Egypt vs Mozambique, 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt

2': Mostafa Mohamed
90'+7': Mohamed Salah (P)

FT
2 - 2

Mozambique

55': Witi
58': Clésio

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.

Match Commentary

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

Line-Ups

Egypt (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
24	Mohamed Abdelmonem
6	Ahmed Hegazi
12	Mohamed Hamdy
3	Mohamed Hany
5	Hamdi Fathi
25	Zizo
17	Mohamed Elneny
19	Mostafa Mohamed
7	Trézéguet
10	Mohamed Salah

Egypt Substitutes:

Emam Ashour, Mostafa Fathi, Koka, Omar Marmoush, Marwan Attia, Mohamed Sobhy, Ahmed Fatouh, Kahraba , Gabaski, Mohanad Lasheen, Ali Gabr, Omar Kamal.

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

Mozambique Substitutes:

Ivane, Nanani, David Malembana, João Bonde, Fazito, Bruno Langa, Clésio, Amadú, Shaquille, Nené, Lau King.

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