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00:00Holland get us underway with Monte Pellegrino, the mountain of Palermo as a back cloth.
00:14Footballers of different continents meet in Sicily's capital where to turn a corner is to find evidence of a different culture.
00:25There have been so many in the history of Palermo.
00:31How now will the second African team do in comparison with Cameroon who gave the World Cup such a start?
00:44This is Hany Ramsey.
00:49There's a lot of emotions with every reason to feel at home.
00:53It's quite a Middle Eastern feel about the city.
00:58You can buy the most enormous figs, find jasmine on any corner.
01:05All sorts of things that they're used to at home.
01:12Fanala.
01:18Ronald Koeman.
01:20His first pass of distance is rather a poor one.
01:27Brother is out on the left wing.
01:29Koeman brothers in one side.
01:33The Hassan brothers in the Egyptian side.
01:36And those two are twins.
01:41Koeman looking long again for Van Basten.
01:45Two with him.
01:46And the first corner of the contest.
01:49A little bit untidy.
01:52As Hany Ramsey came across.
01:56He and Yassin rather got in each other's way.
02:00Erwin Koeman.
02:02Take the in-swinger from that side.
02:05But it didn't get there.
02:06Koeman thought he might.
02:08Ibrahim Hassan just hoofed it all the way down the pitch.
02:15Five players in forward attacking positions for the Dutch.
02:26Pfannenberg out to the right.
02:28This is Hassan.
02:33Carrying a little bit of a knock, the number nine for Egypt.
02:41And without his partner, Hisham Abdel Rasool.
02:45Who is considered to be their best forward player.
02:48Who has yet to recover from a car crash at Christmas.
02:57Great applause from the Egyptians.
03:00But the free kick has been given.
03:03Sad.
03:09Koeman.
03:12A lot starting from him.
03:14There's a fine bounce. Pfannenberg.
03:20Shot was from Frank Rijkaard.
03:26That's a good start by the Dutch.
03:27I think they're dominating the game so far.
03:29It's interesting.
03:30They're trying to get crosses in the area.
03:31Maybe they think...
03:37Koeman.
03:41Van Basten.
03:45Van Alen.
03:47Three across the 18-yard line for the Dutch.
03:50Van Basten just outside those three.
03:53Rijkaard in a bit of space.
03:55Koeman.
03:59Hollands.
04:02He and Van Basten very, very tight to each other.
04:07I think it came off the dreadlocks.
04:10But it went wide.
04:13Koeman's cross.
04:14There was a moment then when the Egyptian defence were chasing.
04:17Yes, it was Hullet's header.
04:22But the Egyptians must be very happy.
04:25They've only really been in difficulty from crosses.
04:32Hassan to Hassan to Elcas.
04:35Oh, good strike.
04:41He's a player who really must appeal to you.
04:44Yes, great ability.
04:45Great strike.
04:46Lovely lay-off from the centre-forward Hassan.
04:48And Elcas belts this.
04:50And it just goes wide.
04:54No, they're not.
04:55They're enjoying every minute of it.
05:02Better header in defence by Van Degelen.
05:04Manny Ramsey took it well.
05:08That's a good ball too.
05:12Jamal took too long really with the shot.
05:16Needed to go on first time.
05:27I think it can be reasonably argued that Egypt's first aim has been achieved.
05:32They've played some impressive stuff.
05:34Yes, that's right, Barry.
05:36They've held their own against the Dutch.
05:38And now they're beginning to dominate the game in midfield.
05:41Great skill.
05:42Great push-and-run football.
05:52Took too long here, Jamal, didn't he?
05:55Yes.
06:0335 minutes, 10 minutes of the first half remaining.
06:06Rijkaard for Holland.
06:09Well, it's Van Basten!
06:13He won't be too pleased with that.
06:16He got hurt as he came down and as he was challenged.
06:18But there was a full side of goal there.
06:21Hit it with great power.
06:23But over the top.
06:24Hulip won it well in the air.
06:26Manny Ramsey couldn't make that one.
06:28Acrobatic stuff.
06:29There was another Egyptian who came in underneath Van Basten.
06:33There.
06:36Ronald Koeman is capable of the crack.
06:40It seems to be very much the style of this World Cup so far.
06:46Left side of Schauber's goal.
