Perfect volley and goal: Mohamed Salah scored the 1-0 of Egypt vs. Guinea-Bissau | VIDEO

He failed to score in his 2022 Africa Cup of Nations debut against Nigeria, but he did in Egypt’s second outing. Mohamed Salah scored his first goal in the tournament, this Saturday, against Guinea-Bissau, for the second day of Group D.

At minute 69, when the ‘Pharaohs’ were already beginning to worry about their continuity in the competition, the striker who plays for Liverpool showed off with a great volley definition. Left-footed, after a cross from Amr El Soleya, Salah was in charge of signing the 1-0.

Triumph with controversy

Missing in action in his debut against Nigeria, Salah redeemed himself in a hard-fought game for the team led by Carlos Queiroz. His was the decisive goal in a game that could have gone wrong for Egypt at the end, when Baldé scored the equalizer at the buzzer and it was annulled by VAR to the disappointment of the modest African team.

In fact, Baldé was robbed of what could have been one of the best goals in the Africa Cup of Nations. With nine minutes remaining in the duel, he went all out from the left wing. He left Ayman Ashraf on the way and, from the top of the area, launched a right hand with an unappealable thread that goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy could not save.

Then, the Burundian referee Pacifique Ndabihaweniman warned by the VAR, saw a very rigorous foul on Ashraf, who ended up on the ground when he was passed by Baldé just before his shot. Fortunately for Egypt, the referee decided in their favor and breathed easy with a victory that they needed to not have too many problems on the last day of the group stage.

With information from EFE.