Egypt vs Mozambique, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage
· Africa Cup of NationsSalah scores late penalty as Egypt draw with Mozambique
Mohamed Salah scored a 97th-minute penalty to spare the blushes of Egypt as they rescued a 2-2 draw against Mozambique and denied their opponents a first ever Africa Cup of Nations win in a Group B clash at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Egypt 1, Mozambique 0. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 3': Offside, Mozambique. Dominguês is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Reinildo (Mozambique).
- 6': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 11': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
- 11': Stanley Ratifo (Mozambique) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Gildo Lourenço (Mozambique) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 16': Dominguês (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
- 18': Attempt missed. Witi (Mozambique) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reinildo with a cross.
- 21': Attempt missed. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Hany with a cross.
- 23': Dominguês (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Mohamed Hamdy (Egypt).
- 25': Trézéguet (Egypt) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed.
- 28': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 30': Delay in match (Egypt).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Attempt missed. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 35': Corner, Mozambique. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed El Shenawy (Egypt).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Corner, Mozambique. Conceded by Mohamed Hamdy.
- 39': Attempt missed. Domingos Macandza (Mozambique) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominguês following a corner.
- 41': Dominguês (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
- 44': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Mexer.
- 45': Foul by Witi (Mozambique).
- 45': Mohamed Hamdy (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Mohamed Hany (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Egypt 1, Mozambique 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Egypt 1, Mozambique 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mozambique. Bruno Langa replaces Dominguês.
- 45': Substitution, Mozambique. Clésio replaces Gildo Lourenço.
- 47': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
- 47': Guima (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Clésio (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
- 49': Attempt missed. Bruno Langa (Mozambique) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
- 54': Witi (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Goal! Egypt 1, Mozambique 1. Witi (Mozambique) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Domingos Macandza with a cross.
- 58': Goal! Egypt 1, Mozambique 2. Clésio (Mozambique) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guima.
- 61': Foul by Reinildo (Mozambique).
- 61': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Reinildo (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Hamdy.
- 64': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt).
- 66': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Marmoush replaces Trézéguet.
- 66': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Kamal replaces Mohamed Hany.
- 66': Substitution, Mozambique. Lau King replaces Stanley Ratifo.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Hand ball by Hamdi Fathy (Egypt).
- 71': Foul by Guima (Mozambique).
- 71': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Guima (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Attempt missed. Zizo (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- 73': Foul by Alfons Amade (Mozambique).
- 73': Omar Kamal (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt).
- 75': Witi (Mozambique) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Foul by Witi (Mozambique).
- 76': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Hamdi Fathy (Egypt) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohamed Hamdy with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Ernan.
- 77': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Mohamed Elneny.
- 79': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Mexer.
- 80': Attempt missed. Emam Ashour (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zizo.
- 81': Substitution, Mozambique. Amadou replaces Witi.
- 82': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 83': Foul by Lau King (Mozambique).
- 83': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Bruno Langa.
- 84': Substitution, Egypt. Koka replaces Zizo.
- 85': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
- 86': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Amadou (Mozambique).
- 89': Substitution, Mozambique. Nené replaces Guima.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Penalty Egypt. Mostafa Mohamed draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Domingos Macandza (Mozambique) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Delay in match (Egypt).
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': VAR Decision: Penalty Egypt.
- 90'+7': Goal! Egypt 2, Mozambique 2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+9': Delay in match because of an injury Clésio (Mozambique).
- 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+11': Delay in match because of an injury Lau King (Mozambique).
- 90'+12': Lau King (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+12': Second Half ends, Egypt 2, Mozambique 2.
- 0': Match ends, Egypt 2, Mozambique 2.
Statistics
 MOZ |
EGY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.7 | Possession | 61.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
| 337 | Passes | 518 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 15 | Crosses | 44 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 30 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 39 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 11,933
Venue: Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 11,933
Africa Cup of Nations Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Egypt (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
| 24 | Mohamed Abdelmoneim  |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 12 | Mohamed Hamdy |
| 3 | Mohamed Hany |
| 5 | Hamdy Fathy |
| 25 | Zizo |
| 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 19 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 7 | Trézéguet |
| 10 | Mohamed Salah |
Mozambique (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ernani (GK) |
| 8 | Edmilson Dove |
| 17 | Mexer |
| 15 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 14 | Domingos |
| 16 | Alfons Amade |
| 21 | Guima |
| 18 | Gildo |
| 19 | Witi |
| 13 | Stanley Ratifo |
| 7 | Domingues |
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