Egypt vs Morocco, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals

· Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt

53': Mohamed Salah
100': Trézéguet

FT - ET
2 - 1

Morocco

7': Sofiane Boufal (P)

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah stars as Egypt beat Morocco to reach AFCON semifinals

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Mohamed Salah scored an equaliser and created the winner as Egypt came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Morocco. Munir El-Haddadi tries a through ball, but Sofiane Boufal is caught offside.
2': Foul by Adam Masina (Morocco).
2': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Penalty Morocco. Achraf Hakimi draws a foul in the penalty area.
3': Penalty conceded by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) after a foul in the penalty area.
5': VAR Decision: Penalty Morocco.
7': Goal! Egypt 0, Morocco 1. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
9': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Adam Masina.
10': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
10': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
10': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Selim Amallah (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Munir El-Haddadi.
11': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
12': Attempt blocked. Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal with a cross.
13': Amr El Soleya (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
14': Adam Masina (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
16': Foul by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt).
16': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Romain Saïss (Morocco).
17': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Youssef En-Nesyri.
19': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
19': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt saved. Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Hegazy.
20': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt).
20': Foul by Omar Kamal (Egypt).
20': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
24': Foul by Adam Masina (Morocco).
24': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt saved. Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
25': Foul by Omar Kamal (Egypt).
25': Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Omar Kamal (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
28': Foul by Aymen Barkok (Morocco).
28': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
30': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
34': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
34': Omar Kamal (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
37': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
37': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt).
39': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt blocked. Romain Saïss (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Munir El-Haddadi with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Aymen Barkok (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Attempt missed. Aymen Barkok (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
42': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Adam Masina.
45': Amr El Soleya (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
45'+3': First Half ends, Egypt 0, Morocco 1.
45': Second Half begins Egypt 0, Morocco 1.
45': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Ahmed Hegazy because of an injury.
49': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
50': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
51': Foul by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt).
51': Romain Saïss (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Achraf Hakimi.
53': Attempt saved. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross.
53': Goal! Egypt 1, Morocco 1. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
54': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
54': Omar Kamal (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
55': Offside, Morocco. Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Munir El-Haddadi is caught offside.
56': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Morocco).
56': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Offside, Egypt. Ayman Ashraf tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
58': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
58': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
60': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
63': Foul by Amr El Soleya (Egypt).
63': Selim Amallah (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
63': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal following a set piece situation.
65': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Morocco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
66': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
68': Foul by Aymen Barkok (Morocco).
68': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt blocked. Amr El Soleya (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
71': Foul by Selim Amallah (Morocco).
71': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Foul by Omar Kamal (Egypt).
72': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
74': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Attempt saved. Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
76': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
78': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
78': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
80': Foul by Ayman Ashraf (Egypt).
80': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Omar Marmoush.
81': Attempt saved. Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Selim Amallah with a cross.
84': Hand ball by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
85': Foul by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt).
85': Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Substitution, Morocco. Imrân Louza replaces Selim Amallah.
86': Substitution, Morocco. Ryan Mmaee replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
89': Foul by Aymen Barkok (Morocco).
89': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Foul by Aymen Barkok (Morocco).
90': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Mohamed Elneny.
90'+5': Offside, Egypt. Omar Kamal tries a through ball, but Mohamed Salah is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Aymen Barkok (Morocco).
90'+6': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Egypt 1, Morocco 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Egypt 1, Morocco 1.
90': Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Alaa replaces Ayman Ashraf.
92': Foul by Omar Kamal (Egypt).
92': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
92': Corner, Morocco. Conceded by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh.
93': Attempt missed. Romain Saïss (Morocco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Munir El-Haddadi with a cross following a corner.
94': Attempt missed. Munir El-Haddadi (Morocco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
96': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Sobhi replaces Mohamed Abou Gabal because of an injury.
97': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco).
97': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
98': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
98': Romain Saïss (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
100': Goal! Egypt 2, Morocco 1. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
104': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Aymen Barkok.
105': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
105'+1': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt).
105'+1': Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
105'+1': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
105'+2': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Egypt 2, Morocco 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Egypt 2, Morocco 1.
106': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
106': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
106': Foul by Achraf Hakimi (Morocco).
106': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
109': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
109': Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
110': Substitution, Morocco. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Munir El-Haddadi.
111': Substitution, Egypt. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
111': Attempt missed. Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Soufiane Rahimi.
112': Attempt missed. Zizo (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
116': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zizo.
117': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
117': Nayef Aguerd (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
119': Attempt missed. Soufiane Rahimi (Morocco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nayef Aguerd.
120': Foul by Ahmed Abou El Fotouh (Egypt).
120': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Morocco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
120'+2': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ramadan Sobhi following a fast break.
120'+3': Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Hamdy replaces Mohamed Salah.
120'+4': Second Half Extra Time ends, Egypt 2, Morocco 1.
0': Match ends, Egypt 2, Morocco 1.

Statistics

MAR		EGY
18	Fouls	30
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	3
45.8	Possession	54.2
16	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
264	Accurate Passes	333
384	Passes	459
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	19
0.4	Cross %	0.1
83	Long Balls	82
29	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	4
19	Effective Tackles	13
29	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
20	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	22
25	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Line-Ups

Egypt (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Gabaski (GK)
2	Mohamed Abdelmonem
6	Ahmed Hegazi
13	Ahmed Fatouh
3	Omar Kamal
17	Mohamed Elneny
12	Ayman Ashraf
4	Amr Al Sulaya
14	Mostafa Mohamed
22	Omar Marmoush
10	Mohamed Salah

Egypt Substitutes:

Mohanad Lasheen, Mohamed Sobhy, Ramadan Sobhi, Marwan Hamdy, Trézéguet, Zizo, Abdallah Said, Emam Ashour, Mohamed Sherif, Mahmoud Alaa, Mahmoud Gad, Marwan Daoud.

Morocco (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Yassine Bounou (GK)
5	Nayef Aguerd
6	Romain Saïss
4	Sofyan Amrabat
3	Adam Masina
2	Achraf Hakimi
15	Selim Amallah
16	Aymen Barkok
17	Sofiane Boufal
10	Munir El Haddadi
19	Youssef En-Nesyri

Morocco Substitutes:

Soufiane Rahimi, Mohamed Chibi, Imran Louza, Sofian Chakla, Zakaria Aboukhlal, Sofiane Alakouch, Samy Mmaee, Reda Tagnaouti, Tarik Tissoudali, Azzedine Ounahi, Ilias Chair, Ryan Mmaee.

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