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KUALA LUMPUR – Egypt turned the tables on South Africa after beating them, 3-0, at the 20th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh today.
Egypt’s Pakistani coach Zaman Tahir was elated with his team’s performance and said it was always a great feeling when winning.
“This is a good result for us because we have lost all our previous meetings with South Africa. However, we realised that they were without several of their senior and key players here,” said Zaman.
“But a win is a win and indeed a morale booster for many of my young players. We defended well today and took our chances. I am proud of the players and hopefully they will continue to improve.”
Meanwhile, South Africa’s coach Garreth Ewing was obviously upset with the defeat but wanted to look on the bright side of the loss.
“We conceded three soft goals and failed to hold on to the ball as we did against Pakistan,” said Ewing.
“But we did well to put the pressure back on Egypt despite conceding and we were unlucky to have our attempts saved on the goal line and the upright denying as a goal.
“Egypt played well and took their chances.
“But the battle is far from over and we will continue to give our best in our remaining matches.”
South Africa will take on Malaysia on Friday while Egypt faces South Korea. – The Vibes, November 2, 2022
