Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt vs Zimbabwe, 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Group Stage

· Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt
  • 41': Trézéguet
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1 - 0
Zimbabwe

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    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Ovidy Karuru (Zimbabwe).
    • 1': Tarek Hamed (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Edmore Sibanda.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
    • 2': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Edmore Sibanda.
    • 5': Corner, Zimbabwe. Conceded by Mahmoud Alaa.
    • 7': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Abdallah El Said (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marwan Mohsen.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 11': Foul by Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe).
    • 11': Mohamed El-Shenawy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Abdallah El Said (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Abdallah El Said.
    • 22': Foul by Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe).
    • 22': Tarek Hamed (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
    • 24': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
    • 24': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ovidy Karuru.
    • 27': Foul by Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe).
    • 27': Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
    • 29': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trézéguet with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt).
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
    • 34': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 37': Foul by Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt).
    • 37': Ovidy Karuru (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Knowledge Musona with a through ball.
    • 37': Corner, Zimbabwe. Conceded by Mohamed El-Shenawy.
    • 38': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
    • 38': Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe).
    • 39': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Goal! Egypt 1, Zimbabwe 0. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayman Ashraf.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdallah El Said.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Marwan Mohsen (Egypt).
    • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Egypt 1, Zimbabwe 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Egypt 1, Zimbabwe 0.
    • 46': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Egypt).
    • 46': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Nyasha Mushekwi (Zimbabwe).
    • 47': Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt).
    • 48': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Offside, Zimbabwe. Khama Billiat tries a through ball, but Nyasha Mushekwi is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marwan Mohsen.
    • 50': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Edmore Sibanda.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trézéguet.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 54': Foul by Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt).
    • 54': Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Ovidy Karuru (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khama Billiat.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khama Billiat.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Marwan Mohsen (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed El Mohamady.
    • 58': Edmore Sibanda (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Marwan Mohsen (Egypt).
    • 59': Delay in match because of an injury Edmore Sibanda (Zimbabwe).
    • 60': Substitution, Egypt. Walid Soliman replaces Marwan Mohsen.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
    • 63': Tendayi Darikwa (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Divine Lunga with a headed pass.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trézéguet.
    • 67': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Edmore Sibanda.
    • 68': Foul by Ovidy Karuru (Zimbabwe).
    • 68': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Teenage Hadebe.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ovidy Karuru.
    • 71': Substitution, Egypt. Amr Warda replaces Abdallah El Said.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Ovidy Karuru (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khama Billiat.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Edmore Sibanda (Zimbabwe).
    • 80': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Elvis Chipezeze replaces Edmore Sibanda.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Egypt. Nabil Emad replaces Trézéguet.
    • 81': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Evans Rusike replaces Nyasha Mushekwi.
    • 85': Substitution, Zimbabwe. Talent Chawapiwa replaces Knowledge Musona.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Walid Soliman with a through ball.
    • 87': Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Talent Chawapiwa (Zimbabwe).
    • 88': Talent Chawapiwa (Zimbabwe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Evans Rusike (Zimbabwe) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Talent Chawapiwa with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Nabil Emad (Egypt).
    • 90': Marvelous Nakamba (Zimbabwe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tendayi Darikwa with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Hand ball by Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Talent Chawapiwa (Zimbabwe).
    • 90'+4': Tarek Hamed (Egypt) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Egypt 1, Zimbabwe 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Egypt 1, Zimbabwe 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    9 Saves 2
    41 Possession 59
    11 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    277 Accurate Passes 435
    369 Passes 537
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 58
    30 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 11
    13 Tackles 14
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 18
    16 Effective Clearances 13
    16 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Africa Cup of Nations

    Venue: Cairo International Stadium
    Location: Cairo, Egypt
    Attendance: 73,299

    Africa Cup of Nations Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Comoros 0 0 0
    2 Mali 0 0 0
    3 Morocco 0 0 0
    4 Zambia 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EGY Egypt (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
    6 Ahmed Hegazi
    20 Mahmoud Alaa
    12 Ayman Ashraf
    3 Ahmed Elmohamady
    19 Abdallah Said
    17 Mohamed Elneny
    8 Tarek Hamed
    9 Marwan Mohsen
    7 Trézéguet
    10 Mohamed Salah
    Egypt Substitutes:
    Ahmed El Shenawy, Ali Ghazal, Koka, Amr Warda, Nabil Emad, Mahmoud El-Wensh, Omar Gaber, Ahmed Ali, Baher El Mohamady, Mahmoud Gennesh, Walid Soliman, Ahmed Mansour.

    ZIM Zimbabwe (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Edmore Sibanda (GK)
    15 Teenage Hadebe
    6 Alec Mudimu
    5 Divine Lunga
    2 Tendayi Darikwa
    18 Marvelous Nakamba
    8 Marshall Munetsi
    11 Khama Billiat
    17 Knowledge Musona
    23 Nyasha Mushekwi
    10 Ovidy Karuru
    Zimbabwe Substitutes:
    Talent Chawapiwa, Danny Phiri, Elvis Chipezeze, Tino Kadewere, Ronald Pfumbidzai, Knox Mutizwa, Lawrence Mhlanga, Thabani Kamusoko, Kudakwashe Mahachi, Jimmy Dzingai, Evans Rusike.

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