Summary and goals of the match between Egypt and Morocco

On Jan 31, 2022

Summary and goals of the match between Egypt and Morocco in the African Nations Cup

The Egyptian team succeeded in qualifying for the semi-finals of the African Cup of Nations, after defeating Morocco 2-1 in the match that took place between them on Sunday evening in the quarter-finals competitions in El-Kan, which is currently taking place and will continue until the sixth of next February.

Egypt will meet Cameroon at 9:00 pm next Thursday, February 3, in the framework of the African Nations Cup semi-final matches.

The original time ended with a 1-1 draw, and Morocco’s Sofiane Boufal advanced in the 5th minute from a penalty kick in the first half, before Mohamed Salah equalized for the Pharaohs in the 54th minute, and Mahmoud Trezeguet scored the second goal in the first overtime.

The Egyptian national team started the match with a formation that includes: Mohamed Abu Jabal in goalkeeping, Omar Kamal Abdel Wahed, Mohamed Abdel Moneim, Ahmed Hegazy, Ahmed Fattouh, Mohamed Elneny, Amr Al-Sulayya, Ayman Ashraf, Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush and Mustafa Mohamed.

The goals of the match between Egypt and Morocco

The technical staff of the Egyptian team, led by the Portuguese, Queiroz, excluded Mohamed El-Shennawy, goalkeeper, from the list of the Pharaohs against Morocco, after the injury he suffered in the last match against Côte d’Ivoire, with a strain in the back muscle, which needs 10 days of rest and then rehabilitation begins.

Mahmoud Gad, the fourth goalkeeper, was in the main list for the match between Egypt and Morocco, among the substitute players, which includes Mohamed Sobhi, Imam Ashour, Ramadan Sobhi, Abdullah Al-Saeed, Mahmoud Hassan “Trezeguet”, Mohamed Sherif, Marwan Daoud, Muhannad Lashin, Ahmed Sayed “Zizou” and Marwan Hamdy. .

Egypt vs Morocco

The start of the match came quickly on the part of Morocco, and Ashraf Hakimi managed to get a penalty kick in the 4th minute after Ayman Ashraf blocked him in the penalty area. Sofiane Boufal executed it brilliantly and netted Mohamed Abu Jabal, announcing Morocco’s advance with a goal.

The Egyptian national team tried to return to the match after the goal of Morocco’s progress, through the movements of Mohamed Salah, Marmoush and Amr Al-Sulayya, but without a real danger to Yassin Bono’s goal.

In the 20th minute, Ayman Ashraf hit a powerful shot with his left foot in the direction of Yassine Bounou’s goal, but the Moroccan goalkeeper managed to keep it away with difficulty, and Ahmed Fattouh almost scored the equalizer in the 22nd minute from a missile shot that Morocco’s goalkeeper saved again.

The Moroccan team returns with a dangerous opportunity in the 32nd minute from a direct free kick at the doorstep of the Pharaohs penalty area, executed by Ashraf Hakimi, but it passes next to the left post of Mohamed Abu Jabal.

In the second half, Carlos Queiroz made the first change, with Mahmoud Trezeguet going instead of Ahmed Hegazy for injury, and Ayman Ashraf participated in the Masak Center next to Mohamed Abdel Moneim.

In the 50th minute, Trezeguet threatened Morocco’s goal, taking advantage of a pass from Mohamed Salah inside the Moroccan penalty area, to shoot a powerful shot that passed next to the right post of the Atlantic Lions goalkeeper.

Mohamed Salah managed to score the equalizer for Egypt in the 54th minute, taking advantage of a cross shot by Mohamed Abdel Moneim with his head in the direction of Yassin Bono’s goal to bounce and waddle to Mohamed Salah, who easily puts it in the Moroccan goal.

The Moroccan team returns to launch invasions against Abu Jabal after a draw, hoping to score the second goal through Youssef Nassiri and Sofiane Boufal, but finds great steadfastness on the part of Egypt’s defenders.

In the 80th minute, Queiroz pushes a new change by landing Ahmed Sayed Zizou instead of Omar Marmoush, and Abu Jabal saves his goal in the 82nd minute from a dangerous Moroccan header, so the tie continues 1-1, and the original time ends with a 1-1 draw, so both teams resort to overtime.

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