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Game Over: Zimbabwe 2 - 4 Egypt - World Cup qualifiers
09 Jun 2013 at 13:24hrs | Views
Egypt's Mohamed Aboutriaka (L) fights for the ball with Zimbabwe's Archieford Gutu during their 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match at Borg El Arab
Zimbabwe 2 - 4 Egypt
Egypt claim a 4-2 victory over Zimbabwe in a thrilling World Cup qualifier on Sunday to come within touching distance of a place in the decisive playoff
90' +3 The referee blows his final whistle
Zimbabweans fans are now fed up with their team, some are now saying 'zvebhora zvaramba ngatitoita zveminda' - 'okwebhola sokwalile asenzeni okomhlabathi'
88' Full time approaching, Egypt have all but secured their place in the decisive playoff of the World Cup qualifiers.
86' Egypt make their final substitution. Left winger Ahmed Shedid makes way for attacking midfielder Ahmed Temsah.
84' Mohamed Salah completes his hat-trick in the frantic moments to put the result beyond doubt! He sends a low shot into the bottom corner from inside the area after being found unmarked by a pass.
84' GOAL FOR EGYPT 83' A cross evades central defender Ahmed Hegazy and finds a forward, whose header strikes the body of Ekramy and goes in.
82' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR ZIMBABWE!! Billiart
79' Salah, who has recently helped Basel win the Swiss league, is enjoying a great night. He is making the difference with his penetrating skills.
77' Mohamed Salah scores a sublime goal, his second of the night! He speeds onto a pass from Mohamed Abou-Treika, skips his marker twice to go one-on-one with the keeper and send a superb shot into the bottom corner with the outside of his left foot.
Mohamed Salah scores a sublime goal, his second of the night! He speeds onto a pass from Mohamed Abou-Treika, skips his marker (Zvasiya) twice to go one-on-one with the keeper and send a superb shot into the bottom corner with the outside of his left foot.
77' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
75' Egypt are under intense pressure. Zimbabwe are desperately looking for the equalizer.
74' Two successive, close-range shots from Zimbabwe's forwards are blocked by Ekramy and the defence. The passionate crowd is cheering on the hosts.
73' Zimbabwe fail to make the most of a goal-mouth scramble. Egypt defenders clear the danger.
71' Egypt also make their second substitution. Midfielder Ibrahim Salah comes on instead of Mohamed El-Neny as Bradley aims to close down spaces in midfield.
70' Zimbabwe make another substitution. Tafadzwa Rusike is replaced by Ovidy Karuru.
69' Egypt keeper Sherif Ekramy comes to Egypt's rescue! He rushes out in a timely manner to gather the ball before Cuthbert Malajila.
67' Ocean Mushure tries his luck from distance but his shot goes over the crossbar.
65' Egypt make their first substitution. Right winger Ahmed Elmohamady replaces the ineffective Ahmed Eid. 65' It's Egypt's Salah again! He roundsArubi after a breakaway but poor dribbling sees him rush to the byline instead of shooting goalwards. The ball is eventually cleared.
Egypt has regained composure and now giving us a hard time
63' Mohamed Salah squanders another opportunity for Egypt! He breaks clear but his shot is blocked by the advancing Arubi who is captaining the Warriors today. 61' Zimbabwe make their first substitution. Denver Mukamba replaces Archford Gutu.
60' Dull moments now. Both sides are unable to muster any efforts on opposing goals.
58' Egypt are gradually regaining control, but they are yet to create clear-cut opportunities in the second half. Forward Ahmed Eid could be the first to be substituted, given his sluggishness upfront.
Zimbabwe have dominated the first 15 minutes keeping their fans on the edges of our seats with chance after chance going to waste
Denver Mukamba preparing to get in
55' In Egypt's first forway forward in the second half, a low cross by right winger Ahmed Fathi is cleared by the Zimbabwe's defence.
53' Some individual errors by Egypt's defenders allow Zimbabwe to make some dangerous raids.
Another attack from the left as Ocean leaves defenders for dead and a pass to Khama sees him opting to pass when it was easier to score.. and the Egypt keeper safely intercepts the pass.
