Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Match Report

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Salah 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

EGY leads series 3-0

Lineups

EGY · 4-3-3

  1. 16Mohamed El ShenawyG
  2. 24Mohamed AbdelmoneimCD-L
  3. 6Ahmed HegaziCD-R
  4. 12Mohamed HamdyLB
  5. 3Mohamed HanyRB
  6. 5Hamdy FathyCM
  7. 25ZizoLM
  8. 17Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 19Mostafa MohamedF
  10. 7TrézéguetLF
  11. 10Mohamed SalahRF

MOZ · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1ErnaniG
  2. 8Edmilson DoveCD-L
  3. 17MexerCD-R
  4. 15Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 14DomingosRB
  6. 16Alfons AmadeCM-L
  7. 21GuimaCM-R
  8. 18GildoLM
  9. 19WitiRM
  10. 13Stanley RatifoF
  11. 7DominguesRCF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Substitution, Mozambique. Clésio replaces Gildo Lourenço.
  3. 45' Substitution, Mozambique. Bruno Langa replaces Dominguês.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 62' Reinildo (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 66' Substitution, Egypt. Omar Marmoush replaces Trézéguet.
  8. 66' Substitution, Egypt. Omar Kamal replaces Mohamed Hany.
  9. 66' Substitution, Mozambique. Lau King replaces Stanley Ratifo.
  10. 72' Guima (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Mohamed Elneny.
  13. 81' Substitution, Mozambique. Amadou replaces Witi.
  14. 84' Substitution, Egypt. Koka replaces Zizo.
  15. 89' Substitution, Mozambique. Nené replaces Guima.
  16. 90'+7' Goal! Egypt 2, Mozambique 2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  17. 90'+12' Lau King (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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