06:48He would feed his cupboard.
06:49Koeman strikes.
06:51And a good one too.
06:52Corner.
07:00That's the first one I've seen that's actually got through to the target.
07:04Hit like that.
07:05Yeah, that was a good save.
07:06It was a good strike.
07:07And the keeper must have seen it late.
07:09So it was a good save.
07:12Rijkaard on the near post.
07:13Gets the back flick.
07:15Schauber comes to claim that time.
07:17And a little bit of push and shove by Rutjes.
07:25That's the shot.
07:26And a good stop.
07:35Van Diegelen.
07:38Van Basten.
07:39A little toe poke.
07:48An anguished expression.
07:50Van Basten was in a bit of room here.
07:54He was no more than a Spanish referee is allowed for stoppages.
08:01Wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall in the Dutch dressing room at halftime.
08:05Good tackle by Youssef.
08:11And the Egyptians have possession at the end.
08:14And they have certainly impressed during the first 45 minutes.
08:18When the Dutch for the most part have been out of sorts.
08:21The halftime score here in Palermo is 0-0.
08:25It's said that he wants to leave PSV Eindhoven.
08:27Might be a problem for Bobby Robson to sort out when he goes there.
08:35So the club colleague has replaced club colleague.
08:37And here's Keefe's first touch.
08:41Pull it.
08:45Adi Ramsey.
08:47Good shot from Schauber.
08:49Ramsey turning.
08:53Suits confidence.
08:57Going past them with ease.
09:03Keefe.
09:05Van Basten.
09:08Acrobatics again.
09:09That climb from Andalgarnie.
09:12Van Basten on for Hulitz.
09:15Gets it across.
09:16The goalkeeper's lost it.
09:17Adi Ramsey saves the situation.
09:24Hulitz getting the better of Ahmed Ramsey, the number 13.
09:29And Adi Ramsey needing to be very alive.
09:38Van Halen.
09:39Comes short.
09:40Shouts to Hulitz.
09:42The Dutch equivalent.
09:45And he takes it on the ball back.
09:47Youssef as the extra man.
09:49Hulitz, good stuff.
09:50Hulitz again.
09:51And then once more, Adi Ramsey's read it well.
09:56Hassan.
09:57Free kick.
09:58Gets Rijkaard.
10:02Nader Belkas.
10:06A bit awkward to Egyptian.
10:08A bit mildly.
10:11Yassine.
10:13Yamal.
10:16Rijkaard.
10:18Checks out well.
10:19Yamal.
10:20Oh, and again.
10:21Oh, how many times?
10:24Belkas.
10:26Good stuff.
10:31Face of anguish.
10:35But Yamal, two or three times then, taking on Rijkaard.
10:41And in the end, getting in the cross, which was well struck.
10:44And produced a good save from Van Broecklin.
10:47Belkas obviously realising that was a great opportunity.
10:50Hugely disappointed he didn't score.
10:56Whistle's gone for offside.
10:59Yeah, that was great play by the number 10 there.
11:01Great to see.
11:02Turned Rijkaard inside out.
11:03And not a bad cross.
11:04Hit on the volley.
11:05And a great save by Van Broecklin.
11:09Woodett now trying down the left side.
11:16There were suggestions in the first half that the full-backs can be a little suspect.
11:24Chabert.
11:29Well, on him.
11:30Did well to get his fist.
11:33Yeah, the goalkeeper's coping quite well with the crosses.
11:35The defender's a little bit less so.
11:38But the goalkeeper's done very, very well so far.
11:42It was a good cross and well struck.
11:44And Norwich City, he's brave.
11:49Here he is again.
11:52Rich is the Dutchman with him.
11:55Two in the middle there.
11:57A bit uncertain of getting anybody else forward.
12:00Now they should.
12:02Oh, good header!
12:04And good save!
12:07The knock-up from Van Broecklin.
12:09The incoming Elcas and two really good chances have gone away because of good goalkeeping.
12:16But again, extreme confidence of the lay in the cross and then it was a good one.
12:23They have a real chance here, the Egyptians.
12:27That's right.
12:29A great cross and a great header.
12:34Van Broecklin does well again.
12:37I think the quality of football the Egyptians have played so far, they deserve to be ahead.
