Egypt 1-1 Guinea | Match Video Review | Friendly
Match Facts:
Full time: Egypt 1-1 Guinea
Scorers: Trezeguet 36′ / AlHassane Bangoura 68′
Yellow cards: Ibrahim Salah 44′, Sam Morsy 88′ / Camara 48′
Starting lineups:
Egypt: Essam El-Hadari, Ahmed Fathi (Ahmed Elmohamady 46′), Islam Gamal, Ali Gabr, Ayman Ashraf, Ibrahim Salah (Sam Morsy 46′), Mohamed Elneny, Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’, Mostafa Fathi (Ramadan Sobhi 60′), Abdallah El-Said (Walid Soliman 60′), Bassem Morsi (Hossam Salama ‘Paolo’ 71′)
Guinea: Naby-Moussa Yattara, Ibrahima Somy Soumah, Lass Bangoura, Sekou Konde (Alseny Bangoura 82′), Fode Camara (Carton Jaune 47′), Ibrahima Bangoura, Ibrahima Somy Sankhoun (Ibrahime Traore 57′), Sadio Diallo (AlHassane Bangoura 57′), Alkhali Bangoura (Guy Lucien 70′), Joel Lamah ( Francois Kamano 46′)
Venue: Borg El-Arab stadium, Alexandria
Match Review:
Egypt failed to win the first of two friendlies before beginning their World Cup qualifying campaign, throwing away a first-half lead to draw 1-1 at home to Guinea at Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab Stadium on Tuesday.
Midfielder Mahmoud Hassan ‘Trezeguet’, who is set to join Excelsior Mouscron on loan from Belgian giants Anderlecht, netted his second international goal to put Egypt ahead seven minutes before the break.
Trezeguet’s first goal for Egypt was in coach Hector Cuper’s debut when they beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0 in a friendly in March 2015.
However, Egypt were punished for taking their foot off the gas pedal when Rayo Vallecano forward Alhassane Bangoura scored a fortuitous goal following a mistake from veteran 43-year-old keeper Essam El-Hadary, who vowed to carry on until the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The Pharaohs squandered an opportunity to go ahead again when a penalty by Ramadan Sobhi with 11 minutes remaining was saved by Guinea keeper Naby-Moussa Yattara.
Egypt will also face South Africa in another friendly away from home on 6 September as they prepare for a vital clash at Congo in their opening World Cup qualifier on 3 October. Their World Cup group also includes powerhouses Ghana and minnows Uganda.
Watch the Goals:
Ramadan Sobhi missed penalty
Bassem Morsi challenge