Brilliant touches by Musona, but he shoots wide, and another attack as Zimbabwe win three corner kicks in 4 minutes
50' Zimbabwe make a lively start to the second half. They are laying siege to Egypt's area.
48' Zimbabwe go close to grabbing the equaliser! Jaure passes a long ball forward and Musona does a wonderful one two with Khama. A low shot by Khama narrowly misses the target from the edge of the area.
46' Khama's first touch dribbles past defenders, and passes a cross but no takers...... that was close.
Chindungwe out, in Khama Billiat
Zimbabwe now using 3-5-2 formation
Zimbabwe's tiki taka style of play worked to our advantage but the opponents have read into that and have adopted a new tactic which sees 3 defenders around any Zim player wth the ball so as to make short passes difficult
Our defence has been ok, but greatest weakness is the slow pace and slow reaction to the ball where Egypt are totally fast
The second half resumes
The referee blows his half-time whistle 45' Salah's trademark bursting runs are causing all sorts of problems for Zimbabwe's shaky defence.
41' The impressive Mohamed Salah restores Egypt's lead. He runs onto a deft pass to beat the offside trap and go through, placing the ball under Arubi's body and into the net from close range.
41' Blunder by Chindungwe gifted Pharoahs a goal. Pass from goal keeper with striker behind Chindungwe, ball was too high for him to head it out of danger, and landed on the legs of the Egyptian striker who only had Arubi to beat
41' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
39' Zimbabwe 1 (Musona) - 1 Egypt (aboutreika)
Feels like Ramadan for the Egyptians, and all its players fasting as Warriors in cruise control
Ahmed Shedid floats in a free kick from the left that eludes everyone and goes goalwards but Zimbabwe keeper Washington Arubi palms the ball away.
36' Tafadzwa Rusike with a wonderful pass to find Malajila who does well to find Musona whose shot is saved.
35' Egypt midfielder Hossam Ashour is booked for challenge on Hardlife zvirekwi.
34' A chance for Zimbabwe! A forward cuts inside his marker in the area and sends a low shot that is blocked by Ekramy.
32' Gutu is down injured and is being attended to on the touchline.
Mohamed Salah angled shot is blocked by the Zim goalkeeper (Arubi.)
29' Zimbabwe 1 (Musona) - 1 Egypt (Aboutreika)
Ocean Mushure has struck an impressive partnership wth Musona on the left flank
FACT: Egypt has never beaten Zimbabwe away from Egypt.
28' Zimbabwe now have the better possession. Egypt's midfield duo Hossam Ashour and Mohamed El-Neny are struggling to steal possession.
16' Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Egypt
22' A blunder by Egypt's central defender Mahmoud Fathallah allows Zimbabwe to level the score. A tame long ball eludes him and find a forward, who dinks the ball over keeper Sherif Ekramy and into the net.
21' Musona GOOOAAAAAAAAL FOR ZIMBABWE!!!
20' Both sides are hampered by too many mis-placed passes.
18' Zimbabwe 0 - 1 Egypt (Aboutreika)
Knowledge Musona has had to track back into the midfield to search for the ball
Egypt are trying to expose the gaps in
Zimbabwe's static backline.
They are repeatedly trying some long balls behind the defence.
17' In Zimbabwe's first foray forward, a volley narrowly misses the target from the edge of the area.
16' Zim 0 - Egypt 1
15' Egypt controlled the first quarter of an hour, opening the scoring and dampening a spirited Zimbabwe side.
The Warriors are still jittery with lots of loss of possession, particularly in the midfield
11' Egypt are trying to expose the gaps in Zimbabwe's static backline. They are repeatedly trying some long balls behind the defence.
10' The evergreen Abou-Treika also scored the decisive late goal when Egypt defeated Zimbabwe 2-1 in Alexandria in March.
8' Egypt make a lively start. They are hardly affected by the absence of an established striker.
6' Winger Mohamed Salah latches onto a through pass on the right, sends a low cross for veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika to fire home from inside the area and silence the home crowd.
6' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
4' A long-range shot by Egypt midfielder Mohamed El-Neny goes high over.
2' A cross by Egypt's Ahmed Fathi goes to the far post but Zimbabwe's defence clears the ball.