12:41It's a bigger part and I got that the wrong way round.
12:43He went towards the man down but the man was Wim Kee.
12:51Back again to Hossam Hassan!
12:55Credit to Van Broecklin again.
12:58He was out quickly and that was enough.
13:00And another expression of some despair.
13:05What a good centre forward this Hassan is, fantastic.
13:09He chested a great ball down there, spun out and completely fooled the Dutch defence.
13:14He was a little unlucky that the ball hopped up.
13:20Here's Van Basten.
13:22Keeft in the middle.
13:23Rijkaard missed it!
13:25Keeft! It's in!
13:31The substitute breaks the deadlock.
13:36And one has to have sympathy for the Egyptians.
13:39They won't, those supporters of Holland.
13:42But Keeft, too many of the players wanted to start the match.
13:45That was a good cross from Van Basten.
13:47A miss by Rijkaard which fooled the defence.
13:50And the goalkeeper trying to adjust his balance was a bit rude to the spot.
13:54And bending from the hips didn't really move his feet at all.
13:59And Holland had the lead.
14:01That's right. It was a bit of a lucky goal.
14:03Rijkaard missed it completely and I think that ball got a slight deflection off the defender there
14:07that fooled the goalkeeper and beat him.
14:12So 58 minutes.
14:14Wim Keeft goes into double figures in goals for Holland.
14:20And the European champions lead Egypt.
14:30There's a firecracker.
14:33An orange coloured smoke bomb that's gone off to the left.
14:36FIFA said they were to be banned but the Dutch have got in with one.
14:39They're supporters, huh?
14:46It's interesting now, Liam, to see what effect that has upon Egypt.
14:50You've had the three chances.
14:53We've been playing for 21 minutes in the second half.
14:58Irwin Koeman.
14:59Rijkaard is unmarked.
15:02And doesn't take advantage of that fact.
15:09I agree with you that here, Barry, the Dutch are really getting on top now
15:12and the Egyptians are looking a little bit tired.
15:14They probably feel a little bit dejected after playing so well to go a goal down.
15:19I think there's been a nasty clash of heads there, Barry.
15:21You'll probably have to have the trainers on to give some treatment
15:24to those two players, Koeman and Hassan.
15:28Abou Ghani.
15:49They've got a man over if they can get the ball over.
15:51That's a good cross, must be!
15:53Oh no! He changed his mind about how he was going to play it.
15:57And Tolva spurns a gift.
16:05Yeah, a great chance for the Egyptians here
16:07but Koeman's in big trouble with his head here.
16:10He's had a nasty clash of heads a little bit prior to this.
16:15But this is the substitute's first touch
16:17and it wasn't the best, was it?
16:29Van Basten.
16:31Breitkart inside.
16:32Hullet!
16:41And Youssef looks at the linesman.
16:44And Hullet was in a few acres of space here.
16:48Yeah!
16:52And it came off the outside of the boot.
16:59Yakan.
17:01Mane-Ramsey.
17:05Keeping possession, trying to prize the opening.
17:07Hassan, Hassan!
17:09Here is push.
17:10Oh, penalty!
17:11Penalty without any question against Ronald Koeman.
17:14No doubt about that at all.
17:18He got away.
17:23Koeman tried to get him there.
17:26Didn't make it.
17:27And then went right across him.
17:30I think Hossam Hassan knew where he was
17:34and if Koeman was going to bring him down,
17:36he left it too late.
17:40It was difficult for the referee there.
17:42He was behind.
17:43The initial foul began just outside the box
17:46for Koeman.
17:47But he carried it on and really morally
17:49that's got to be a penalty.
17:51I'm pleased for the centre forward
17:52because he showed some great pace.
17:55He's probably been the Egyptian's best player tonight.
17:59I just hope they stick it away
18:00because they deserve it.
18:02That was an eyeball to eyeball confrontation
18:05between van Brickelen and the man who will take it,
18:08Magdi Abdelghani.
18:10It's an aim that will go up in lights in Cairo
18:15if he can beat this Dutchman.
18:28Abdelghani scores!
18:33Great penalty.
18:35Right in the corner.
18:37And they have fully deserved their moment
18:41because they've had so many during the 90 minutes here.
18:45Look at them celebrating.
18:47It's tremendous to see.
