Egypt goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal missed his penalty within the shootout because the Democratic Republic of Congo claimed an epic 8-7 victory following a tense 1-1 draw of their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 conflict in San Pedro on Sunday.
Abou Gabal clipped the crossbar along with his effort after which reverse quantity Lionel Mpasi scored towards him as document seven-times winners Egypt bowed out on the Laurent Pokou Stadium, sparking jubilant scenes for the Congolese, who now play Guinea within the quarterfinals in Abidjan on Friday.
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Meschack Elia gave DR Congo the lead within the sport when he headed in nearly on the goal-line, however the benefit lasted 9 minutes earlier than Mostafa Mohamed scored his fourth aim of the event from the penalty spot on the stroke of halftime.
Egypt midfielder Mohamed Hamdy acquired a pink card in additional time, after which The Pharaohs, with out injured talisman Mohamed Salah, stopped attacking and held on as the sport went to a shootout.
The final time DR Congo beat Egypt in a Cup of Nations conflict was within the semifinals 50 years in the past after they went on to raise the trophy.
It was a fourth attract a row for either side within the Ivory Coast this yr, whereas for Egypt it was a sixth in a row courting again to the final event in Cameroon and a fifth extra-time in succession in knockout video games.
That lack of a killer contact got here again to hang-out them as they may not end the sport within the 90 minutes, and as soon as Hamdy acquired his marching orders it was all the time going to be a battle within the sweltering warmth of San Pedro.
DR Congo took the lead on 37 minutes when Yoann Wissa's deflected cross from the left was headed over the road by Elia. The aim emanated from a fast throw-in that Egypt felt ought to have been theirs, and as such have been sluggish to react when the Congolese re-started play.
However Egypt levelled in first-half injury-time when Congolese defender Dylan Batubinsika struck the face of Ahmed Hegazi with an prolonged arm throughout an aerial twin within the penalty-box, and a spot-kick was awarded after a VAR overview.
Within the absence of Salah, Mohamed stepped as much as confidently convert and internet his fourth aim of the event, although he would later miss within the shootout.
Mohamed grew to become the primary Egyptian participant to attain of their first 4 matches at a Cup of Nations finals, and the third to attain in 4 matches total after Ali Abo Gresha (1974) and Gedo (2010).
DR Congo striker Cedric Bakambu turned a cross huge of the publish when well-placed early within the second half, and Chancel Mbemba headed over moments later as the sport went to additional time and in the end spot-kicks.
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