The Egyptian Olympic team lost 3-1 against Spain on Tuesday February 28th 2011.
Egypt�s Olympic side failed to hold onto a first-half advantage to miss out on a famous win over Spain, who outclassed their opponents after the break to claim a 3-1 win in Tuesday’s friendly game in Madrid.
The Pharaohs went to the locker room with a deserved lead, thanks to a near-post header from striker Marwan Mohsen. However, a brace from Spain�s Alvaro Vazquez either side of a Koke penalty condemned them to defeat.
Watch the match highlights and goals here:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhQCuDf5M3I[/youtube]Egypt have never defeated Spain on the junior and senior levels. In Seven meetings, Spain one five and drew twice.
Hany Ramzy�s side are preparing for the 2012 London Games, their first appearance in the quadrennial showpiece since taking part in the 1992 edition in Barcelona, where they suffered a 2-0 loss to Spain.
Absent players
Egypt missed several regular players, including in-form forward Mohamed Salah, goalkeeper Ahmed El-Shennawy and Arab Contractors midfielder Mohamed El-Nenni � who were all called up by the senior national team for their training camp in Qatar.