1' Zimbabwe are roared on by a passionate crowd in Harare. Egypt are likely to be cautious in the early stages.
Egypt claim a 4-2 victory over Zimbabwe in a thrilling World Cup qualifier on Sunday to come within touching distance of a place in the decisive playoff
90' +3 The referee blows his final whistle
Zimbabweans fans are now fed up with their team, some are now saying 'zvebhora zvaramba ngatitoita zveminda' - 'okwebhola sokwalile asenzeni okomhlabathi'
88' Full time approaching, Egypt have all but secured their place in the decisive playoff of the World Cup qualifiers.
86' Egypt make their final substitution. Left winger Ahmed Shedid makes way for attacking midfielder Ahmed Temsah.
84' Mohamed Salah completes his hat-trick in the frantic moments to put the result beyond doubt! He sends a low shot into the bottom corner from inside the area after being found unmarked by a pass.
84' GOAL FOR EGYPT 83' A cross evades central defender Ahmed Hegazy and finds a forward, whose header strikes the body of Ekramy and goes in.
82' GOOOOAAAAAAAAAAL FOR ZIMBABWE!! Billiart
79' Salah, who has recently helped Basel win the Swiss league, is enjoying a great night. He is making the difference with his penetrating skills.
77' Mohamed Salah scores a sublime goal, his second of the night! He speeds onto a pass from Mohamed Abou-Treika, skips his marker twice to go one-on-one with the keeper and send a superb shot into the bottom corner with the outside of his left foot.
Mohamed Salah scores a sublime goal, his second of the night! He speeds onto a pass from Mohamed Abou-Treika, skips his marker (Zvasiya) twice to go one-on-one with the keeper and send a superb shot into the bottom corner with the outside of his left foot.
77' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
75' Egypt are under intense pressure. Zimbabwe are desperately looking for the equalizer.
74' Two successive, close-range shots from Zimbabwe's forwards are blocked by Ekramy and the defence. The passionate crowd is cheering on the hosts.
73' Zimbabwe fail to make the most of a goal-mouth scramble. Egypt defenders clear the danger.
71' Egypt also make their second substitution. Midfielder Ibrahim Salah comes on instead of Mohamed El-Neny as Bradley aims to close down spaces in midfield.
70' Zimbabwe make another substitution. Tafadzwa Rusike is replaced by Ovidy Karuru.
69' Egypt keeper Sherif Ekramy comes to Egypt's rescue! He rushes out in a timely manner to gather the ball before Cuthbert Malajila.
67' Ocean Mushure tries his luck from distance but his shot goes over the crossbar.
65' Egypt make their first substitution. Right winger Ahmed Elmohamady replaces the ineffective Ahmed Eid. 65' It's Egypt's Salah again! He roundsArubi after a breakaway but poor dribbling sees him rush to the byline instead of shooting goalwards. The ball is eventually cleared.
Egypt has regained composure and now giving us a hard time
63' Mohamed Salah squanders another opportunity for Egypt! He breaks clear but his shot is blocked by the advancing Arubi who is captaining the Warriors today. 61' Zimbabwe make their first substitution. Denver Mukamba replaces Archford Gutu.
60' Dull moments now. Both sides are unable to muster any efforts on opposing goals.
58' Egypt are gradually regaining control, but they are yet to create clear-cut opportunities in the second half. Forward Ahmed Eid could be the first to be substituted, given his sluggishness upfront.
Zimbabwe have dominated the first 15 minutes keeping their fans on the edges of our seats with chance after chance going to waste
Denver Mukamba preparing to get in
55' In Egypt's first forway forward in the second half, a low cross by right winger Ahmed Fathi is cleared by the Zimbabwe's defence.
53' Some individual errors by Egypt's defenders allow Zimbabwe to make some dangerous raids.
Another attack from the left as Ocean leaves defenders for dead and a pass to Khama sees him opting to pass when it was easier to score.. and the Egypt keeper safely intercepts the pass.
Brilliant touches by Musona, but he shoots wide, and another attack as Zimbabwe win three corner kicks in 4 minutes
50' Zimbabwe make a lively start to the second half. They are laying siege to Egypt's area.
