Egypt 2 - Zimbabwe 1

Alexandria marked venue for the return of home fans to cheer on Egypt for the first time since the Port Said tragedy in February 2012.  Zimbabwe were the opponents, and first-place Egypt were looking for full points against last-place Zimbabwe.  The first half was nervy, but the Pharoahs did carve out a good chance at the tail end of the first period.  Mohamed El Neny hit a swerving shot from twenty-four yards that was knocked aside by Zimbabwe goalkeeper Washington Arubi.  The half ended as it began, with a 0-0 scoreline.

Twenty minutes into the period, the Pharoahs had themselves a free kick from the half circle  Hosny Abd Rabo curled the ball high over the wall, and Arubi could only push the ball up into the roof of the net as Egypt took a 1-0 lead.  The lead lived only ten minutes, however, as what can only be described as a fluke ball fell to Knowledge Musona, who on a dead sprint toward goal struck a wonderful half volley over the Egypt goalkeeper for the equalizer.  With only a couple minutes left, an attack up the middle right led to Ahmed Gaafar being tackled from behind in the box by Augustine Mbara, giving Egypt a very late penalty kick.  The kick was made, and Egypt win 2-1.

Egypt 9 pts +4
Guinea 4 pts 0
Mozambique 2 pts -2
Zimbabwe 1 pts -2

Goals
Egypt
Hosny Abd Rabo 65
Mohamed Aboutrika 88

Zimbabwe
Knowledge Musona 75

Match Reports:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/52/67776/Sports/National-Teams/LIVE-Egypt-v-Zimbabwe-World-Cup-qualifiers.aspx
http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/egypt-beats-zimbabwe-2-1-to-keep-perfect-record-in-world-cup-qualifying-as-fans-return/2013/03/26/8a6434b4-9667-11e2-8764-d42c128a01ef_story.html

Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzCKP62p-W4