Mohamed Salah targeted with green lasers when missing penalty in Egypt’s crucial shootout defeat to Senegal
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Updated 29/03/2022 at 22:18 GMT
Footage captured dozens of lasers targeting Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah during Egypt’s crucial shootout defeat to Senegal, who won 3-1 to reach the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Salah missed his penalty, firing Egypt’s first attempt over the bar, and the green lasers could be seen throughout the shootout – and were also present during the match.
Mo Salah was covered by green lasers aimed at him by Senegal fans
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Dozens of lasers were aimed at Mohamed Salah before the Egypt forward skied his penalty in the crucial World Cup qualifying shootout defeat to Senegal.
In a repeat of the Africa Cup of Nations final earlier this year, Senegal sealed a shootout victory over Egypt – this time to reach the 2022 World Cup.
The tie had finished 1-1 on aggregate, with the second leg on Tuesday night taking place in Senegal, where home supporters were seen directing lasers at Egypt players throughout the match.
And with the stakes at their highest, and a World Cup place on the line, Salah was showered with lasers when taking Egypt’s first penalty in the shootout.
The Liverpool forward blazed his penalty over when looking to put one past Edouard Mendy, although the miss did not prove too crucial initially given the first four spot-kicks failed to find the net.
However, Senegal soon seized the advantage, with Sadio Mane once more the hero, sealing a 3-1 shootout win less than two months after he scored the winner in the AFCON final.
Ghana also booked their place in Qatar as they edged past Nigeria on away goals thanks to Thomas Partey's early strike. They were later joined by Morocco and Tunisia, with Cameroon then taking Africa's fifth and final spot following a dramatic goal against Algeria right at the end of extra-time.
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