48' Zimbabwe go close to grabbing the equaliser! Jaure passes a long ball forward and Musona does a wonderful one two with Khama. A low shot by Khama narrowly misses the target from the edge of the area.
46' Khama's first touch dribbles past defenders, and passes a cross but no takers...... that was close.
Chindungwe out, in Khama Billiat
Zimbabwe now using 3-5-2 formation
Zimbabwe's tiki taka style of play worked to our advantage but the opponents have read into that and have adopted a new tactic which sees 3 defenders around any Zim player wth the ball so as to make short passes difficult
Our defence has been ok, but greatest weakness is the slow pace and slow reaction to the ball where Egypt are totally fast
The second half resumes
The referee blows his half-time whistle 45' Salah's trademark bursting runs are causing all sorts of problems for Zimbabwe's shaky defence.
41' The impressive Mohamed Salah restores Egypt's lead. He runs onto a deft pass to beat the offside trap and go through, placing the ball under Arubi's body and into the net from close range.
41' Blunder by Chindungwe gifted Pharoahs a goal. Pass from goal keeper with striker behind Chindungwe, ball was too high for him to head it out of danger, and landed on the legs of the Egyptian striker who only had Arubi to beat
41' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
39' Zimbabwe 1 (Musona) - 1 Egypt (aboutreika)
Feels like Ramadan for the Egyptians, and all its players fasting as Warriors in cruise control
Ahmed Shedid floats in a free kick from the left that eludes everyone and goes goalwards but Zimbabwe keeper Washington Arubi palms the ball away.
36' Tafadzwa Rusike with a wonderful pass to find Malajila who does well to find Musona whose shot is saved.
35' Egypt midfielder Hossam Ashour is booked for challenge on Hardlife zvirekwi.
34' A chance for Zimbabwe! A forward cuts inside his marker in the area and sends a low shot that is blocked by Ekramy.
32' Gutu is down injured and is being attended to on the touchline.
Mohamed Salah angled shot is blocked by the Zim goalkeeper (Arubi.)
29' Zimbabwe 1 (Musona) - 1 Egypt (Aboutreika)
Ocean Mushure has struck an impressive partnership wth Musona on the left flank
FACT: Egypt has never beaten Zimbabwe away from Egypt.
28' Zimbabwe now have the better possession. Egypt's midfield duo Hossam Ashour and Mohamed El-Neny are struggling to steal possession.
16' Zimbabwe 1 - 1 Egypt
22' A blunder by Egypt's central defender Mahmoud Fathallah allows Zimbabwe to level the score. A tame long ball eludes him and find a forward, who dinks the ball over keeper Sherif Ekramy and into the net.
21' Musona GOOOAAAAAAAAL FOR ZIMBABWE!!!
20' Both sides are hampered by too many mis-placed passes.
18' Zimbabwe 0 - 1 Egypt (Aboutreika)
Knowledge Musona has had to track back into the midfield to search for the ball
Egypt are trying to expose the gaps in
Zimbabwe's static backline.
They are repeatedly trying some long balls behind the defence.
17' In Zimbabwe's first foray forward, a volley narrowly misses the target from the edge of the area.
15' Egypt controlled the first quarter of an hour, opening the scoring and dampening a spirited Zimbabwe side.
The Warriors are still jittery with lots of loss of possession, particularly in the midfield
11' Egypt are trying to expose the gaps in Zimbabwe's static backline. They are repeatedly trying some long balls behind the defence.
10' The evergreen Abou-Treika also scored the decisive late goal when Egypt defeated Zimbabwe 2-1 in Alexandria in March.
8' Egypt make a lively start. They are hardly affected by the absence of an established striker.
6' Winger Mohamed Salah latches onto a through pass on the right, sends a low cross for veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika to fire home from inside the area and silence the home crowd.
6' GOAL FOR EGYPT!!
4' A long-range shot by Egypt midfielder Mohamed El-Neny goes high over.
2' A cross by Egypt's Ahmed Fathi goes to the far post but Zimbabwe's defence clears the ball.
1' Zimbabwe are roared on by a passionate crowd in Harare. Egypt are likely to be cautious in the early stages.
Source - Byo24News
