CAIRO. Pyramids FC was finally too much to handle for Al Ittihad with the goal of Osama Galal (45′), Fagrie Lakay (58′) and Mohammed Saleh (85′ own).
Ramadan Sobhi didn’t convert a penalty (40′) for Pyramids FC.
The match was played at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium stadium in Cairo on Tuesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Yousef assisted by Sherif Abdallah and Mostafa Hassan. The 4th official was Mohamed El Atabani. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 5 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 113
- 73 Dangerous attack 65
- 106 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Pyramids FC was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Al Ittihad that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Pyramids FC was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pyramids FC won the match.
Pyramids FC shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Pyramids FC received 1 yellow card (Abdallah Magdy). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Mahmoud Alaa and Marwan Ateya).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Pyramids FC will have 20 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad will stay with 18 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Pyramids FC will play away against Ghazl El Mehalla on the 8th of May with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Pyramids FC (1 draw).
Al Ittihad will host Pyramids FC on the 25th of April with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Pyramids FC (3 draws).
Pyramids FC – Formation
Pyramids FC
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Pyramids FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Takis Gonias decided to play with the following team: Ahmed El-Shenawy, Abdallah Magdy, Osama Galal, Ahmed Samy, Mohamed Hamdi, Abdallah El-Said, Ibrahim Blati Toure, Islam Issa, Mostafa Fathy, Fagrie Lakay and Ramadan Sobhi.
The home team had on the bench: Sherif Ekramy, Karim Hafez, Mohamed Chibi, Mohamed Sadek, Hesham Mohamed, Fakhreddine Ben Youssef, Mahmoud Abdul Aati Dunga, Dodo El Gabas, Ibrahim Adel and Dodo El Gabas.
Substitutions
Pyramids FC made 5 changes: Islam Issa for Mohamed Sadek (30′), Abdallah Magdy for Karim Hafez (61′), Fagrie Lakay for Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (75′), Fagrie Lakay for Ibrahim Adel (76′) and Ibrahim Blati Touré for Mahmoud Abdul Aati Donga (76′).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
Al Ittihad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Zoran Manojlovic played with: Sobhy Soliman, Sobhy Soliman, Hesham Salah, Mahmoud Alaa, Mohammed Saleh, Sabri Raheel, Ahmed Eid, Salifu Moro, Ibrahim Hassan, Marwan Attia and Ahmed Mohammed Eato, Mabululu, Khaled El Ghandour.
These were the players on the bench: Amr Khalil, Abdallah Nasib, Elsayed Salem, Gavin Kizito, Karim El Deeb, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Ahmed Sayed Gharib, Fawzi El Henawy and Ahmed Elkalamawy.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Mahmoud Alaa for Abdallah Nasib (46′), Mabululu for Ahmed Adel (62′), Khaled El Ghandour for Fawzi El Henawy (62′), Ibrahim Hassan for Ahmed Sayed Gharib (62′) and Ahmed Eid for Karim El Deeb (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Pyramids FC – Al Ittihad – 3-0
