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The Egyptian national team defeated the national football team, by three goals to one, in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Arab Cup in Qatar.

The national football team lost to its Egyptian counterpart, in the quarter-finals of the Arab Cup 2021, to be held in Qatar.

The first and second (original) halves of the team’s meeting with Egypt ended with a 1-1 draw, so the two teams moved to play the extra halves.

Ahmed Refaat scored the second goal for Egypt in the 100th minute of the first extra period.

The striker, Yazan Al-Nuaimat, advanced to the national team early in the 12th minute of the match in the first half, when he hit a powerful ball on the left side of the net of Egyptian goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawy.

The team had many chances to boost the score in the first half, but the most dangerous of them was Ali Alwan when he hit a ball similar to the first goal, but the post and the crossbar prevented the ball from entering El-Shennawy’s goal.

A minute before the end of the first half, the Egyptian team scored the equalizing goal from the header of striker Marwan Hamdi.

Egypt advanced against Jordan with a second goal at the ninth minute of the first extra period, scored by Ahmed Refaat, and Marwan Daoud added a third goal at the 119th minute of the match, ending with 3 goals for Egypt against one for Jordan.

Al-Naimat almost added the team’s second goal from a counter-attack, but he shot it next to the Egyptian team’s goal.

To see the goals of the match, click here.