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#2 No outlet in the second half
With the quality that Uruguay possess, it was always going to be a long second half for Egypt, and so it proved.
The injections of Cristian Rodriguez and Carlos Sanchez gave the South Americans some much-needed impetus in midfield, and from then on, they put Egypt on the sword.
But in their push for a winner, Uruguay were leaving spaces to be exploited for Egypt, when they moved forward. Marwan Mohsen tried to use his physicality, but Godin and Gimenez were always up to the task, which meant that Hector Cuper looked for an alternate method to pierce Uruguay, bringing on the pace of Kahraba.
But Kahraba showed the gulf in class between him and the Uruguayan defenders. He never made runs in behind or any runs at all, that confused the Uruguayan defenders.
That is where Egypt could really have done with Mohamed Salah. Among all the brilliant things he offers on the pitch, Salah's ability on the counter-attack is the most devastating aspect of his game, and with Uruguay affording Egypt space in behind their defence towards the end of the second half, it is safe to say that the country did miss its footballing king.
