LIVE: Brazil v Egypt (Cardiff, Olympic Games)
By Tom Etherington 2012-07-26 20:24:41
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Brazil will face Belarus at Manchester United's Old Trafford in their next Group C game. Kick-off is at 15.00 on Sunday 29 July.
22.37 - Goals from Rafael, Damiao and Neymar give Brazil their first three points of London 2012. Egypt fought back well during the second-half but it just wasn't enough in the end.
22.35 - FULL TIME. Brazil 3-2 Egypt
90+2' - Ganso carries the ball and is dispossesed by Egypt.
90+1' - Pato opts to strike from outside of the box rather than passing. Dealt with by the Egyptians.
89' - Neymar beats the defender and gets his shot away. Saved by the 'keeper.
88' - SUBSTITUTION - Mohamed El Nenny replaced by Ahmed Magd.
87' - Ganso goes close with the free-kick.
86' - YELLOW CARD - Ramadan
86' - Pato is knocked down just outside the area after lofted ball reaches him. Free-kick.
85' - Neymar breaks into the box and forces Hegazi to make a challenge.
84' - Brazil looking to run down the clock with string of passes.
81' - Corner to Egypt. Hegazi strike blocked by Danilo.
80' - It's going to be an interesting last 10 minutes with the Selecao defence looking worried.
78' - Perfectly weighted pass through for Marcelo who almost picks out Pato in the middle.
78' - SUBSTITUTION- Sandro replaced by Danilo. Brazil looking to hold onto their one goal lead.
77' - SUBSTITUTION - Pato comes on for Damiao.
75' - GOAL Brazil 3-2 Egypt (Mohamed Salah) - Egypt stun Brazil with another goal as Salah finds himself in the box with time to finish.
74' - Lovely bit of skill from Damiao but whistle had already gone for foul.
73' - SUBSTITUTION - Saleh Gomaa leaves the pitch for Shehab Ahmed
71' - SUBSTITUTION - Hulk is replaced by Ganso.
69' - YELLOW CARD - Mahmoud Alaa Eldin commits sloppy foul.
65' - Egypt counter-attack thanks to Fathi clearance. Abou Trika's through ball almost reaches Salah in front of goal.
64' - Ramadan pushes Sandro in frustration after the Brazilian fouled him.
62' - Neto struggles with cross from the right. No Egyptian players in the box to go for the rebound.
61' - Marcelo wins a free-kick on the left after charging run down the wing.
60' - Fathi goes close with a first-time strike from outside of the box.
59' - YELLOW CARD - Hulk is booked after reacting to the referee's decision to penalise him.
57' - Neymar, who is at the centre of all attacking threats, spreads it wide to Oscar and his cross goes out for a goal-kick.
56' - Marcelo mistake allows a good chance for Egypt, who are showing a lot more belief this second half.
55' - Damiao misjudges a good cross
53' - Hulks' cross finds the head of Neymar in the box. Goalkeeper saves and it goes behind for a corner.
50' - GOAL Brazil 3-1 Egypt (Abou Trika) - Free-kick into the box comes back off the post for Trika to put into the net.
49' - Neymar stops in his tracks as he believes he was fouled by the Egyptian defender pulling his shirt.
47' - End-to-end during the opening exchanges of this second half.
21.47 - Second half kicks off.
45+1' - HALF-TIME. Brazil 3-0 Egypt
44' - Free-kick from Abou Trika goes wide.
43' - Egypt regain possession and win a free-kick on the edge of the box after foul from Thiago Silva.
41' - Dangerous ball into the box which Hulk almost gets his head to.
40' - Cross from the free-kick catches Egypt off guard and almost creeps in. Stopped by the goalkeeper.
39' - Free-kick to Brazil after a clumsy challenge
34' - Brazil stroking the ball around calmly. Oscar is at the centre of everything so far.
33' - YELLOW CARD - Saleeh Gomaa booked for a horrible tackle in midfield. Off-the-ground and could easily be red.
31' - A few compaints as Rafael throws himself in for a tackle. Took the ball cleanly though.
29' - GOAL Brazil 3-0 Egypt (Neymar) - Hulk crosses from the right and the cheeky assassin heads home unmarked
28' - Lovely stuff by Brazil so far. The attacking unit are really enjoying themselves.
26' - GOAL Brazil 2-0 Egypt (Leandro Damião) - Egypt fail to deal with a long-ball and Oscar rounds the keeper before teeing up Leandro Damião in the centre.
Technical issues...
17' - GOAL Brazil 1-0 Egypt (Rafael) - Oscar finds Rafael coming in from the right of the area who drills home left-footed.
14' - Egypt moving the ball around well and a through ball almost reaches Mohsen.
13' - Long ball into the box for Damiao, who heads wide.
12' - Dangerous pass back from Juan leaves Neto in a spot of trouble as the oncoming Egyptian striker almost steals the ball.
9' - Hulk burst into the box and pulled it back for Neymar who puts it wide. Good chance for Brazil.
6' - Corner headed out for another which eventually goes out for a goal-kick.
5' - Egypt break down the right hand side and win another corner.
2' - Egypt applying some early pressure and manage to force a corner but comes to nothing.
1' - Marcelo with the first shot of the game. Doesn't get a clean strike and goes wide.
19:46 - Neymar and Damiao kick-off for Brazil.
19.41 - Teams are out on the pitch at the Millennium Stadium for the National Anthems.
19.38 - Welcome to live coverage of Brazil's Group C game against Egypt.
BRAZIL: Neto; Rafael da Silva, Thiago Silva (c), Juan, Marcelo; Sandro, Romulo, Oscar, Neymar, Hulk; Leandro Damiao.
EGYPT: El Shennawy; Ramadan, Hegazy, Alaa, Fathi; H. Hassan, El Nenny, Gomaa, Abou Trika; Mohsen, Moteab
19.30 - Live coverage of Brazil - Egypt will begin at 19.30 BST
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