August 6 at 03:00, Olympic Men’s Football Semifinal, France U23 vs. Egypt U23.
In the 2nd minute of extra time, Egyptian defender Fayed violently tackled a French forward, earning his second yellow card and subsequent red card. His first yellow was for handball and then blocking the referee from reviewing the incident with VAR during stoppage time. Egypt now plays with ten men, currently tied 1-1 with France.
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