18:48They stuck it right in the corner.
18:50No chance for van Brickelen.
18:54This is what the World Cup is all about.
18:56It's fantastic.
18:57Look at them celebrating.
19:08I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few words to Anna
19:12in gratitude.
19:1582 minutes, 8 to go.
19:19Holland, the champions of Europe, 1.
19:22Egypt, the challengers from Africa, 1.
19:34I think one of the factors in the penalty
19:36was that Hossam Hassan was so quick
19:38that Koumer couldn't really get to him
19:40and the referee was allowing the Egyptian to run on.
19:44Keefed out by the man who just scored from the penalty.
19:58At the moment we have 2-1-1 draws in Group F.
20:01Hadi Ramzi.
20:03Handball, handball!
20:05Yes.
20:06No, the referee has not seen it.
20:11Well, in fairness to referees,
20:13they can only give what they see.
20:15And he was behind the play.
20:17We were square to it.
20:18But there was no doubt that Hossam Hassan had the ball.
20:22Yes, a definite handball.
20:23A difficult one for the referee.
20:30It's where the linesman should take some authority
20:33and I have to say the linesman was some few yards back too.
20:36But it was quite clear.
20:40I must admit, Barry, going into this match,
20:42I was hoping the Egyptians would get hammered
20:44because that would make it a lot easier for Ireland
20:46to qualify for the next stage.
20:48But having seen them play,
20:49I'm really delighted that they may get something out of this game.
20:52They're a credit to the game of football
20:54and what entertainment they've given us tonight.
20:59I don't really want to see him score with this.
21:01Less than that, we make it in the last minute.
21:04A little bit of stoppage time to be allowed.
21:10And all while three Egyptians are part of the wall.
21:12Now four.
21:13Hullit says, play it out to me.
21:15I've got a chance of a shot.
21:16It is played out to Hullit.
21:18Oh, dear, oh, dear.
21:25And Hullit tries to hide in his locks.
21:31Oh, dear.
21:47Well, my last thoughts on this game, Barry.
21:49It's going to be a very difficult match for the Republic of Ireland.
21:55It's also going to be difficult for England
21:57because the Dutch now are coming with one point
22:00at the risk of not qualifying if they lose to the English.
22:03So this group is going to prove really unpredictable.
22:12Ronnie Ramsey makes it his again.
22:14Youssef, not comfortably.
22:16Tolbert.
22:22Koeman.
22:23Fanada.
22:24We're now playing the time that the Spanish referee has allowed.
22:27Chaubert comes for it, catches it cleanly.
22:29I think there was an arm up anyway.
22:33And Abdel Ghani has gone down behind the incident.
22:42Suggests that he got a nasty knock in the head.
22:48Spanish referee wants the trainer on.
22:52In all my experience of the game,
22:54I always find that if a player is rolling around on the ground in agony,
22:58there's really nothing wrong with them.
22:59And I think the lads are just trying to waste a bit of time now.
23:02They think they've got their point,
23:04and they want the match to end now.
23:07I'm glad you said that.
23:13Seconds ticking on.
23:14Abdel Ghani, scorer of the Egyptian goal from the penalty spot.
23:21His 13th, incidentally, for Egypt.
23:25It's really not an unlucky number as far as he or his country is concerned on this occasion.
23:32I think the referee wants the ball.
23:39It's a free kick to be taken.
23:42Yes.
23:43But it won't last for very much longer, I don't think.
23:47Just the time that he allowed for that little shemaz.
23:54Goal.
24:05Hadi Ramzi, not his best header of the night.
24:07Abdel Ghani made a quick recovery.
24:13Let it run.
24:14It's the goalkeeper, and that he does.
24:20Goal kicked.
24:22The Spanish referee insistent that Egypt get on with it.
24:27Two and a half minutes he's allowed.
24:42Ronald Koeman.
24:46Abdel Ghani climbs to make the header.
24:50And again.
25:02Well, in Cairo, they will tell of great deeds.
25:07Wahid, Wahid against the champions of Europe is what they will be saying there.
25:111-1, an excellent performance by the Egyptian team.
25:15Some questions again about the slow-starting Dutch.
25:19But what a fascinating group this might prove to be.
25:25Fabulous performance by Egypt, and there it is, a point everybody.
