EGYPT-MOROCCO – In surface fox, Salah equalized and confirmed that the Egyptians had approached the second period with other intentions (1-1). Everything is restarted.
17:27 – Salah forgets the ball
Served in the area on the right side, Salah hits and looks for the opening once morest two opponents. Waiting too long, he forgets his ball behind him.
17:25 – Ashraf scares himself
On a long Moroccan ball, Ashraf misses his intervention with his head and sees En Nesyri dispute the candle he created. Finally, the Egyptian defender manages to recover.
17:24 – In Nesyri too short
Amrabat is on the move and tries to give En Nesyri over but his pass is too deep and escapes his partner.
17:23 – Boufal sort
Moroccan striker Sofiane Boufal is called to join the bench. He is replaced by young Rahimi. Surprising and audacious choice on the part of Halilhodzic.
17:16 – Saïss saves the day
On a very long ball which put the entire Moroccan defense out of position, Marmoush took it with his head and went alone to the goal. In the area, he finally sees Saïss throw himself away and take away his opportunity with his toe.
17:12 – Judge déborde
Morocco is trying to get back on track and it’s through Hakimi that it happens. Less prominent for a while offensively, the PSG side manages to overflow and secure a nice cross in front of goal where Ashraf clears as he can in touch.
17:09 – Le renard Salah
Salah equalizes and revives this quarter-final. In the area, Trezeguet gets rid of the marking and places a header. Bounou pushes back in front of him but the ball comes back to Salah’s feet, forgotten within 6 meters. An offering that the Egyptian star does not miss and comes to reward the good start of the second Egyptian period (1-1).
17:07 – Big pressure
The Moroccan defense is besieged and struggling to repel the Egyptian waves. A first center from the left is taken for a corner by Aguerd at the near post. The corner is then muddled, cleared in the axis then put back in the area by Elneny before Saïss obtains a fault.
17:06 – Trezeguet misses the target
Facing Kamal, in the area near the right angle, Salah fixes his defender and shifts in the axis Trezeguet who continues without control but his volley goes flush with the left post of Bounou.
17:05 – Saïss and pompier
Egypt seems to have come back with better intentions and is pressing the right side. After a good circulation, a cross is triggered and it takes the presence of Saïss to remove the ball from Salah, who had dived behind his back and was alone at 6 meters.
17:03 – Hegazi absent
Hit in the adductors at the very end of the first period, Hegazi did not return to the lawn for this second act. He is replaced by Trezeguet.
17:02 – Resumption in Yaoundé
It started once more on the side of the Ahmadou-Ahidjo stadium in Yaoundé. The Egyptians engaged and kicked off the second half, as they trailed from Boufal’s penalty in the 7th minute.
16:50 – Morocco manages its advantage
At the end of a first period without rhythm, Morocco takes the lead once morest Egypt (1-0). Entering the quarter-final with a bang, Vahid Halilhodzic’s men opened the scoring through Boufal on a penalty obtained by Hakimi, on his first overflow. What followed was choppy and saw the Atlas Lions fall asleep, leaving the initiative to the uninspired Pharaohs.
MI-TEMPS! ⁇ #TeamEgypt 0-1 #TeamMorocco
A penalty from Soufiane Boufal gives the advantage to the “Atlas lions” in the first 45 minutes! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #CAN2021 | #EGYMAR pic.twitter.com/zHQVw1dPJR
— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 ???? – FR (@caf_online_FR) January 30, 2022
16:47 – En Nesyri closes access
At the right angle of the Moroccan surface, Marmoush tries to find space and overflow but En Nesyri comes to set foot and clear his camp just before the break.
16:45 – Additional time: 2 minutes
There will be two minutes of additional time in the first period of this quarter-final between Morocco and Egypt.
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