Egypt 1-1 (0-2) Cape Verde Player Ratings: Omar Marmoush Scores As Egypt Win On Penalty Shootout

Busking in the glory of first World Cup qualification, Cape Verde faced the Egypt national football team in an international friendly on home soil. Both teams kicked off the proceedings on a promising note. The deadlock was finally broken seven minutes into the match when Rodrigues scored a penalty for the Cape Verde national football team.

It turned out to be a chaotic first half, with several players from both teams seeing yellow cards for harsh fouls. Egypt were without their key forward Mohamed Salah, but Manchester City star Omar Marmoush was in the playing eleven. The Pharaohs, however, were unable to find the net in the first 45 minutes, as the Cape Verde vs Egypt score stayed 1-0 at the interval.
The Egypt national football team appeared more dangerous in the second half. Their efforts finally paid off in the 57th minute when Marmoush struck the equaliser for Egypt. The goal certainly sparked life into the Egypt vs Cape Verde game. After a hard-fought contest, the Cape Verde vs Egypt international friendly ended in a draw after 90 minutes, and the match went into the penalties.

Here are Sportsdunia’s Egypt vs Cape Verde Player Ratings from the International Friendly:

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Sportsdunia's Player of the Match goes to Omar Marmoush.