Egypt got off to a winning start to their Olympic Games campaign, producing a superb second-half display to down Portugal 37-31 in their opening Group B game on Saturday. Both sides went to the locker room tied at 15-15, with Egypt levelling just before halftime with a brilliant foul from Yehia Khaled. The introduction of goalkeeper Mohamed El-Tayar in the second half made all the difference as he pulled off a string of fine saves to tip the game in Egypt's favour. Egypt started to widen the gap with 10 minutes remaining, with Portugal unable to stage a comeback. The Pharaohs top Group B with two points. The top four in the two groups will qualify for the quarterfinals. Egypt face Denmark in their next game on Monday in a re-match of their dramatic quarter-final meeting at the World Championship in January. Eventual world champions Denmark won 39-38 after a marathon contest needed penalties to be settled.
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