Liverpool (England)
together with
Manchester United Football Club
The fight was started by
England Premier Soccer League
Carrying over to the African Cup of Nations, this morning in the African Cup of Nations 1/8 final penalty shootout, the
Liverpool (England)
The star of the show, Salah, scored the winning penalty.
Manchester United Football Club
Center back Bailly conceded a penalty and Egypt eventually sifted through the Ivory Coast 5-4.
Salah scores the winning penalty
The matchup was originally a contest between the two leading scorers, with Salah having spent the season in the
England Premier Soccer League
Leading the scoring charts, Ivorian striker Aly, who plays for Ajax in the
European crown
The top scorers led the way. But the two traditional powerhouses battled to spoil their moments on the field and exchanged goals in 120 minutes.
Salah was being watched, he repeatedly sent wonderful passes for his teammates, but the likes of Soliai and Trezeguet were too poor to seize the scoring opportunity. Alai twice had the opportunity to change the score, but his shot was Egyptian goalkeeper Senevi parried.
Senevi was busy and was replaced in the 88th minute by No. 2 goalkeeper Abougabar due to a thigh injury. Abougabar held off a barrage of Ivorian stars in extra time to send the match into a penalty shootout.
Bailly took a penalty in the third round, which was parried by Abu Gabar. All five Egyptian players scored penalties, and Salah, who entered the game in the fifth round, sealed the victory. Salah jumped up, jumped on the back of Abu Gabar, Egypt's two heroes and teammates to celebrate the victory. quarter-finals, Egypt and Morocco will play "North Africa derby".
The final 1/8 final of the Africa Cup of Nations was also a dull affair, with Mali battling Equatorial Guinea to a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes this morning. 8 rounds of penalties were played, with a total of 5 penalties not being scored, as Equatorial Guinea blew away Mali to sift through the competition 6-5.
With this, all eight African Cup of Nations finalists have taken place.
Liverpool (England)
Twin stars Salah and Mane have a chance to meet in the final. In the first half of the bracket, Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea and Tunisia vs Burkina Faso, while in the second half, Egypt vs Morocco and Cameroon vs Gambia.
The last Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt is the host, Salah led Egypt to three wins a goal not lost record to win the first group a, sorry Egypt in the 1/8 final cold 0-1 by group d third South Africa screened out. Egypt in the current Africa Cup of Nations four games only 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 negative, only two goals, but has now entered the eight strong.
European crown
There have been eight group first all advanced to the situation of the last eight, 1/8 final clearance rate as high as 100%, but in the African Cup of Nations, the group first in the 1/8 final clearance rate is not high. This year's Africa Cup of Nations six group first, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Mali were screened out in the 1/8 final, group d, group e, group f group first are showing a high start low trend.
Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria and Mali combined to score 16 goals in the group stage, but failed to score a single goal in a total of 330 minutes of regular time and overtime in the 1/8 final.