25:28It all begins again now with the next match, England against Holland on Saturday.
25:32That's live here on BBC, incidentally.
25:34Well, Ray.
25:36Yes, I've made a complete and utter error of myself.
25:39It was nice to see Holland playing green for once, in actual fact.
25:43The change of colour did them a world of good.
25:45No, honestly, the game, I wasn't that impressed with Holland, to be perfectly honest.
25:49The Egyptians, for me, have had an exceptional evening, and played very well.
25:53They've made it very, very hard for them, fought for every ball.
25:56I thought once the Dutch went in front, that was it.
25:58I thought it was all over, but...
26:00Well, I think, did I say 1-1 at the beginning?
26:02I think I did, anyway, never mind about that.
26:04Let's swiftly go through the various pieces of action that I'm sure you'd like to recall for yourself.
26:10This was Elkass, who had a good first half.
26:13They could have been three up, in fact.
26:15There were three chances, all involving Van Broecklen's good goalkeeping.
26:18That's Elkass' volley, and very low in the corner.
26:22Terrific save, that one.
26:23Yeah, tremendous save, that one.
26:25Here we have another terrific incident of the way the Egyptians were playing as a side.
26:31They seemed to get everything going.
26:33Another cross coming in from the left-hand side, and it's Jamal who meets it with a header.
26:37Terrific first save, but a second save from Van Broecklen was excellent.
26:41His reflexes were quite superb there.
26:43He's had a good game for them, hasn't he?
26:44This is Hassam Hassam, this one.
26:46And it's good goalkeeping again from Van Broecklen, experiencing so much.
26:50I think he just stands up, he threatens Hassam.
26:53And he makes him panic a little.
26:56Van Broecklen could have gone rushing at him.
26:58You know, he didn't do something like a shoemaker there.
27:00He just stood up.
27:02That could have been three.
27:03And here we have the goal.
27:05Van Basten on the left.
27:06Crosses in the ball, and Rijkaard coming in round about the penalty spot.
27:09Totally miscues.
27:10And there's Keeft.
27:12Might have got a slight deflection there, which put the...
27:14What about Van Basten's position?
27:16Yeah, he's nowhere interfering with play.
27:18But I think that does get a deflection, Ray, off the knee of the guy.
27:21And the goalkeeper just threw out a hand.
27:23I think that was a definite deflection on that one.
27:25That was very much against the run of play at the time.
27:28And here come the Egyptians again.
27:29That's right.
27:30This is a fantastic cross.
27:32It reaches the guy who has only just walked on the field.
27:35Tolba.
27:36Tolba.
27:37And to have a first touch there, you could only dream of that.
27:40And, unfortunately, the chap puts it over the top.
27:42He didn't need to welly it like that, did he?
27:44No, the pace was on the cross, Bob.
27:45He only had to touch it, really.
27:47And, unfortunately, he's miscued.
27:49Now, Bob, here's the penalty.
27:50Well, very debatable, this.
27:51I think it's outside the box.
27:53I really do.
27:54I mean, OK.
27:55The shirt is about to be grabbed there.
27:57It definitely pulls him back there.
27:58There's no doubt about that.
27:59I don't think he continues it in the box at all.
28:01What about the left hand there?
28:02No, I don't think he did it.
28:03I personally don't.
28:04I really don't.
28:05But I wouldn't deny the Egyptians anything tonight.
28:09They were absolutely magnificent.
28:10Yeah, they were, Bob.
28:11Here's the penalty, right?
28:12And the penalty under such pressure.
28:13This chap, Ghani, he puts that away superbly well.
28:17But it was all they deserved.
28:18They'd worked very, very hard, created more chances than the Dutch,
28:21and thoroughly deserved the point.
28:23I'm quite pleased, in actual fact.
28:25Sorry for butting in there.
28:26Obviously, England play Holland on Saturday.
28:29The Dutch, for me, looked so self-assured.
28:32They looked to the state of being cocky.
28:35To begin with?
28:36I think all through the game.
28:37They thought this was just going to be a moment of time before we score a goal,
28:41and then we're just going to run right.
28:43And if they adopt that attitude on Saturday evening, I'll be absolutely delighted,
28:46because I think our lads will be rubbing their hands at finding a Dutch team like that.