Document seven-time holder Egypt, with out injured talisman Mohamed Salah, was eradicated from the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday after dropping an 8-7 penalty shootout to DR Congo.
Goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi transformed the profitable penalty for San-Pedro after fellow shot-stopper Mohamed Abou Gabal noticed his kick fly towards the crossbar.
An exciting match within the final 16 ended 1-1 after further time, with Meschack Elia scoring for DR Congo after 37 minutes and Mostafa Mohamed equalizing from a penalty within the first half.
Liverpool star Salah was injured in a gaggle match towards Ghana and returned to his membership, saying he would possible solely have the ability to return to the event if Egypt reached the ultimate.
DR Congo will face Guinea, the latter having crushed Equatorial Guinea 1-0 earlier on Sunday, subsequent Friday in Abidjan for a spot within the semi-finals.
Egypt and DR Congo might have gained 9 of the earlier 33 Cup of Nations tournaments between them, however neither nation managed even one victory within the group stage in Ivory Coast this month.
They completed second behind Cape Verde and Morocco in mini-leagues with an identical data of three attracts and three factors.
The place they differed was within the variety of targets scored, with Egypt scoring six occasions, together with three from France-based Mohamed, and DR Congo simply twice.
This was the fifth AFCON conflict between the international locations since 1970, with the Pharaohs beating the Leopards 3 times and dropping as soon as forward of the conflict within the western Ivorian coastal metropolis.
– Controversial goal –
Notable absentees as a result of accidents have been Egyptian Mohamed el Shenawy, extensively thought to be Africa's greatest goalkeeper, and DR Congo playmaker Gael Kakuta.
Egypt dominated possession in a cagey opening half till DR Congo took the lead with a controversial purpose from Elia.
DR Congo took a throw-in that Egypt claimed ought to have been theirs and because the North Africans protested, Yoane Wissa crossed for Elia to nod into the online on the far put up.
A VAR assessment confirmed the purpose and off-field officers have been additionally concerned in Egypt's equalizer a minute into further time on the finish of the primary half.
The South African referee initially allowed play to proceed after Dylan Batubinsika elbowed Egypt captain Ahmed Hegazy within the face, however awarded a penalty after watching the incident on the monitor.
Mohamed maintained his goalscoring document in Ivory Coast by sending Mpasi the improper manner as he smashed the penalty into the roof of the online.
DR Congo gained an increasing number of ball because the second half progressed, however even half-chances for each side remained few and much between, with defenses from Hegazy and Chancel Mbemba on high.
In a bid to strengthen their assault, the Congolese changed veteran striker Cedric Bakambu with Simon Banza, the highest scorer with 14 targets within the Portuguese league this season.
With Egypt wanting a person after Mohamed Hamdy was despatched off, DR Congo regularly utilized further time strain however was unable to attain a profitable purpose.
