Hosts Egypt beat Trinidad and Tobago at U-20 World Cup

Over 84,000 fans watched as hosts Egypt won the opening match of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, beating Trinidad and Tobago 4-1.

The first goal of the tournament came after 30 minutes at Alexandria’s Egyptian Army Stadium. Mostafa Afroto found a way past two defenders and his following shot beat keeper Samuel for 1-0.

T&T equalized six minutes later however, as Jean-Luc Rochford received a ball from Jack Thomson and easily finished for 1-1.

But Egypt restored their advantage six minutes after the break. Samuel failed to properly clear a corner kick and allowed Arafat to strike home from the edge of the box. Mohamed Talaat then made it 3-1 in minute 59 after Samuel had only managed to parry an Ahmed effort.

The fourth and final goal came in injury time, when Arafat’s curling shot left Samuel beaten once again. At this point, both teams had already hit the woodwork on earlier occasions.

The other two teams in this group, Italy and Paraguay, face off on Friday.