Belgium vs Egypt, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMohamed Salah helps Egypt stun Belgium in World Cup warm-up
Mohamed Salah produced an inspired assist as Egypt upset Belgium 2-1 in Roberto Martinez's side's final World Cup warm-up match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Timothy Castagne (Belgium).
- 1': Trézéguet (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Belgium.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hans Vanaken.
- 9': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Akram Tawfik.
- 10': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Zeno Debast following a corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 11': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 13': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Akram Tawfik.
- 19': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed Hamdy.
- 19': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Belgium).
- 21': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a through ball.
- 21': Corner, Egypt. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 21': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt).
- 21': Michy Batshuayi (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Arthur Theate (Belgium) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 30': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
- 32': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium).
- 33': Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 1. Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
- 37': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Ali Gabr.
- 38': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Foul by Trézéguet (Egypt).
- 42': Timothy Castagne (Belgium) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Eden Hazard (Belgium) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Akram Tawfik (Egypt).
- 45': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 45': Mohamed Elneny (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Belgium 0, Egypt 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Belgium 0, Egypt 1.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Dries Mertens replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Loïs Openda replaces Michy Batshuayi.
- 45': Substitution, Belgium. Youri Tielemans replaces Hans Vanaken.
- 46': Goal! Belgium 0, Egypt 2. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 49': Offside, Egypt. Mohamed Hamdy tries a through ball, but Trézéguet is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Dries Mertens (Belgium).
- 50': Mahmoud Hamada (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Trézéguet (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 56': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Mohamed El Shenawy.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 62': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 62': Mostafa Mohamed (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Belgium) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
- 71': Substitution, Belgium. Jan Vertonghen replaces Arthur Theate.
- 71': Substitution, Belgium. Thomas Meunier replaces Eden Hazard.
- 72': Substitution, Egypt. Zizo replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 76': Goal! Belgium 1, Egypt 2. Loïs Openda (Belgium) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Egypt. Osama Galal replaces Ali Gabr because of an injury.
- 79': Akram Tawfik (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Foul by Axel Witsel (Belgium).
- 79': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Belgium. Axel Witsel tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Tarek Hamed (Egypt).
- 82': Youri Tielemans (Belgium) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Substitution, Belgium. Jérémy Doku replaces Timothy Castagne.
- 83': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
- 83': Mohamed Salah (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Egypt) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Zizo.
- 88': Substitution, Egypt. Emam Ashour replaces Trézéguet.
- 88': Substitution, Egypt. Koka replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 88': Substitution, Egypt. Hussein El Sayed replaces Mahmoud Hamada.
- 89': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
- 90': Corner, Belgium. Conceded by Tarek Hamed.
- 90': Emam Ashour (Egypt) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Thomas Meunier (Belgium).
- 90'+1': Osama Galal (Egypt) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Zeno Debast (Belgium).
- 90'+3': Zizo (Egypt) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 2.
- 0': Match ends, Belgium 1, Egypt 2.
Statistics
EGY |
BEL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 32.6 | Possession | 67.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 649 |
| 350 | Passes | 705 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 3 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 3 |
| 25 | Clearances | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Location: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait
Attendance: 57,400
Line-Ups
Belgium (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 2 | Toby Alderweireld |
| 3 | Arthur Theate |
| 26 | Zeno Debast |
| 6 | Axel Witsel |
| 20 | Hans Vanaken |
| 11 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 23 | Michy Batshuayi |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne |
Egypt (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mohamed El Shenawy (GK) |
| 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 2 | Ali Gabr |
| 18 | Mohamed Hamdy |
| 14 | Akram Tawfik |
| 8 | Tarek Hamed |
| 21 | Mahmoud Hamada |
| 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| 11 | Mostafa Mohamed |
| 7 | Trézéguet |
| 10 | Mohamed Salah |
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