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05 October
2:6 (0:3)
  • ZHANG Xi (24'58")
  • HU Jie (39'45")
  • Sameh SALEH (9'50")
  • MIZO (17'09")
  • Abou EL KOMSAN (18'11")
  • Ahmed EL AGOUZ (21'36", 23'14")
  • Ahmed ABOU SERIE (26'16")

Referee Karoly TOROK

Summary

Egypt ease to win over China

Egypt ease to win over China

Egypt won their first match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008 following a 6-2 victory over China PR at the Gimnasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia. The Africans enjoyed the better start to the game and were unlucky not to take the lead as early as the fifth minute when Ahmed El Agouz hit the inside of the post. Five minutes later they did take the lead, through Ahmed Abou Serie Sameh ...

Highlights

Line-up

CHN
EGY
Substitute(s)
Coaches
FARINHA (BRA)
(EGY) Moafak EL SAYED
Officials
  • Referee: Karoly TOROK (HUN)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Massimo CUMBO (ITA)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Karel HENYCH (CZE)
  • Fourth official: Edi SUNJIC (CRO)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Not in lineup

Photos

  • China's head Farinha is seen prior to the match against Ukraine at the FIFA Futsal World Cup
  • Action shot from the match between Egypt and China PR at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008
  • Egypt's Mizo and Abou El Komsan celebrate
  • Egypt's Sameh Saleh celebrates
  • China - Egypt
  • China's coach Farinha
  • China futsal national team goalkeeper Tao Zheng gestures
  • Egypt's Abou El Komsan (R) and Ahmed El Agouz celebrate
  • China - Egypt

Quotes

"We didn’t deserve to win today as Egypt were technically superior to us. However, the scoreline is not a true reflection of the game, given the amount of chances we threw away," Farinha, China PR coach

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STATISTICS
China PRStatisticsEgypt
39Shots28
17Corner kicks8
1Yellow cards0
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
46%Possession (%)54%