Senegal 0
Egypt 0
Score at 90min
Senegal and Egypt were locked in a tight tussle in the Africa Cup of Nations final with the teams deadlocked after 90 minutes.
The Liverpool attacker Sadio Mané missed an early penalty for Senegal. The Egypt goalkeeper, Abou Gabal, kept out Mané’s effort. There were few clear cut chances throughout the 90 minutes with both defences on top in Yaoundé.
There are rarely goals in Cups of Nations finals: just 10 in the last 10, four of which have gone the distance to penalties after 0-0 draws. And there are rarely goals in games involving Senegal or Egypt. Senegal had negotiated their way to this stage scoring nine goals and conceding just two; of those 11 goals, only one had come in the first half. Egypt had scored four and conceded two in six games and only three of those had come in the first half.
So it was a major surprise when Saliou Ciss, Senegal’s marauding left-back, was scythed down in the box after three minutes, and perhaps less of a surprise when Mané’s penalty was well-saved by Abou Gabal. Mohamed Salah had very obviously spoken to the Zamalek goalkeeper before his Liverpool team-mate took it; Mané reacted by pointing where he was going to aim, before smashing his kick central.
Bu hikaye The Guardian dergisinin February 07, 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye The Guardian dergisinin February 07, 2022 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
'It shows they care'
Postecoglou defends Spurs duo after Anfield bust-up
Bromley reach EFL promised land after shootout drama
It is a popular misbelief that there is a first time for everything. But there are, undoubtedly, first times for some things.
Jaded Jones fails to deal with Wilson's fast start
The Crucible Theatre is unquestionably one of sport's most compact, intimate settings.
'I am an optimist': why Andretti is not ready to give up on his F1 dream
The 1978 world champion and his sonare frustrated by their rejected bid to launch an F1team but still retain hope
PCA warns of 'disaster' if county schedule is not cut
The Professional Cricketers Association has called for a cut in domestic cricket, warning that fixture congestion is compromising performance and could even result in \"disaster\" on the roads as exhausted players bounce from match to match.
Tory hopes in ruins An economic revival won't save Sunak now
Tory MPs have been busy this past week and probably not found the time to watch Shardlake, the adaptation of CJ Sansom's book set during the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s, but once the dust has settled from last week's elections they might want to take a look.
Seven out of 10 MEPs have second jobs, study reveals
Half a dozen MEPS earn more from second jobs than as EU lawmakers, according to analysis that raises questions about potential conflicts of interest.
Shadow hangs over Orthodox Easter in Ukraine and Russia
Orthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia took on a political tone yesterday, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a \"Ukrainian flag on his shoulder\" and Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by a supporter of Moscow's invasion.
Race against time as death toll rises after rain leaves much of southern Brazil underwater
At least 75 people have died and more than 100 others are missing after flooding in southern Brazil that also displaced more than 80,000 people, local authorities said yesterday.
Europe's housing crisis risks fuelling rise of far right, UN expert warns
Spiralling rents and sky-high property prices risk becoming a key battleground of European politics as far-right and populist parties start to exploit growing public anger over the continent's housing crisis, experts have said.