Urgent.. A draw with a taste of tension.. Egypt achieves a draw against Kuwait in the opening of the Arab Cup
The confrontation between the second national team and its Kuwaiti counterpart in the opening of the third group matches of the Arab Cup Qatar 2025 ended in a positive draw 1 – 1, in an exciting match that witnessed dramatic events in its final minutes that amounted to a verbal altercation between the players of the two teams after the Kuwaiti goalkeeper Saud Al-Hoshan was sent off.
After a first half that ended in a goalless draw despite Egyptian dominance and several missed opportunities, the two teams entered the second half with greater caution and attacks. Mutual.
In the 64th minute, the Kuwaiti team was able to score the first goal, when Fahd Al-Hajri rose to a perfect cross after executing a corner kick, directing a powerful header past Mohammed Bassam, giving Al-Azraq a 1–0 lead.
The Egyptian team tried to equalize through shots from Islam Issa and Yassin Merhi, in addition to a header. Marwan Hamdy, who passed wide of the goal.
In the 80th minute, the Egyptian team intensified its pressure, while the Kuwaiti team almost doubled the score had it not been for Mohamed Bassam’s skill in stopping a dangerous shot from inside the area.
In the 83rd minute, the Egyptian team won a penalty kick after an intervention on Marwan Hamdy, before the referee showed the red card directly in the face of Kuwaiti goalkeeper Saud. Al-Hoshan for his objection to the decision.
The expulsion created a state of tension on the field, before things developed into a verbal altercation between the players of the two teams in the 90th + 5th minute, after which the technical crews intervened to break up the tension and regain control of the situation.
Mohamed Magdy "Afsha" To execute the penalty kick and hit the ball firmly in the middle of the goal, announcing Egypt’s return to a 1–1 tie in the 88th minute.
The referee counted 7 minutes of stoppage time, which witnessed continued Egyptian attempts to build attacks, against an organized Kuwaiti retreat to maintain the tie, until the referee blew the final whistle, announcing the end of the match with a score of 1–1.
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