Hello and welcome to FilGoal.com’s live coverage of Egypt’s World Cup qualifying clash against Zimbabwe.

Egypt boss Bob Bradley opts to start with veteran Mohamed Abou-Treika beside attack trio Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Ibrahim and Geddo.

While Abou-Treika is back from a hamstring injury, Zimbabwe star Knowledge Musona is also fit to start for the Warriors.

EGYPT: Abdul-Wahed – Ahmed Shedid, Ahmed Elmohamady, Wael Gomaa, Mohamed Naguib – Mohamed Al-Nenni, Hosni Abd-Rabou, Mohamed Abou-Treika – Mohamed Salah, Mohamed Ibrahim, Geddo

ZIMBABWE: Arubi – Jaure, Mushure, Zvasiya, Mbara – Gutu, Songani, Amidu, Mukamba, Billiat - Musona

First half

1' Kick off..

5' Ibrahim's attempted curling shot easily gathered by the keeper

6' Elmo falls in the offside for the second time in few minutes

7' Ibrahim blasts high..needs to be accurate more than that!

9' Mukamba tries his luck from distance..flows wide, signaling the visitors' first shot

10' What a chance!!! Mukamba breaks clear to go one on one with Abdul-Wahed but misses the target..he could have easily given his side the lead!

13' Geddo adjudged to have been in offside position..TV replays show the referee's decision was wrong though

16' Elmo misses a close-range header from a corner kick

23' Egypt struggling to pose threat on goal, while Zimbabwe seem totally unfazed by their opponents

26' free-kick for Egypt at the left hand side of the area after Hosni had been tripped

31' a free-kick for Zimbabwe..goes wide

32' Salah sends a long-range drive..collected by keeper Arubi

34' WHAT A CHANCE!!! Treika's point-blank header hits the bar!!

34' Salah whips in a pin-point diagonal cross from the right, only for Treika to see his header denied by the woodwork after the ball had touched the keeper's hand

44' Egypt remain in control but the visitors are able to close down spaces keeping Bob Bradley's forwards at bay

45' Salah, Ibrahim and the fit-again Treika look out of sorts today, maybe Bradley will need to make some changes at half time

Second half

46'Bradley makes the first substitution introducing Hull City's right-back Ahmed Fathi for the ineffectual Ibrahim

48' Treika misses another header!! the veteran heads wide following a precise cross by Fathi from the right

57' Jaure receives the first booking of the game following a fierce foul on Shedid

60' Geddo's shot from outside the area deflects off a defender for a corner

61' Another header wasted!! Elmo misses following another corner

63' TV replays show Geddo should have been red carded after kicking an opponent following a collision between both men

65' GOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! ABD-RABOU Scores!!!

65' Abd-Rabou hits a powerful free kick home despite the ball touching the keeper's hand before going into the net

70' Abou-Treika squanders another big chance after his strike from inside the area went narrowly wide

70' Salah sees his curling effort denied by the bar!!

70' the Basel man brilliantly burst into the area before agonizingly seeing his superb effort from tight angle thwarted by the woodwork

74' Zimbabwe equalizes!! Musona fires a long-range volley that beat Abdul-Wahed at the near post..the Egypt skipper could have done much better than that!

80' Gaafar introduced instead of Geddo..It is the Zamalek's man competitive debut for Egypt

81' Treika's strike from outside the box blocked by the keeper

83' a good team move ends up with a poor shot from Salah

86' Arubi yellow-carded for wasting time

87' PENALTY FOR EGYPT!!!! Salah tripped inside the area after latching on a silky through pass from Abou-Treika

88' TREIKA SCORES!!! the talismanic playmaker restores Egypt's lead from the spot

89' Salah attempts another swerving effort..the Basel man looks unlucky today

90' + 4 The referee blows the final whistle!! It's Egypt's third win in a row as they cement their position on top of Group G bolstering their chances of making it to the next qualifying stage.