Egypt will play England next as they bid to win this silverware

Before a near capacity 12,000 crowd at the Al-Nasr Stadium in Dubai, both teams had several scoring opportunities but failed to find the back of the net.

Egypt had their goalkeeper and captain Sherif Ekramy to thank for keeping the Colombians at bay.

Ekramy's opposite number Hector Landazuri also had an inspirational game.

Colombian striker Edixon Perea sliced open the Egyptian defense at least four times, but either blasted his goal scoring attempt into Ekramy's giant frame or over the bar.

The second half got off to an equally fast-paced start, with the Colombian side doing most of the attacking.

Perea's strike partner Erwin Carrillo missed a golden opportunity in the 55th minute, blasting to the right of the goal from close range.

Ekramy pulled off a fine diving save in the 86th minute, pushing away a low drive from Colombian midfielder Jaime Castrillon.

Egypt next play England in Dubai on Tuesday.

Teams:

Egypt: Sherif Ekramy, Hosni Abd Rabo, Mohamed El Zayat, Morsy Abdel Latif, Ahmed Said (Metwaly Reda, 71st), Ahmed Assem (Karim Zekry, 58th), Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Samir (Islam Shokry 33rd), Ahmed Fathi, Hany Said Ahmed, Emad Motab.