Egypt’s Roaring Reserves Dish Out 4-0 Beatdown to Bahrain Before the Arab Cup

Match Overview

Egypt's reserve side sent a stern warning to their Arab Cup rivals with a convincing 4-0 victory over Bahrain on Sunday evening at the Bashir Stadium in Mohammedia, Morocco.

Egypt will participate in the Arab Cup in Qatar from December 1-18, in Group C with Jordan and the UAE, and the winner of Kuwait vs Mauritania.

Second Half Highlights

In the second half, Amr Solia opened the scoring in the 47th minute, followed by Mido Gaber in the 49th, then Mohammed Shreef in the 63rd, and Marwan Hamdi confirmed the rout at 90+1.

Helmy Toulan's side wrapped up their Moroccan camp on a high after a prior 2-0 loss to Morocco’s local team.

Bahrain will face Djibouti in Arab Cup qualifiers to secure a finals berth.

Egypt's performance featured solid defense, quick transitions, and clinical finishing from the forwards, suggesting a bright outlook as they head to Qatar.

And for the prognosticators who love a numbers game: if this quartet of scorers keeps clicking, Bahrain might want to file this under 'practice makes perfect'.

Punchline: If the Arab Cup is a test, Egypt's forwards just handed Bahrain a fail grade. And yes, the scoreboard operator probably filed a complaint for too many goals against a Bahrain defense that was practicing social distancing from the ball.

Punchline 2: The only thing sharper than Egypt's finishing was the whistle—clear as a bell and twice as loud when the goals started piling up.