BORG EL ARAB. Al Masry had a astonishing comeback against Zamalek.

The match was played at the Borg El Arab Stadium stadium in Borg El Arab on Tuesday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Mahmoud Nagi who was helped by Ahmed Hossam Taha and Mohamed Ragab. The 4th official was Sobhy El Amrawi.

Match Statistics​

Al Masry

3 - 2

Zamalek

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 18 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 14 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 101 Attack 111
  • 63 Dangerous attack 48
  • 92 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was the same 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. Al Masry was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Zamalek that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Masry had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Masry won the match​.

Al Masry shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zamalek shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Masry received 2 yellow cards (Imadeddine Boubekeur and Hussein El Sayed). Regarding the opposition, Zamalek received 1 yellow card (Hatem Mohamed).

Match Timeline

Imadeddine Boubekeur(own-goal)
1'
21'
Nasser Mansy(goal)Kareem Tarek
25'
Imadeddine Boubekeur- Yellow
45'
Karim El Eraki- sub ->Imadeddine Boubekeur
46'
50'
Hussein El Sayed- Yellow
58'
60'
68'
70'
Shikabala - sub ->Seif Farouk Gaafar
Hassan Ali- sub ->Islam Ateya
73'
82'
Abdo Yehia- sub ->Hussein El Sayed
82'
Abdo Yehia(goal)
87'
89'
90'
Sayed Abdallah- sub ->Omar Gaber

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Ahly
82
32
Pyramids FC
70
33
Zamalek
60
34
Future FC
58
34
Al Masry
47
33
ENPPI
45
34
Al Mokawloon
44
34
Al Ittihad
43
34
Pharco
42
34
Smouha
42
34
Ismaily
40
34
National Bank of Egypt
39
34
Ceramica Cleopatra
37
34
El Geish
36
34
El Daklyeh
35
34
Aswan
33
34
Ghazl El Mehalla
33
34
Haras El Hodood
25
34

After playing this match, Al Masry will have 31 points to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Zamalek will stay with 33 points like Al Mokawloon to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Masry will host El Daklyeh on the 3rd of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Masry (4 draws).

Zamalek will play away agasint El Daklyeh on the 7th of May with a 11-0 head to head record in favor of Zamalek (3 draws).

Al Masry – Formation

Al Masry
G
Essam Tharwat 1.Egypt
D
Hussein El Sayed 17.Egypt
82' 58'
D
Imadeddine Boubekeur 3.Algeria
46' 45'
D
Amr El Saadawy 13.Egypt
D
Ahmed Emad 25.Egypt
D
Islam Abou-Salima 30.Egypt
60'
M
Elyes Jelassi 14.Tunisia
M
Amr Moussa 8.Egypt
F
Islam Ateya 15.Egypt
73'
F
Mohamed Grendo 21.Egypt
25'
F
Abderrahim Deghmoum 18.Algeria
82'
Substitutes
Hossam Greisha 26.Egypt
82'
G
Mahmoud Gad 27.Egypt
D
Karim El Eraki 7.Egypt
46'
D
Islam Al Mazayen 38.Egypt
M
M. Hashem 24.Egypt
M
Hassan Ali 10.Egypt
73'
F
Abdo Yehia 12.Egypt
82' 87'
F
Riga 9.Egypt
F
Anthony Okpotu 28.Nigeria

Al Masry started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Hossam Hassan Hussein decided to play with the following team: Essam Tharwat, Imadeddine Boubekeur, Amr Saadawy, Hussein Sayed, Ahmed Emad, Islam Ateia, Islam Abou-Salima, Amr Moussa, Abderrahim Deghmoum, Mohamed Grendo and Ilyes Jelassi.

The home team had on the bench: Abdo Yehia, Mahmoud Gad, Mohamed Hassan, Hossam Abou El Azm, Karim El Eraki, Ragab Khaled Omran, Anthony Okpotu, Hassan Ali, Islam Al Mazayen and Mohamed Hassan.

Substitutions

Al Masry made 4 changes: Imadeddine Boubekeur for Karim El Eraki (46′), Islam Ateya for Hassan Ali (73′), Abderrahim Deghmoum for Hossam Abou El Azm (82′) and Hussein El Sayed for Abdel Kader Yehia (82′).

Zamalek – Formation

Zamalek
G
Mohamed Sobhi 16.Egypt
D
Omar Gaber 4.Egypt
90'
D
Mahmoud El Wensh 28.Egypt
D
Abdallah Gomaa 22.Egypt
50'
D
Mahmoud Shabana 27.Egypt
M
Zizo 25.Egypt
M
Ahmed Belhadji 18.Spain
89'
M
Mohamed Ashraf Roqa 12.Egypt
M
Seif Farouk Gaafar 40.Egypt
70'
M
Mostafa Shalaby 11.Egypt
F
Nasser Mansy 19.Egypt
21'
Substitutes
Abdallah Mohamed 43.Egypt
G
Mohamed Awad 1.Egypt
D
Mohamed Tarek 38.Egypt
D
Hatem Sukar 47.Egypt
50' 68'
M
Shikabala 10.Egypt
70'
M
Youssef Nabih 37.Egypt
89'
M
Sayed Abdallah 39.Egypt
90'
M
Mohamed Hossam 31.Egypt
F
Ibrahima Ndiaye 7.Senegal

Zamalek started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira played with: Mohamed Sobhi, Mahmoud Shabana, Mahmoud Hamdi, Omar Gaber, Abdallah Gomaa, Seif Farouk Gaafar, Mohamed Ashraf Roqa, Zizo, Ahmed Belhadji, Mostafa Shalaby and Naser Mansi.

These were the players on the bench: ِAbdallah Mohamed, Moahmed Hassan, Hatem Mohamed, Shikabala, Youssef Osama Nabih, Mohamed Hussein Awad, Sayed Mohamed Abdallah, Ibrahima Ndiaye and Mohamed Hossam .

Substitutions

Zamalek made 4 changes: Abdallah Gomaa for Hatem Mohamed (50′), Seif Farouk Gaafar for Shikabala (70′), Ahmed Belhadji for Youssef Osama Nabih (89′) and Omar Gaber for Sayed Mohamed Abdallah (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​