FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Egypt vs Senegal, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Third Round

· 1st Leg
  • 4': Saliou Ciss (OG)
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1 - 0
1st Leg

Salah gets better of Mane as Egypt edge Senegal in World Cup playoff first leg

Mohamed Salah got the better of his club mate Sadio Mane as Egypt edged Senegal 1-0 in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mostafa Mohamed with a headed pass.
  • 4': Own Goal by Saliou Ciss, Senegal. Egypt 1, Senegal 0.
  • 7': Famara Diédhiou (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Hamdy Fathy (Egypt).
  • 8': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
  • 8': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 14': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Abou Cissé replaces Abdou Diallo because of an injury.
  • 14': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Foul by Amr El Soleya (Egypt).
  • 19': Offside, Senegal. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Omar Gaber with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.
  • 29': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Saliou Ciss.
  • 31': Famara Diédhiou (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 31': Foul by Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh (Egypt).
  • 31': Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
  • 34': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
  • 36': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
  • 39': Substitution, Egypt. Yasser Ibrahim replaces Mohamed Abdelmonem because of an injury.
  • 40': Foul by Pape Abou Cissé (Senegal).
  • 40': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trézéguet with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Sadio Mané (Senegal).
  • 41': Hamdy Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
  • 42': Saliou Ciss (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Bouna Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 44': Bouna Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 45': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
  • 45': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Saliou Ciss (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
  • 45'+2': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Egypt 1, Senegal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Egypt 1, Senegal 0.
  • 48': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Yasser Ibrahim.
  • 48': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Famara Diédhiou (Senegal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Foul by Amr El Soleya (Egypt).
  • 52': Nampalys Mendy (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Omar Gaber.
  • 53': Offside, Senegal. Nampalys Mendy tries a through ball, but Bouna Sarr is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal).
  • 56': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Hand ball by Saliou Ciss (Senegal).
  • 58': Foul by Omar Gaber (Egypt).
  • 58': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Amr El Soleya (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
  • 62': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Famara Diédhiou.
  • 63': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
  • 63': Hamdy Fathy (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
  • 66': Saliou Ciss (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 70': Foul by Hamdy Fathy (Egypt).
  • 70': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Offside, Senegal. Bouna Sarr tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, Egypt. Omar Marmoush replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 73': Foul by Amr El Soleya (Egypt).
  • 73': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Bamba Dieng (Senegal).
  • 76': Omar Gaber (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Yasser Ibrahim (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 77': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 78': Trézéguet (Egypt) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Bamba Dieng (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bamba Dieng.
  • 79': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
  • 81': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal).
  • 81': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
  • 82': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Bouna Sarr.
  • 86': Bamba Dieng (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Egypt).
  • 87': Foul by Saliou Ciss (Senegal).
  • 87': Omar Gaber (Egypt) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
  • 88': Foul by Omar Gaber (Egypt).
  • 88': Sadio Mané (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Gueye replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a headed pass.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
  • 90'+1': Omar Marmoush (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Egypt. Nabil Emad replaces Trézéguet.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Egypt).
  • 90'+3': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Pape Abou Cissé (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saliou Ciss with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Egypt).
  • 90'+4': Pape Abou Cissé (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Egypt 1, Senegal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Egypt 1, Senegal 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 19
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
55.7 Possession 44.3
10 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
304 Accurate Passes 230
383 Passes 314
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 5
28 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.4
51 Long Balls 77
26 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
3 Interceptions 21
9 Effective Clearances 31
9 Clearances 31

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Location: Cairo, Egypt

Line-Ups

EGY Egypt (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Mohamed El Shenawy (GK)
15 Mahmoud El-Wensh Yellow Card
2 Mohamed Abdelmonem
13 Ahmed Fatouh
14 Omar Gaber
17 Mohamed Elneny
4 Amr Al Sulaya
5 Hamdi Fathi
11 Mostafa Mohamed
7 Trézéguet Yellow Card
10 Mohamed Salah

SEN Senegal (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
22 Abdou Diallo
3 Kalidou Koulibaly
2 Saliou Ciss
20 Bouna Sarr
6 Nampalys Mendy Yellow Card
5 Idrissa Gueye
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
19 Famara Diédhiou
10 Sadio Mané
18 Ismaïla Sarr

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