BORG EL ARAB. Egypt defeats Libya 1-0 after O. Marmoush scored just 1 goal (49′). Its vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Borg El Arab Stadium stadium in Borg El Arab on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Pacifique Ndabihawenimana with the assistance of Frank Komba and Thierry Nkurunziza. The 4th official was Samuel Uwikunda.
Match Statistics
Egypt was in firm control of the ball 69% while Libya was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Egypt was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Egypt won the match.
Egypt shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Libya shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Egypt received 1 yellow card (T. Hamed). On the other side, Libya didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this encounter, Egypt has 7 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. while Libya stays with 6 points (2nd).
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Egypt will play away with Libya on the 11th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Egypt (1 draw).
Libya will host Egypt on the 11th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Egypt (1 draw).
Egypt – Formation
Egypt adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiróz decided to play with the following team: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Akram Tawfik, Mahmoud Hamdi, Ahmed Hegazy, Ahmed Fatouh, Amr Al-Sulaya, Mohamed Elneny, Abdallah El-Said, Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Mohamed and Omar Marmoush.
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Fathi, Ayman Ashraf, Baher El Mohamady, Hamdi Fathi, Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Abo Gabal, Ramadan Sobhi, Tarek Hamed, Yasser Ibrahim, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Bassam and Zizo.
Substitutions
Egypt made 5 changes: A. Bekhit for T. Hamed (69′), O. Marmoush for R. Sobhi (77′), Mostafa Mohamed for Koka (90′), A. El Soulia for H. Fathi (90′) and A. Tawfik for A. Fathy (90′).
Libya – Formation
Also Libya adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Javier Clemente Lazaro played with: Mohammad Al Muneer, Mohammed Nashnosh, Abdullah Al Sharif, Sanad Al-Warfali, Motasem Sabbou, Mutassim Al Musrati, Muaid Ellafi, Mohammed Zaabia, Mohammed Sawlah.
They had on the bench: Mohammed Al Tarhouni, Faisal Al Badri, Ali Salama, Alsanousi Ammar, Faisal Saleh Al Badri, Hamdou Elhouni, Mohamed Tabal, Tahir Bin Amir, Mohammed Touhami, Mouad Issa, Murad Al Wuheeshi, Ali Youssef, Mohamed Al Tarhoni, Muad Allafi, Mohammad Al Journi and Alsanousi Ammar.
Substitutions
Libya made 5 changes: M. Soula for S. Al Hadi (52′), A. Eltrbi for F. Al Badri (52′), M. Zubya for H. Elhouni (59′), O. Al Khoja for M. Eisa (59′) and M. Ellafi for M. Al Tarhuni (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Djibouti – Burkina Faso – 0-4
- Algeria – Niger – 6-1
- Malawi – Côte d’Ivoire – 0-3
- Cameroon – Mozambique – 3-1
- Angola – Gabon – 3-1
- Egypt – Libya – 1-0