Egypt vs Morocco 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, Quarterfinals
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah stars as Egypt beat Morocco to reach AFCON semifinals
Mohamed Salah scored an equaliser and created the winner as Egypt came from behind to beat Morocco 2-1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Egypt 0, Morocco 1. Sofiane Boufal (Morocco) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 25': Omar Kamal (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Selim Amallah (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Egypt. Trézéguet replaces Ahmed Hegazy because of an injury.
- 53': Goal! Egypt 1, Morocco 1. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Morocco. Soufiane Rahimi replaces Sofiane Boufal.
- 78': Achraf Hakimi (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Ayman Ashraf (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 86': Substitution, Morocco. Imrân Louza replaces Selim Amallah.
- 86': Substitution, Morocco. Ryan Mmaee replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 90': Substitution, Egypt. Mahmoud Alaa replaces Ayman Ashraf.
- 90': First Half Extra Time begins Egypt 1, Morocco 1.
- 96': Substitution, Egypt. Mohamed Sobhi replaces Mohamed Abou Gabal because of an injury.
- 100': Goal! Egypt 2, Morocco 1. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 104': Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria Aboukhlal replaces Aymen Barkok.
- 105'+1': Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 110': Substitution, Morocco. Tarik Tissoudali replaces Munir El-Haddadi.
- 111': Substitution, Egypt. Ramadan Sobhi replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 120'+3': Substitution, Egypt. Marwan Hamdy replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 120'+4': Second Half Extra Time ends, Egypt 2, Morocco 1.
Game Information
Competition: Africa Cup of Nations
Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Venue: Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo
Location: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Statistics
 MAR |
EGY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 30 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
| 384 | Passes | 459 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 82 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 29 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 25 | Clearances | 22 |
Egypt (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Gabaski (GK) |
| 2 | Mohamed Abdelmonem  |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 13 | Ahmed Fatouh |
| 3 | Omar Kamal |
| 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 12 | Ayman Ashraf |
| 4 | Amr Al Sulaya |
| 14 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 22 | Omar Marmoush |
| 10 | Mohamed Salah |
Morocco (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yassine Bounou (GK) |
| 5 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 6 | Romain Saïss |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 3 | Adam Masina |
| 2 | Achraf Hakimi |
| 15 | Selim Amallah |
| 16 | Aymen Barkok |
| 17 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 10 | Munir El Haddadi |
| 19 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
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