BORG EL ARAB. Al Ahly prevails over Ismaily 4-0 after playing a incredible match. A. Maaloul (21′ pen), P. Tau (23′), P. Tau (33′) and A. Abdel Kader Radwan (88′).
Al Ahly remained in 10 people after A. Dieng received a double yellow card in the 74′. Anyway, Al Ahly still was capable to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Borg El Arab Stadium stadium in Borg El Arab on Wednesday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Adel Elsaid who had the assistance of Ahmed Tawfik and Youssef Wahid Youssef Elbosaty. The 4th official was Mahmoud Wafa.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ismaily was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Al Ahly that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahly was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ahly won the match.
Ismaily shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Ahly shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ismaily received 2 yellow cards (B. El Mohamady and A. Madbouli). On the other side, Al Ahly received 2 yellow cards (A. Dieng and A. El Soulia).
Also, Al Ahly didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. Dieng (Al Ahly) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ismaily stays with 0 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. On the other side, Al Ahly has 3 points (1st).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Ismaily will host Coca-Cola on the 25th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Al Ahly will host Pyramids FC on the 25th of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ahly (4 draws).
Ismaily – Formation
Ismaily adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Talaat Youssef decided to play with the following team: Ahmed Adel, Baher El Mohamady, Ahmed Eid, Marouane Sahraoui, Mohamed Adel, Emad Hamdi, Mohamed Makhlouf, Justin Shonga, Abdallah Gomaa Awad, Mohamed El Shamy and Shokry Naguib.
The home team had on the bench: Essam Sobhy, Ahmed Madbouli, Ahmed Mostafa, Mohamed Hashem, Mohamed Sadek, Mohamed Fawzi, Mahmoud Abdul Aati Dunga, Benson Shilongo and Mohamed Desouki.
Substitutions
Ismaily made 5 changes: A. Adel for M. Sadek (39′), J. Shonga for A. Madbouli (46′), A. Eid for M. Hashem (61′), M. Makhlouf for B. Shilongo (81′) and M. El Shami for M. Abdelaati (81′).
Al Ahly – Formation
Also Al Ahly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Pitso John Mosimane played with: Ali Lotfi, Akram Tawfik, Badr Benoun, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maâloul, Hamdi Fathi, Amr Al-Sulaya, Aliou Dieng, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Luis Jose Miquissone and Percy Tau.
These were the players on the bench: Hussein El Shahat, Yasser Ibrahim, Mostafa Shobeir, Mohamed Sherif, Mohamed Hany, Ammar Hamdy, Ahmed Hamdi Abdelkader, Kahraba and Hossam Hassan.
Substitutions
Al Ahly made 5 changes: L. Miquissone for H. El Shahat (71′), M. Magdi Kafsha for H. Hassan (71′), P. Tau for A. Abdel Kader Radwan (72′), A. El Soulia for A. Hamdi (86′) and A. Tawfik for M. Hany (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Ismaily – Al Ahly – 0-4
- Pyramids FC – Misr Lel Makasa – 2-1