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Match 13 Brasilia - Gimnasio Nilson Nelson
03 October
Egypt
2:4
Argentina
2:4 (1:1)
  • Ahmed EL AGOUZ (17'09")
  • Ramadan SAMASRY (21'12")
  • Marcelo GIMENEZ (16'21")
  • Diego GIUSTOZZI (22'00", 39'26")
  • Matias LUCUIX (31'38")

Referee Karel HENYCH

Summary

Argentina stay on top

Argentina stay on top

 Argentina strengthened their position at the summit of Group C with a hard-fought 4-2 win over Egypt in Brasilia. The North Africans, beaten 1-0 by Guatemala in their opening Brazil 2008 fixture, proved worthy opposition for the Albiceleste but once again they ultimately emerged with nothing to show for their efforts. There was little to separate the sides during some cagey opening ...

Highlights

Line-up

EGY
ARG
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Moafak EL SAYED (EGY)
(ARG) Sergio LOPEZ
Officials
  • Referee: Karel HENYCH (CZE)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Edi SUNJIC (CRO)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Karoly TOROK (HUN)
  • Fourth official: Massimo CUMBO (ITA)
  • Not in lineup

Photos

  • Egypt's Abdel Hakim Mohamed gestures
  • Players of Argentina celebrate
  • Argentina's Sebastian Corazza celebrates
  • Argentina's Hernan Garcias kicks a corner
  • Argentina's Marcelo Gimenez celebrates with a teammate
  • Egypt's Ramadan Samasry celebrates his goal
  • Egypt's Mizo celebrates with a teammate
  • Argentina's Leandro Planas in action against Egypt
  • Action shot from the match between Argentina and Egypt at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2008

Quotes

"The result was very important as it was a step towards qualification for the next round. However, we still have some work to do to improve the technical side of our game," Sergio Lopez, Argentina coach.

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STATISTICS
EgyptStatisticsArgentina
16Shots27
9Corner kicks8
0Yellow cards0
0Second yellow card and red card0
0Red Cards0
48%Possession (%)52%