Afcon 2023: Egypt 2-2 Mozambique – Mohamed Salah salvages draw with late penalty
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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah has finished as a runner-up at the Africa Cup of Nations twice, at the 2017 and 2021 finals
Mohamed Salah’s injury-time penalty spared Egypt’s blushes against Mozambique in their Group B opener at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
A regulation victory looked on the cards when Mostafa Mohamed put the Pharaohs ahead after just 89 seconds.
Quickfire second-half goals from Witi and Clesio gave the Mambas hope of recording a first-ever Afcon win.
But their dreams were dashed at the death when Domingos Macandza caught Mohamed, and Salah salvaged a draw.
The Video Assistant Referee had intervened to recommend that referee Dahane Beida go to the screen to review the challenge, and Salah kept his composure to net his spot-kick via the inside of the left-hand upright in the seventh minute of added time.
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Line-upsEgypt
Formation 4-3-3
16El Shenawy Gomaa
3Gamal Eldemerdash6Hegazy24Mohamed Ahmed12Hamdy Mahmoud Sharfedin
17Elneny5Abdel Fattah25Sayed
10Salah19Abdalla7Trézéguet
Substitutes
Mozambique
Formation 4-4-1-1
1Siluane
14Macandza17Sitóe8Dove15Isnard Mandava
19Quembo21Martins Guimarães16Amade18Vilanculos
7Gaspar Pelembe
13Ratifo
Substitutes
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Match ends, Egypt 2, Mozambique 2.
Second Half ends, Egypt 2, Mozambique 2.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Lau King (Mozambique) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match because of an injury Lau King (Mozambique).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Clésio (Mozambique).
Goal! Egypt 2, Mozambique 2. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
VAR Decision: Penalty Egypt.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Penalty Egypt. Mostafa Mohamed draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Domingos Macandza (Mozambique) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Mozambique. Nené replaces Guima.
Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amadou (Mozambique).
Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emam Ashour.
Substitution, Egypt. Koka replaces Zizo.
Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Bruno Langa.