The home team needed extra time to overcome the Egyptian challenge with goals from Mateta and Elise after Fayed was sent off.
The French national football team He turned around a game that was going uphill against him Egypt (3-1)which was decided in extra time for the French to achieve their first Olympic final in 40 years and they will guarantee themselves a new medal that they will seek to be of gold against Spain.
Thierry Henry’s boys had to work hard, playing extra time with an extra player, a victory that will take them to the Parc des Princes next Friday to face Santi Denia’s men.
Mateta led France to the final with his double. Getty Images
He Egypt built by the Brazilian Rogerio Micale, a team that has shown great power in this tournament, the only one that has so far been able to defeat Spain -although riddled with substitutes-, deserved better luck in the first half, in which it dominated and shot eight times.
They even took the lead after the hour mark with a goal from Saber Abdelmohsen and defended well for many minutes. But France accelerated in the second half, until Mateta scored the equaliser in the 83rd minute, forcing extra time, which they played with superiority due to the expulsion of Omar Fayed.
A burden they paid dearly for as Mateta scored the second goal in the 99th minute, making things difficult for the Pharaohs and paving the way for victory for the French, who extended their lead in the 108th minute through Michael Olise.
France will be seeking his second gold medal in football, after the one he won in 1984 after defeating Brazil in the final, with names such as Guy Lacombe and Dominque Bijotat on the team.
With superiority, France He just broke free. Mateta scored his second goal in the 99th minute and although Egypt did not give up, they were totally outmatched. Olise ended up burying the Pharaohs in front of the fervor of the public who saw how their team challenged Spain.
