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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23348031" data-attributes="member: 158020">Saudi Arabia 2 Egypt 1: Last-gasp Al Dawsari earns consolation win<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/25/17/4D9EBB1900000578-5883541-image-a-17_1529942492979.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Salem Al Dawsari scored with the last kick of the game as Saudi  Arabia ended their World Cup campaign with a consolation 2-1 win over  Egypt in Group A.Al Dawsari's goal means that Saudi Arabia finish third in the pool on  three points, while Egypt return home without a point to show for their  efforts.   Essam  El Hadary had earlier looked like claiming the spotlight after becoming  the oldest player to ever play in the World Cup at the age of 45 years  and 161 days and saving a first-half penalty from Fahad Al Muwallad.    No  sooner had the veteran goalkeeper finished celebrating and he was  facing another spot-kick, this time given after the lightest of shirt  tugs by Ali Gabr on Al Muwallad. Referee Wilmar Roldan was  encouraged to review the decision by VAR, but the Colombian stood by his  initial call giving Salam Al Faraj the chance - after a three-minute  delay - to drill past El Hadary and pull his side level deep into  first-half stoppage time. Mohamed Salah - whose international  future has been the subject of intense speculation this week - had  earlier opened the scoring for Egypt with a fine finish, but Hector  Cuper's men finished empty handed thanks to Al Dawsari's last-gasp  effort.After a largely anonymous opening 22 minutes, Salah produced a moment  of quality that has been his hallmark for the past 12 months. The winger took Abdallah El Said's long ball in his stride and  then seamlessly sent a deft lob over the onrushing Yasser Al-Mosailem  with his second touch.Salah squandered an easier chance to score  after breaking Saudi Arabia's questionable offside trap, lacking his  earlier composure and clipping an effort wide of the right-hand post. More  haphazard defending from Saudi Arabia gave Trezeguet two quick-fire  chances before the break, but both times his whipped shots bent just  wide. Saudi Arabia had offered nothing in the way of attacking  threat, but were given a chance of an unlikely leveller five minutes  before the interval when Fathy was adjudged to have deliberately handled  Yasir Al Shahrani's cross inside the area. El Hadary produced a  stunning save to deny Al Muwallad, but his celebrations were cut short  when a second penalty was awarded for Gabr's tug on Al Muwallad's shirt.Al Faraj stepped up this time to fire past the veteran goalkeeper and draw his side level. After such a dramatic ending to the first half, it was hardly surprising that the second period started in more muted fashion.Trezeguet  planted a header narrowly wide just before the hour, while El Hadary  did well to keep out efforts from Hussain Al-Mogahwi and Mohannad Aseri  in quick succession. Saudi Arabia substitute Kahraba fired  straight at Al-Mosailem late on as the game appeared to be petering out  to an uninspiring draw, but Al Dawsari ensured his side's campaign  finished on a high with a cool right-footed volley past El Hadary in the  closing stages.</blockquote>

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