ALEXANDRIA. Pharco beats Smouha with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Hamroune (37′) and a goal from A. Gamal (45′).
Pharco remained with 10 players after Walid Farag received a double yellow card in the 57′. Anyhow, Pharco still succeeded in win this encounter playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Ibrahim Nour El Din who was helped by Nour Said and Imran Fareej. The 4th official was Ahmed Hamdi. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15 degrees Celsius or 58.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Smouha was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Pharco that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Smouha was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Pharco found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Smouha shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Pharco shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Smouha received 2 yellow cards (Mohamed Essam and D. Dodo). On the other side, Pharco received 1 yellow card (Walid Farag).
Also, Pharco didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Walid Farag (Pharco) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (57′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Smouha will stay with 10 points like ENPPI and Haras El Hodood to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Pharco will have 9 points like El Daklyeh to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Smouha will host Future FC on the 4th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Future FC (2 draws).
Pharco will play away agasint Future FC on the 26th of April with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Future FC (0 draws).
Smouha – Formation
Smouha adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Tarek El Ashri decided to play with the following team: El-Hani Soliman, Ahmed Gamal, Mahmoud Shabana, Ahmed Hakam, Sherif Reda, Ahmed Mostafa, Doku Dodo, Halimo, Mohamed Saeed, Benjamin Bernard Boateng and Hussein Faisal.
The home team had on the bench: El Sabahy Emad, Omar Mohamed Salah Mohamed, Ali Zaki, Mohamed Nadi, Ahmed Abdel Rasoul, Abubakar Liday, Hossam Hassan, Mohamed Essam Emara and Mamdouh Abd Rabo.
Substitutions
Smouha made 3 changes: Mahmoud Abdel Halim for Mohamed Essam (41′), B. Boateng for Hossam Hassan (41′) and D. Dodo for Mohamed Nadi (62′).
Pharco – Formation
Also Pharco adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Ehab Galal played with: Mahmoud El Sayed, Jefferson Encada, Kingsley Sokari, Abdallah Bakri, Ahmed Abdelaziz Mody, Mahmoud Hamada, Walid Farag, Ahmed El Bahrawy, Rezki Hamroune, Amr Gamal and Mohamed Ahmed Fouad.
These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Awad, Ahmed Sherif, Marwan Magdy, Gaber Kamel, Rami Sabri, Mahmoud Al Sayed Ali, Ahmed Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Saifeldin Bakhit and Mahmoud Gehad.
Substitutions
Pharco made 3 changes: R. Hamroune for Ahmed El Sageery (67′), Ahmed Fouad for Gaber Kamel (68′) and Amr Gamal for Ahmed Sherif (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- El Geish – Al Mokawloon – 1-2
- Smouha – Pharco – 0-2
- National Bank of Egypt – Aswan – 0-0
- Haras El Hodood – Ismaily – 2-0