2023-10-25 01:00:20
Man of the match in a lost final and a title that flew away. This is the bittersweet reward that Egyptian goalkeeper “Gabaski” must be satisfied with this Monday. Unexpected hero of the Pharaohs in this CAN 2022, Mohamed Qotb Abou Gabal Ali shone again on Sunday February 6 against Senegal (0-0, 4-2). In vain.
The Zamalek goalkeeper, who became number one after El-Shenawy’s injury in the round of 16, countered Mané’s penalty at the start of the match (7th), before stopping a new attempt during the penalty shootout. . A dedicated exercise specialist since his exploits in the round of 16 and the semi-final, he was once again able to count on his magic recipe: sticky notes stuck to a water bottle and offering strike instructions for each player. hitters.
For Sadio Mané’s shot as for Bouna Sarr’s, he dove to his right. This is what his notes advised him, as shown in a video taken after the meeting and detailing the gray areas for each of the players. He also followed his instructions for Koulibaly and Diallo’s shot, narrowly missing the ball. The only time he went the wrong way was with Marseillais Bamba Dieng, for whom no information was available on his bottle.
In the end, the Lions of Teranga won the bet with a final powerful shot on goal from Mané, who did not give up by choosing the same option as at the start of the game.
“We lost, it’s football, you need a winner and a loser,” Gabaski said. We are sad about this defeat, but we Egyptians know that when we fall, we get up again. Other matches await us next month against the same team, we are going to conquer again. » At the end of March, Egypt will indeed face Senegal in a back-and-forth confrontation with the air of revenge, with a ticket to the World Cup in Qatar at the end. Let’s see if Gabaski and his magic bottle will have earned his starting stripes by then.
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