Al Ittihad demolishes Coca-Cola 3-2 with 2 goals from J. Mabululu

ALEXANDRIA. Al Ittihad beat Coca-Cola 3-2 thanks to J. Mabululu who scored in the 8th and 65th minute.

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Al Ittihad demolishes Coca-Cola 3-2 with 2 goals from J. Mabululu

ALEXANDRIA. Al Ittihad prevailed over Coca-Cola 3-2 thanks to J. Mabululu who scored in the 8th and 65th minute. Coca-Cola lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

K. El Deeb missed a penalty (88′) for Al Ittihad.​

The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Mahmoud El Banna with the assistance of Hany Abdelfattah Mahmoud Elsnadidy and Osama Abd Ellatif. The 4th official was Nader Kamar. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

3 - 2

Team 1

Future FC

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 115
  • 40 Dangerous attack 80
  • 84 Ball safe 92
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Coca-Cola was in firm control of the ball 56% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Coca-Cola was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Al Ittihad was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Coca-Cola shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 3 yellow cards (H. Saleh, M. Khaled and M. Salifu). Talking about the opposition, Coca-Cola received 3 yellow cards (N. Maher, M. El Badry and M. Mohsen).

Match Timeline

Mabululu(goal)S. Sanbore
8'
43'
Ahmed Refaat(goal)O. Fathi
47'
Ahmed Refaat(goal)M. Mohsen
51'
51'
55'
Khaled El Ghandour - Yellow
56'
57'
Hesham Salah- sub ->S. Sanbore
62'
Mabululu(penalty)
65'
71'
Aymen Safxi- sub ->A. Refaat
75'
Salifu Moro- sub ->A. Elkalamawy
75'
Karim El Deeb- sub ->F. El Henawy
75'
78'
Marwan Mohsen- Yellow
Salifu Moro- Yellow
79'
82'
83'
83'
Karim El Deeb- missed penalty
88'
Hesham Salah- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zamalek
77
34
Pyramids FC
71
34
Al Ahly
70
34
Future FC
56
34
El Geish
56
34
Smouha
47
34
National Bank of Egypt
46
34
Pharco
42
34
ENPPI
39
34
Al Masry
38
34
Al Mokawloon
38
34
Al Ittihad
38
34
Ismaily
38
34
Ceramica Cleopatra
37
34
Ghazl El Mehalla
36
34
El Gounah
36
34
Eastern Company SC
33
34
Misr Lel Makasa
15
34

After this match, Al Ittihad has 4 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the other side, Coca-Cola stays with 3 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Al Ittihad will play away against Al Masry on the 24th of December with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Al Masry (11 draws).

Coca-Cola will play away agasint Ismaily on the 25th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
M. Ahmed 1.Egypt
D
Elsayed Salem 13.Egypt
D
Damion Lowe 31.Jamaica
Goals51'
D
Fawzi El Henawy 11.Egypt
75'
M
Sabri Rahil 6.Egypt
M
A. Nabil 8.Egypt
M
S. Simporé 28.Burkina Faso
M
Khaled El Ghandour  10.Egypt
83' 56'
M
Ahmed Adel 14.Egypt
75'
M
Marwan Ateya 20.Egypt
F
Mabululu 9.Angola
83' Goals8', 65'
Substitutes
D
Mohamed Magdy 3.Egypt
83'
D
Ahmed Yehia 16.Egypt
D
Mohamed Abdelsalam 5.Egypt
M
Karim Mamdouh Khaled 15.Egypt
M
Abdelghani Mohamed 34.Egypt
M
Hesham Salah 7.Egypt
62' 90'
M
Salifu Moro 18.Ghana
75' 79'
M
Karim El Deeb 17.Egypt
75'
F
Ahmed Ali 23.Egypt
83'

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

The manager Hossam Hassan Hussein decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Fawzi El Henawy, Damion Lowe, Elsayed Salem, Sabri Rahil, Saidou Simpore, Ahmed Nabil, Ahmed Adel, Khaled El Ghandour, Mabululu and Marwan Attia.

The home team had on the bench: Karim Mamdouh Khaled, Ahmed Ali Kamel, Abdelghani Mohamed, Hisham Saleh, Mohamed Magdy, Salifu Moro, Karim Yehia, Karim El Deeb and Mohamed Abdelsalam.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 5 changes: S. Sanbore for H. Saleh (62′), F. El Henawy for K. El Deeb (75′), A. Elkalamawy for M. Salifu (75′), J. Mabululu for M. Magdy (83′) and M. Khaled for Ahmed Ali (83′).

Coca-Cola – Formation

Future FC
G
Mahmoud Gennesh 16.Egypt
D
J. Ngwem 13.Cameroon
D
Mahmoud Marei 5.Egypt
D
Mohamed Abdelmonem 6.Egypt
D
Karim Arafat 2.Egypt
75'
M
Omar Kamal 29.Egypt
M
Ahmed Refaat 14.Egypt
71' Goals43', 47'
M
Nasser Maher 8.Egypt
55' 51'
M
Omar Saviola 22.Egypt
57'
M
Ghanam Mohamed 27.Egypt
F
Marwan Mohsen 9.Egypt
78'
Substitutes
G
Mahmoud Hamdy 1.Egypt
D
Tarek Taha 11.Egypt
M
Mohamed Reda 24.Egypt
M
Anicet Abel 23.Madagascar
57'
M
Arabi Badr 40.Egypt
M
Mostafa El Badry 19.Egypt
75' 82'
M
Karim Nedved 17.Egypt
55'
F
Diawisie Taylor 28.Ghana
F
Aymen Safxi 15.Tunisia
71'

Coca-Cola started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Ali Maher played with: Mahmoud Genesh, Karim Arafat, Mahmoud Marie, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Joseph Jonathan Ngwem, Nasser Maher, Ahmed Refaat, Omar Kamal, Ghanam Mohamed, Marwan Mohsen and Omar Fathi.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karim Nedved, Mahmoud Hamdy, Diawisie Taylor, Karim Nedved, Aymen Sfaxi, Mohamed Reda, Tarek Taha, Anicet Abel and Arabi Badr.

Substitutions

Coca-Cola made 4 changes: N. Maher for K. Nedved (55′), O. Fathi for Anicet (57′), A. Refaat for A. Sfaxi (71′) and K. Arafat for M. El Badry (75′).

Results of the day

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