AL-QāHIRAH. Coca-Cola beats Pharco 1-0 after A. Sfaxi scored just 1 goal (67′).
The match was played at the Al-Sekka Al-Hadid Stadium stadium in al-Qāhirah on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Maarouf who had the assistance of Hesham El Dessoky and . The 4th official was Mahmoud Roshdi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.6 degrees Celsius or 65.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Coca-Cola was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Pharco that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Pharco was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, Coca-Cola succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Coca-Cola shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pharco shot 6 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Coca-Cola received 2 yellow cards (M. Marei and M. Mohsen). On the opposite side, Pharco received 4 yellow cards (Ahmed El Sageery, M. Emad, A. Modi and A. Gamal).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Coca-Cola has 3 points to occupy the 2nd place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Pharco stays with 0 points (17th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Coca-Cola will play away against Ismaily on the 25th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Pharco will play away agasint El Sharqia Dokhan on the 24th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Coca-Cola – Formation
The manager Ali Maher decided to play with the following team: Mahmoud Gennesh, Saad Samir, J. Ngwem, Mohamed Abdel Monem, Karim Arafat, Omar Kamal, Ahmed Refaat, Mostafa El Badry, Omar Fathi Saviola, Ghanam Mohamed and Marwan Mohsen.
The home team had on the bench: A. Andrianantenaina, Karim Nedved, D. Taylor, Mohamed Reda, Arabi Badr, Mahmoud Hamdy, Tarek Taha, A. Sfaxi and Mahmoud Marie.
Substitutions
Coca-Cola made 4 changes: A. S. Samir S. for M. Marei (29′), M. El Badry for K. Nedved (54′), O. Fathi for A. Sfaxi (54′) and A. Refaat for Anicet (80′).
Pharco – Formation
Regarding the opposition, Magdi Abdul-Atti played with: Mohamed Sobhi, Rami Sabri, Ahmed Abdulaziz Mody, Islam Gamal, Mahmoud Hamada, Muhamed Al Rasheed, Mahmoud Emad, Ahmed El Sageery, Gaber Kamel, Amr Gamal and Alaa Salama.
These were the players on the bench: A. Ghouma, Abdallah Bakri, R. Hamroune, Ahmed Said Al Aasar, Ahmed Sherif, Hassan Tarek, Mahmoud Al Sayed, Ahmed El Bahrawy and Mahmoud Gehad.
Substitutions
Pharco made 5 changes: I. Gamal for R. Hamroune (61′), A. Salama for H. Tarek (79′), G. Kamel for A. Ghouma (80′), A. Gamal for A. El Bahrawy (88′) and S. Bakhit for A. Sherif (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Coca-Cola – Pharco – 1-0
- Smouha – Al Ittihad – 4-4
- National Bank of Egypt – El Geish – 3-0