New Zealand — Egypt

I-BC Place kusihlwa ibinesibindi sokubulala abakhulu — imizuzu engu-57. INew Zealand ibihola ngesikhathi sekhefu, i-Egypt ibihola ngesikhathi kuphela umdlalo, kanti i-xG — 1.96 kuya ku-1.21 evuna i-Egypt — ikutshela ukuthi umphumela wawungelona amanga ngempela. Umdlalo udinga isikhathi ukuze uvume. Ibhola likaFinn Surman ngomzuzu we-15 laliyiqiniso, lathola ukukholwa. Kodwa isithombe esithembekile: INew Zealand ihlezi phansi, yanikela ngebhola ngamaphesenti angu-44, futhi yaphuthelwa amathuba amakhulu amabili kwathathu engxenyeni yokuqala. Kuleli zinga, akulona ibanga ongasinda kulo. I-Egypt yahlonishwa ngokunemba kwamapasi angu-88% namathuba amakhulu amahlanu — kodwa yachitha amathathu kuwo. Lokho kuchitha yikona okugxekwa okusemthethweni kwelinye iqembu elihambe ngamandla angempela. Ububanzi babukhona, ukuhlanganiswa kwakukhona; kuphela ukuthinta kokugcina okubaphoxile isikhathi eside. Kwase kufika ingxenye yesibili. UMostafa Ziko walinganisa ngomzuzu we-58 — ukunyakaza kwakhe ngemuva komugqa wokuvikela weNew Zealand bekungapheli kusihlwa sonke, futhi umvuzo wawufanele ngokugcwele. Emizuzwini eyisishiyagalolunye kamuva, uMohamed Salah. Lelo gama lisathusa noma yikuphi ukuvikela emhlabeni. Ezolile, enembile, engenakugwenywa — isilinganiso esingu-8.81, futhi kwakuzwakala sengathi uhamba ngesivinini esiphakathi. UMahmoud Trézéguet wakugcwalisa ngomzuzu we-82, efika njengomdlali oshintshayo futhi ejezisa umugqa wokuvikela owayesephelelwe amandla nemibono. Isikhathi esisodwa sidinga ukukhulunywa: ngomzuzu wama-21, i-VAR yabizwa ngesigameko esibandakanya uMostafa Ziko, esithinta i-Egypt. Kwahlolwa ini ngempela kuhlala kuvulekile — abalandeli bazophikisana ngakho izinsuku. Unompempe wenza isinqumo sakhe; zenzela iziphetho zakho. Ukwehluleka okusobala kweNew Zealand ngokwecebo: lapho uCallum McCowatt eshintshwa ngomzuzu wama-66, usongo lwabo lokuhlasela olwaluluncane lwanyamalala ngokuphelele. Ayikho uhlelo B lapho ukucindezela kwehluleka, futhi abadlali base-Egypt baphatha izikhala ngesihluku. I-Egypt yayifanele le mpumelelo. INew Zealand yayifanele ukudunyiswa okwengeziwe kunalokho okushiwo umphumela wokugcina. Ibhola ngezinye izikhathi lilula futhi linonya ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli ezwe lakho aphila ingunaphakade — akukho ukuwa sekwephuzile okungawathatha. Ingabe ukuvikela okujulile kweNew Zealand ngesikhathi sekhefu kwakuyisinqumo esifanele, noma bekufanele bacindezele phezulu futhi babeke engcupheni okwengeziwe? Futhi leli qembu lase-Egypt lingahamba kude kangakanani uma uSalah ehlala elambile?