Egypt succumbed to a 2-0 defeat to an unimpressive Brazil side in Bob Bradley's debut in Doha. A goal in either half from Valencia striker Jonas made the difference for a Europe-based Selecao, who couldn't have wished for an easier international break. Ahmed Hassan's 178th appearance lightened some of the gloom for the African champions, with the veteran midfielder equaling Claudio Suarez's record as the world's most-capped player. Bradley started with Mohamed Al-Shennawi in goal at the expense of Essam Al-Hadari and the former was arguably Egypt best performer at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium. Mohamed Nassef made his debut for Egypt, while six second-half subs couldn't inflict much of a damage to an almost second-string Brazil side. Jonas goal The first half started brightly for Egypt as Shikabala had the first attempt on target, forcing a full-stretch save from Diego Alves with one of trade-mark freekicks. The next genuine chance at either end came after 27 minutes when Hulk muscled his way past two defenders only to blast high. A few minutes later, Alex Sandro forced a great save from Al-Shennawi as the opening goal looked imminent. Six minutes from the break, the first defensive lapse from Egypt saw Jonas break the deadlock, tapping home in an empty net after Hulk was allowed to cross from the right. Jonas again and Hassan makes it 178 Right after the break, Jonas should have doubled the lead when he rounded Al-Shennawi, only for youngster Ahmed Hegazi to clear off the line brilliantly. But the Valencia forward didn't miss with his third attempt on goal, following a header from Fernandinho that Al-Shennawi could not handle. Ahmed Elmohamady, playing as a left winger, could have pulled one back right after Jonas' second, but the Sunderland man was thwarted by Diego Alves. Bradley brought on Hassan for Abd-Rabou and the Zamalek midfielder almost pulled one back for Egypt, but Diego Alves was there to deny his wicked long-range effort. Brazil had a couple more chances to widen the gap later on through substitutes Kleber and Dudu, but Egypt had the post and the vigilant Al-Shennawi to thank.
