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00:00So away we go in Casablanca, which will play host to all but one of the six group stage
00:11games in this section.
00:14Cameroon against Egypt on match day three will take place in Mohamedyar.
00:21All the games in the final round of matches kicking off at the same time in their respective
00:26groups.
00:27It's going to be swung in and hooked back into the air.
00:35It might be an early chance here for Vitboi Rao, the goalkeeper, looking to pull it back
00:40to a teammate and it's turned home inside the first minute here and it's a dream start
00:47for South Africa.
00:52St-Pierre Mulondo giving his team the lead, it was Vitboi who showed great composure after
01:01rounding the Egyptian keeper Omar Abdelaziz, just to keep a cool head and pick out a teammate
01:08inside that crowded penalty area and somehow he was able to through quite the crowd.
01:20No question that Vitboi was certainly on side, it was a calm finish as well from Mulondo,
01:31took his time to settle himself and just shrugged off a defender, somehow managed to pop back
01:42into the South Africa box this time, a diving header away and that's been missed and El
01:50Nechawi again clips it deep towards the far post and they have the equaliser.
01:56It's Anas Roshdiep who heads past Kierbetswee Maraki, well this has been a frenetic start,
02:04two goals in the opening four minutes with back level at one apiece and they did not
02:09allow their heads to drop, the young pharaohs and Roshdiep attacking the cross as it was
02:18hung into the area by El Nechawi, got up well above Sivay Parma and powered the header beyond
02:31Maraki, just brushed the tips of his finger, Maraki but Paul was past him, sliding to keep
02:51it in, he's able to pick out the goal scorer here, Roshdiep looking for a second, Roshdiep
02:59and this is a good stop by Maraki, the captain, Atiyah and at three days time Shami with a throw
03:11in, looked to slip out of his hands, it was a high looping efforts and the overhead kick and
03:16what a goal that is and Egypt after falling behind inside a minute to now two on to the
03:23good and Anas Roshdiep has done it again, a sensational finish from the youngster,
03:31Maraki was routed to the spot as the ball nestled inside the far post,
03:42did well to just keep the opportunity alive after that throw-in came in,
03:51an absolutely brilliant goal from Anas Roshdiep, right inside the far corner,
04:02well beyond the reach of Maraki, it's been a sensational response,
04:14belted forward and goalkeeper doesn't get there and it's gonna be a third for Egypt and that's a
04:25disaster, but the flag has got up but to cut short Hamza Abdelkarim's joy there,
04:33it was just a speculative clearance and off the side Uribe Casablanca helped organise a
04:41friendly for the young South Africans ahead of this tournament's opener and it is as I suspected
04:47it's gonna be a third goal for Egypt and Hamza Abdelkarim can celebrate finally.
05:00Well they got off to a shocking start Egypt, they have recovered and gone from a strength to
05:09strength, Hamza Abdelkarim taking a gamble, getting on the end of this long hopeful ball
05:18upfield is Maraki, it's just ever so slightly hesitant and that's proved costly, a waiter for
05:31the ball to come to him rather than attacking it right away, Hamza Abdelkarim saw that window
05:39opportunity and has made it 3-1 to Egypt and then these two teams are their third group games on
05:55Sunday and down he goes and it's gonna be a penalty, Sive Palma who got himself forwards
06:04putting his innocence, I'm not sure there was huge amounts of contact there, let's have a look, I
06:15wonder if that might be infused by the two video assistance referees, so it is going to stand the
06:28decision, the penalty being awarded up steps Balocco and he sends Abdelaziz the wrong way
06:36to cut the deficit in half, no problems for either of these teams going forward so far
06:50but both looking vulnerable at the back and Balocco punishing Abdelaziz after he brought down Palma
07:04forwards by Blankeni, Fitboy nice first touch just pokes it inside and Fitboy goes down again
07:18this time free, not interested, come out, well it's going to go take a look at the pitch side
07:37monitor, enough in the eyes of the two video assistance referees to ask Barboza have another
07:51look, it's just the still shots, did just step across the path of Fitboy and that right leg
08:05was dangled out dangerously, try to get around it Fitboy, was a risky tackle, they're going to have
08:22a second penalty here in this first half I wonder, it is going to be another penalty for South Africa
08:40and the chance to get back at level and Balocco once more up against Abdelaziz, Balocco and he
08:56beats Abdelaziz once more, went the right way this time the Egypt's keeper but he couldn't keep it
09:03out and it's three all, not even at halftime yet, wasn't far away from it Abdelaziz but it was hit
09:19with enough precision and power, I'm not sure if he got anything on it, just flashed beyond him,
09:29that's a poor back pass by El Shami, Council of Africa take the lead here right before halftime
09:38square to Fitboy, Fitboy rails the keeper and this time he is blocked by El Degui, could have ended in
09:48disaster for Egypt and there goes the whistle for halftime, it's six goals in this opening 45
09:59minutes, South Africa are taking an early lead before Egypt hit back with three goals without
10:07reply, well it will be a hard push to have as much entertainment as we did in the first half
10:16he would think but here's hoping as we're back under way in Casablanca, match day one in
10:23group B of the under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso 2-1 winners earlier on in this
10:35group over Cameroon, a matchup of two former champions, towards the far post,
10:48keeper stays on his line, spills it and it's been turned home, the flag is up over on the far side
10:57as Mareke is going around inside his six-yard box, a couple of the Egyptian players just
11:05towards the referee, did he have another look, let's have a look ourselves that
11:15certainly didn't appear to be offside, I'm not sure it was ever in the grasp either,
11:21Stephens finds Beloco, Beloco now Vitboi cuts it back onto his right, Vitboi hammers home,
11:34a brilliant finish from Emil Vitboi as South Africa have regained the lead,
11:42he has just looked at a touch above Emil Vitboi, wonderful composure,
11:56just seems to have that a little bit of extra time and shifted it back onto his
12:03right foot and how would it pass Omar Abdelaziz, Beloco drew the attention of a couple of defenders
12:16and then picked out Vitboi to his left and turned inside of Adewi, then drilled beyond Abdelaziz,
12:30he's looked at threats throughout but he finally has, just about to make it safe,
12:48that's a difficult one here and Abdelaziz was sold down the river by his defender
12:59and Beloco was caught by the goalkeeper, score of two goals in the first half,
13:10could Abdelaziz perhaps be in further trouble here, surely that's what the
13:24referee is going to have a look at, it is indeed a red card check,
13:29members of the coaching staff and came flying out, Abdelaziz it was definitely reckless and
13:41no doubt that he made contact with Beloco as well, yellow card is rescinded and it's going
13:55to be red for Omar Abdelaziz, he's at the very least going to miss the game on Thursday
14:08against Burkina Faso, you have to feel for him a bit,
14:15it's put into an awkward position by his defender, came out trying to,
14:28Vitboi potentially with a chance to wrap things up, it's deflected behind
14:33and there will still be time for this corner, take a short one
14:39and it's all over, South Africa have prevailed in a seven goal thriller,
14:48first goal came inside the opening 60 seconds, they then trailed by three goals to one,
14:54but hit back with a couple of penalties from there, Beloco
14:58and then a terrific fourth goal from Emil Vitboi, final score here, South Africa four, Egypt three,
15:05so for the first time in five trips to the under 17 Africa
15:11a couple nations, South Africa have won their opening game.