Egypt overtakes Morocco in 120 minutes and qualifies for the CAN semi-finals
Watch the goals of the match between Egypt and Morocco 1-2
Summary of Egypt vs Morroco match
Egypt vs Morocco match: Egypt won an exciting victory at the expense of Morocco, 2-1, in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
The Lions advanced in the 7th minute through a penalty kick scored by Sofiane Boufal, but Mohamed Salah equalized for the Pharaohs in the 53rd minute, before Mahmoud Trezeguet scored the second goal in the 100th minute, after a match that lasted 120 minutes.
Egypt qualified for the semi-finals of the CAN, to set a date with Cameroon.
Moroccan start
The match started with excitement from the first minutes, after Ashraf Hakimi fell in the 3rd minute in the penalty area, after a collision with Ayman Ashraf, the Pharaoh’s defender.
The referee awarded a penalty, after reviewing the video technology, from which Sofiane Boufal scored the goal for Morocco in the 7th minute.
Morocco continued its offensive start with a powerful shot, which hit the feet of the Pharaohs, and Salt did not realize it.
The Pharaohs responded with a Marmoush shot over the crossbar, after getting a mistake from the edge of the penalty area.
Yassin Bounou saved a powerful shot from Ayman Ashraf before Mustafa Mohamed directed a stray shot away from the goal.
Ahmed Fattouh directed another shot, which was saved by the brilliant goalkeeper Bono, while Egypt’s Omar Kamal received the yellow card.
Hakimi directed a powerful shot next to the post before Selim Salt received the yellow card for the roughness.
Nayef Akrad pushed across from Marmoush, while the Egyptian team tried to put pressure on Morocco’s left front, with quick moves by the trio of Salah, Marmoush, and Omar Kamal.
Al-Nini sent a reverse ball that Omar Kamal did not realize, while Ahmed Hegazy complained of a muscle injury before the first half ended with a Moroccan lead.
Egyptian return
The Egyptian team started the second half with Trezeguet going down at the expense of the injured Hegazy, and the substitute almost hit the net with a shot that passed near the post after a great effort from Salah, before Nayef Akrad removed a quick cross from Fattouh.
The Pharaohs scored the equalizer through Salah, who took advantage of Mohamed Abdel Moneim’s header, which was answered by Yassin Bono, and Salah followed it in the goal in the 53rd minute.
Morocco returned to the offensive pressure, after Salah’s goal, but Marmoush would have scored the second, had it not been for the brilliance of Roman Sais.
The Atlas Lions clearly dominated, in order to score progress, and Abu Jabal countered a dangerous shot, with Sufian Rahimi participating at the expense of Boufal.