage

· Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament
Egypt U23
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    Argentina U23
    • 52': Facundo Medina

    Olympics 2020: Argentina overcome Egypt with Facundo Medina goal

    Gold Cup

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 4': Adolfo Gaich (Argentina U23) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Pedro De la Vega (Argentina U23) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nehuen Pérez.
    • 5': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ammar Hamdi.
    • 6': Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina U23).
    • 12': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Argentina U23).
    • 12': Karim El Eraki (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salah Mohsen.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Hernán De La Fuente (Argentina U23) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Karim El Eraki (Egypt U23) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Salah Mohsen.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramadan Sobhi.
    • 23': Foul by Martín Payero (Argentina U23).
    • 23': Karim El Eraki (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Martín Payero (Argentina U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Barco.
    • 33': Ammar Hamdi (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Martín Payero (Argentina U23).
    • 34': Offside, Egypt U23. Salah Mohsen tries a through ball, but Ramadan Sobhi is caught offside.
    • 34': Hand ball by Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Adolfo Gaich (Argentina U23) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro De la Vega with a headed pass.
    • 37': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 38': Foul by Pedro De la Vega (Argentina U23).
    • 38': Mahmoud El Wensh (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ahmed El Fotouh.
    • 41': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Karim El Eraki.
    • 44': Fausto Vera (Argentina U23) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 44': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Egypt U23).
    • 45'+3': Adolfo Gaich (Argentina U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Salah Mohsen (Egypt U23).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Egypt U23 0, Argentina U23 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Egypt U23 0, Argentina U23 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Egypt U23. Karim Fouad replaces Karim El Eraki.
    • 46': Foul by Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23).
    • 46': Hernán De La Fuente (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Ammar Hamdi (Egypt U23).
    • 47': Hernán De La Fuente (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina U23) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 51': Foul by Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23).
    • 51': Hernán De La Fuente (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Osama Galal.
    • 52': Facundo Medina (Argentina U23) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Goal! Egypt U23 0, Argentina U23 1. Facundo Medina (Argentina U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
    • 55': Adolfo Gaich (Argentina U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Osama Galal (Egypt U23).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Nehuen Pérez (Argentina U23) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Foul by Martín Payero (Argentina U23).
    • 56': Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Egypt U23. Taher Mohamed replaces Salah Mohsen.
    • 60': Substitution, Egypt U23. Ibrahim Adel replaces Ammar Hamdi.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Taher Mohamed (Egypt U23) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Osama Galal.
    • 62': Substitution, Argentina U23. Agustín Urzi replaces Ezequiel Barco.
    • 62': Substitution, Argentina U23. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Adolfo Gaich.
    • 64': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Egypt U23).
    • 67': Hand ball by Karim Fouad (Egypt U23).
    • 68': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Argentina U23).
    • 68': Taher Mohamed (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Ahmed Hegazi.
    • 70': Foul by Agustín Urzi (Argentina U23).
    • 70': Karim Fouad (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Argentina U23).
    • 70': Taher Mohamed (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Argentina U23).
    • 71': Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 72': Ezequiel Ponce (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Fotouh (Egypt U23) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 72': Corner, Egypt U23. Conceded by Pedro De la Vega.
    • 73': Corner, Egypt U23. Conceded by Pedro De la Vega.
    • 76': Ezequiel Ponce (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt U23).
    • 79': Substitution, Egypt U23. Nasser Maher replaces Osama Galal.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina U23. Tomás Belmonte replaces Martín Payero.
    • 82': Corner, Argentina U23. Conceded by Mahmoud El Wensh.
    • 83': Ahmed El Fotouh (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Argentina U23).
    • 84': Tomás Belmonte (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Foul by Ahmed Yasser Rayan (Egypt U23).
    • 84': Nehuen Pérez (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Pedro De la Vega (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Foul by Nehuen Pérez (Argentina U23).
    • 85': Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Nehuen Pérez (Argentina U23) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Egypt U23. Conceded by Hernán De La Fuente.
    • 88': Akram Tawfik (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina U23).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 89': Foul by Tomás Belmonte (Argentina U23).
    • 89': Ibrahim Adel (Egypt U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Argentina U23. Thiago Almada replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
    • 90'+1': Agustín Urzi (Argentina U23) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Karim Fouad (Egypt U23).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Mahmoud El Wensh (Egypt U23).
    • 90'+3': Pedro De la Vega (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ramadan Sobhi (Egypt U23).
    • 90'+4': Hernán De La Fuente (Argentina U23) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Argentina U23. Ezequiel Ponce tries a through ball, but Agustín Urzi is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Egypt U23 0, Argentina U23 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Egypt U23 0, Argentina U23 1.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 14
    4 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 0
    53.5 Possession 46.5
    9 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    338 Accurate Passes 280
    429 Passes 385
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    23 Crosses 7
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    49 Long Balls 72
    19 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 20
    0.5 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 16
    12 Effective Clearances 19
    12 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Men's Olympic Soccer Tournament

    Venue: Daiwa House Premist Dome
    Location: Sapporo, Japan

    OLY Soccer (M) Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Egypt U23 3 +2 7
    2 Spain U23 3 +2 6
    3 Dominican Republic U23 3 -2 2
    4 Uzbekistan U23 3 -2 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    EGY Egypt U23 (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
    6 Ahmed Hegazi
    18 Mahmoud El-Wensh
    4 Osama Galal
    20 Ahmed Fatouh
    13 Karim El Eraki
    2 Amar Hamdi
    12 Akram Tawfik
    10 Ramadan Sobhi
    7 Salah Mohsen
    14 Ahmed Rayan
    Egypt U23 Substitutes:
    Mahmoud Gad, Karim Fouad, Ibrahim Adel, Emam Ashour, Nasser Maher, Ahmed Ramadan, Taher Mohamed.

    ARG Argentina U23 (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jeremias Ledesma (GK)
    14 Facundo Medina
    2 Nehuén Pérez Yellow Card
    3 Claudio Bravo
    4 Hernán De La Fuente
    5 Fausto Vera
    10 Alexis Mac Allister
    16 Martín Payero
    9 Adolfo Gaich
    11 Ezequiel Barco
    15 Pedro de la Vega Yellow Card
    Argentina U23 Substitutes:
    Ezequiel Ponce, Tomás Belmonte, Agustín Urzi, Thiago Almada, Leonel Mosevich, Andres Herrera, Lautaro Morales.

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