ARGENTINA bounce back from their defeat against Australia by narrowly beating Egypt 1-0 at the Tokyo Olympics.
- RESULT: Egypt 0-1 Argentina
- Egypt XI: Elshenaway, Hamdy, Galal, Hegazy, Mohsen, Sobhi, Tawfik, Eraky, Rayan, El Wench, Fotouh
- Argentina XI: Ledesma, Perez, Bravo, De La Fuente, Vera, Gaich, Mac Allister, Barco, Medina, De La Vega, Payero
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EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
After an enthralling first half, the second half lacked quality as both teams struggled to create chances.
Argentina’s goal came from their only meaningful opportunity of the half.
Medina reacted quickest to his header that cannoned off the post.
And while Egypt impressed, they couldn’t find the killer pass behind Argentina’s backline.
They have to beat Australia in their final group game to stand any chance of qualifying for the next round.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
FULL-TIME
It’s over and Argentina have won 1-0!
They now go second in Group C.
Egypt go bottom of the group having picked up just one point from their first two games.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
92: Not one ball has been sent into the box yet.
What are Egypt doing? They keep trying to play the ball on the ground.
Get it up there!
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
90: There will be FIVE minutes of injury time.
Egypt have to lump the ball forward into the danger zone.
It’s now or never!
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
88: This time Sobhi goes for goal instead of crossing.
But his low effort doesn’t have that much power and it fails to trouble the goalkeeper.
Waste.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
86: SO CLOSE!
The whipped in ball is nipped behind for a corner with two players waiting to head the ball home.
The ball is cleared, but again Egypt win a corner on the edge of the box.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
85: PENALTY APPEAL!
Egypt want a penalty after Sobhi is hauled down by Perez.
But the referee gives a free-kick just outside the box.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
79: Argentina make a change.
Tomas Belmonte replaces Martin Payero, meanwhile Nasser Maher has come on for Egypt in place of Osama Galal.
Argentina are already looking to run the clock down.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
74: Egypt are piling on the pressure but they just can’t find that killer pass.
Sobhi has been a nuisance all game.
He rides the challenges from three players and finds a team-mate on the edge of the box.
But he can’t get his shot away, and another chance goes begging.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
70: Egypt are keeping up their pressure in search of a vital equaliser.
A draw would leave them second in the group following their stalemate with Spain.
But despite their efforts, they are yet to trouble Ledesma this half.
Time is slowly running out.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
65: It;s all Egypt now as Mohamed rifles an effort over the bar.
Argentina are adopting Egypt’s approach from the first half.
Keep their shape and wait for them to lose possession.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
59: A great response by Egypt.
They have not only composed themselves, but are threatening to equalise.
And they have made two substitutions.
Ibrahim Adel replaces Ammar Hamdi, while Taher Mohamed has come on for Salah Mohsen.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
55: That goal has knocked the wind out of Egypt.
They look shell shocked and Argentina sense blood.
Egypt have to keep their shape as they being hounded for every ball.
A great ten minute spell from the South Americans.
EGYPT 0-1 ARGENTINA
52: Argentina have the lead!
And it’s been coming!
Centre-back Facundo Medina has swept the ball home from close range after the ball dropped to his feet after his header from a corner hit the post.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
49: Close from Mac Allister!From an acute angle, the Brighton man’s free-kick just goes over the bar.
As expected, Argentina are looking to pile on the pressure.
But as we’ve seen in the first half, they will leave themselves exposed.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
46: We are back underway at the Sapporo Dome!
Will Egypt take their chances or will Argentina come out the block quick?
We will quickly find out.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
HALF-TIME
An exciting flowing first half of football has come to an end.
And on the balance of play, Egypt deserve to go into the break ahead.
They have had just 38 per cent of the possession, but they have created plenty of chances one they got on the ball.
With Argentina losing against Australia in their Group C opener, they have to come out firing in the second half.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
42: A break in play here as Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy goas down injured.
He’s back up and Argentina yet another waste a corner.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
37: What a tackle from Ahmed Hegazi!
Argentina managed to break the backline with a fortuitous header across goal.
And that left Adolfo Gaich with a shot at goal.
But Hegazi stuck a leg out and his shot was put behind for a corner.
Once against Argentina’s set piece was easily cleared away.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
32: Now it’s Egypt’s turn to have a spell of possession.
But they are happy to just pass it around the back as they look for the gaps to open up in Argentina’s defence.
But that’s only happening when Argentina attack.
Egypt are perfectly happy to soak up the danger and hit their opponents on the break.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGETINA
28: Much better from Argentina who are finally get a foothold on the game again.
But they are yet to test the Egyptian goalkeeper.
However Egypt are letting them have a lot of their ball.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
22: How aren’t Egypt ahead?
Again it’s that man Sobhi that causes chaos as he bamboozles his way into box before finding out the unmarked Ahmed Rayan.
The striker looks to pick out the far corner, hut effort went wind of the right post.
He simply has to hit the target from there.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
17: What a game this is turning out to be!
It’s end to end stuff and Egypt are on top you;d have to say.
They are exploiting Argentina’s right side and Sobhi looks dangerous whenever he gets the ball.
And Karim El Ariki has just flashed a shot wide from just outside the box.
Argentina are all over the place at the back!
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
14: And now Argentina have went close!
De La Fuente has his head in his hands after his drive went narrowly wide of post.
He is constantly bombing forward from right-back and is leaving so much space in behind.
That is how Egypt almost broke the deadlock in the first place.
EGYPT 0-0 ARGENTINA
13: HUGE chance for Egypt and it should be 1-0!
The Argentina defence is split and Sobhi runs clear on goal after being picked out by Salah Mohsen.
He checks back in on his favoured right foot and looks to fire his effort into the bottom left corner.
But Ledesma brilliantly got down low to keep out his attempt.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
