Australia was deprived of 7 chances to register.. El-Shennawy is the reason for Egypt's joy in the Tokyo Olympics
Al-Ahly club goalkeeper, Mohamed El-Shennawy, led the Egyptian Olympic team to the quarter-finals of the football competitions in the Tokyo Olympics, by defeating Australia with two goals without a response, for the third group of the session.
Al-Shennawy managed to counter seven chances for the Australian team to score, which he had in the second half, he pushed them away with great skill to keep a clean sheet and give his country the qualification card with the Spanish team.
And the Egyptian national football team hit a date with Brazil in the quarter-finals of the football competitions in the Tokyo Olympics, after it overcame the difficult third group by occupying second place behind the Spain team with four points by defeating Australia with two goals without a response, carrying the signature of Ahmed Yasser Rayan. 45, and the alternative, Ammar Hamdi, "86".
The Egyptian team presented a performance that was the best compared to what he showed against the Spanish and Argentine teams, after their national coach, Shawky Gharib, liberated from defensive caution against the Mator and Tango.
The Pharaohs entered the Kangaroo meeting with a clear offensive rush, and Salah Mohsen could score in the fifth minute of a confrontation with goalkeeper Glover, but he threw the ball over the crossbar.
And the Egyptian attempts continued on the defenses of Australia, which suffered from several problems, especially from the sides, but all attempts were unsuccessful, until Ramadan Sobhi managed to make a distinguished individual effort from the left side, dodging defender Ruffless between his feet and giving Ahmed Yasser Rayan a ball on a plate that did not He finds it difficult to deposit it inside the window.
The situation changed in the second half of the match, as the danger of the Australian team appeared repeatedly, on goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy, who was one of the stars of the match and defended his goal valiantly.
El-Shennawy's brilliance began by blocking Jinrao's shot, keeping his net clean.
The danger of the Pharaohs appeared in the counter-attacks, as the crossbar responded to Ammar Hamdi's shot, to bounce the ball afterwards to Ramadan Sobhi, and the goal was free of a guard, but he played it with his head over the crossbar.
And Mohamed El-Shennawy returned to shine again by removing Michalfi's shot, which put him in a difficult place, to be removed by the Egyptian goalkeeper with his fingertips to a corner.
And the game turned on the head of Australian defender Ding to turn it in the direction of the goal, but El-Shennawy had it in sight.
Substitute Ammar Hamdi managed to secure the victory of the Egyptian team by scoring the second goal after a good follow-up to Nasser Mansi's shot that bounced off the goalkeeper to deposit it into the net.
The final standings of the third group
First: Spain 5 points
Second: Egypt 4 points
Third: Argentina 4 points
Fourth: Australia 3 points
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