AL-QāHIRAH. Al Ahly conquers National Bank of Egypt 1-0 after M. Sherif scored just 1 goal (62′). Al Ahly took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the WE Al-Ahly Stadium stadium in al-Qāhirah on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mahmoud Ashour with the help of Sherif Abdallah and Ahmed Lotfi. The 4th official was Mohamed El Tabaai. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 17 Total 3
- 7 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 101
- 90 Dangerous attack 44
- 97 Ball safe 105
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Ahly had a strong ball possession 56% while National Bank of Egypt was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahly was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ahly won the match.
Al Ahly shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, National Bank of Egypt shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ahly didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, National Bank of Egypt received 1 yellow card (F. Farid).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ahly has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the opposite side, National Bank of Egypt stays with 3 points (6th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Ahly will host Pyramids FC on the 25th of December with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Al Ahly (4 draws).
National Bank of Egypt will host Smouha on the 26th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Al Ahly – Formation
Al Ahly
54'
62'
Al Ahly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Pitso John Mosimane decided to play with the following team: Ali Lotfi, Akram Tawfik, Badr Benoun, Ayman Ashraf, Ali Maâloul, Hamdi Fathi, Amr Al-Sulaya, Mohamed Hany, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Luis Jose Miquissone and Percy Tau.
The home team had on the bench: Hussein El Shahat, Ammar Hamdy, Mohamed Sherif, Hossam Hassan, Karim Fouad, Ahmed Hamdi Abdelkader, Kahraba, Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Shobeir.
Substitutions
Al Ahly made 4 changes: M. Hany for M. Sherif (54′), P. Tau for A. Abdelkader (63′), L. Miquissone for H. El Shahat (63′) and M. Magdi Kafsha for A. Hamdi (77′).
National Bank of Egypt – Formation
National Bank of Egypt
50'
Also National Bank of Egypt adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Khaled Galal played with: Mahmoud El Zanfaly, Issahaku Yakubu, Mohamed Fathi, Assem Salah, Ahmed Yassin, Amir Medhat, Mahmoud Sayed, Mohamed Bassiouny, Mohamed Helal, Ahmed Said and Fady Farid.
These were the players on the bench: Ahmed El Aash, Maarouf Yussuf, Ahmed El Saadani, Osama Ibrahim, Mohamed Laaba, Mohamed Hamed, Osama Faisal, Mahmoud Kaoud and Moussa Diawara.
Substitutions
National Bank of Egypt made 5 changes: M. Sayed for O. Ibrahim (60′), A. Said for M. Yousef (60′), F. Farid for O. Faisal (69′), A. Salah for M. Diawara (77′) and M. Basiuni for M. Kaoud (77′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Ahly – National Bank of Egypt – 1-0
- Pharco – Pyramids FC – 1-2
- El Geish – Zamalek – 0-2
- Misr Lel Makasa – El Gounah – 2-0
- Ceramica Cleopatra – Ismaily – 2-1
