BENGHAZI. Egypt was in the end too strong for Libya. Ahmed El Fotouh (39′), Mostafa Mohamed (45′) and R. Sobhi (71′).
The match was played at the 28 March Stadium stadium in Benghazi on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Victor Miguel de Freitas Gomes with the help of Zakhele Thusi Siwela and Athenkosi Ndongeni. The 4th official was Eugene Mdluli. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.6 degrees Celsius or 74.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Libya was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Egypt that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Libya was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Egypt succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Libya shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Egypt shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Libya received 2 yellow cards (M. Sabbou and F. Al Badri). On the opposite side, Egypt received 3 yellow cards (A. Tawfik, Ahmed El Fotouh and El Wensh).
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 match, Libya will stay with 6 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Egypt will have 10 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Libya will play away against Gabon on the 10th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Libya (0 draws).
Egypt will play away agasint Angola on the 10th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Egypt (1 draw).
Libya – Formation
Libya
67'
54'
Libya adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Javier Clemente Lazaro decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Nashnosh, Abdullah Al Sharif, Sanad Al-Warfali, Ali Salama, Motasem Sabbou, Faisal Al Badri, Mutassim Al Musrati, Mohamed Tubal, Muaid Ellafi, Mohammed Zaabia and Hamdou Elhouni.
The home team had on the bench: Murad Al Wuheeshi, Ali Youssef, Mohamed Al Tarhuni, Mohammed Touhami, Murad Al Wuheeshi, Omar Al Khoja, Tahir Bin Amir, Mohammad Al Muneer, Alsanousi Ammar, Mohammed Salih Ali Sola, Noor-Eldein, Mohammed Al Munir, Mohamed Soula, Senosi Al Hadi and Noor-Eldein.
Substitutions
Libya made 4 changes: M. Al-Tubal for S. Al Hadi (46′), A. Sherif for M. El-Munir (54′), H. Elhouni for N. Al Qulaib (68′) and F. Al Badri for S. Al Taher (85′).
Egypt – Formation
Egypt
45'
Also Egypt adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Carlos Manuel Brito Leal Queiróz played with: 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.
They had on the bench: Ahmed Fathi, Ayman Ashraf, Baher El Mohamady, Hamdi Fathi, Ibrahim Adel, Mohamed Abo Gabal, Mohamed Bassam, Ramadan Sobhi, Tarek Hamed, Yasser Ibrahim, Ahmed Hassan and Zizo.
Substitutions
Egypt made 5 changes: M. El Shenawy for M. Abougabal (26′), O. Marmoush for R. Sobhi (64′), A. El Soulia for H. Fathi (64′), A. Tawfik for B. El Mohamady (75′) and A. Bekhit for T. Hamed (75′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Mozambique – Cameroon – 0-1
- Gabon – Angola – 2-0
- Burkina Faso – Djibouti – 2-0
- Côte d’Ivoire – Malawi – 2-1
- Libya – Egypt – 0-3
