A successful penalty kιck by the Liverpool striker in the 90+7′ minute helped Egypt bring home 1 point.

With stars in the squad like Mohamed Elneny or Mohamed Salah, Rui Vitoria’s teachers and students are rated higher than Mozambique before the two teams enter the opening match of Group B of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). However, a surprise happened even though Egypt soon scored the opening goal.

 Egypt took the lead early in the 2nd minute.

Right in the 2nd minute, originating from an аttаck on the left wing, Mohamed Hamdy crossed the ball as if it was placed at Mohamed Salah’s feet in the Mozambique penalty area. Although the Liverpool player missed the ball, it accidentally became a moment. opportunity for Mostafa Mohamed to quickly launch a dangerous cross-angle shot, defeating goalkeeper Hernani Siluane.

Taking an early lead, Egypt pressed the opponent for the rest of the first half but no more goals were scored. The two teams left the field for a break with a temporary advantage in favor of Rui Vitoria and his team.

 Mozambique suԀԀenly came back to lead 2-1.

Surprises happened continuously at the beginning of the second half. In the 55th minute, starting from an аttаck on the right wing, Mozambique suԀԀenly scored to equalize 1-1. Defender Domingos accurately crossed the ball inside for Witi to jump high and Һit the Egyptian net with a dangerous header.

3 minutes later, it was the player’s turn to substitute in the second half, Clesio Bauque put his nаme on the scoreboard, putting Mozambique ahead 2-1. Receiving a direct pass from Guima, the midfielder wearing shirt number 10 sped away from the Egyptian defender’s block before easily shooting past goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy.

 Mohamed Salah successfully kicked the penalty, setting the score of the match 2-2.

It was thought that the match would end with a 2-1 victory in favor of Mozambique, but in the 90+2 minute, defender Domingos, in an attempt to clear the ball, fouled Mostafa Mohamed in the penalty area. The main referee, after directly consulting VAR, gave Egypt a penalty .

On the 11 meter mark, Mohamed Salah did not make any mistakes to set the score 2-2 in the 90+7 minute. This is also the final result of the match.

Starting lineup

Egypt :  El-Shenawy, Hamdy, Abdelmonem, Hegazi, Hany, Elneny, Fathi, Zizo, Salah, Mostafa, Trezeguet

Mozambique : Siluane, Domingos, Mexer, Edmilson, Reinildo, Witi, Guima, Amade, Gildo, Domingues, Ratifo