CAIRO. Pyramids FC was eventually too much to handle for Al Ittihad with the goal of M. Wadi (54′), A. Bekhit (57′ pen) and I. Adel (90′).
The match was played at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium stadium in Cairo on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Maarouf with the help of Ahmed Salah and Emad Al Akkad. The 4th official was Mahmoud Wafa. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.4 degrees Celsius or 72.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 6 Total 7
- 4 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 104
- 47 Dangerous attack 54
- 104 Ball safe 81
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was similar. Pyramids FC was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Al Ittihad that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Pyramids FC managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Pyramids FC shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Pyramids FC received 1 yellow card (M. Wadi). Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (S. Salem).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Pyramids FC has 9 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad stays with 4 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Pyramids FC will play away with Al Ahly on the 25th of December with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ahly (4 draws).
Al Ittihad will play away agasint Al Masry on the 24th of December with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Al Masry (11 draws).
Pyramids FC – Formation
Pyramids FC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ehab Galal decided to play with the following team: Sherif Ekramy, Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Samy, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hamdi, Walid El Karti, Nabil Donga, Eric Traore, Abdallah El-Said, Ramadan Sobhi and Mahmoud Wadi.
The home team had on the bench: Dodo El Gabas, Omar Gaber, Ibrahim Adel, Mahdi Soliman, Mahmoud Saber, Ibrahim Hassan, Hussein Sayed, Ahmed Tawfik and Osama Galal.
Substitutions
Pyramids FC made 2 changes: S. Ekramy for A. Soliman (41′) and M. Wadi for I. Adel (83′).
Al Ittihad – Formation
Also Al Ittihad adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Hossam Hassan Hussein played with: Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Hesham Salah, Damion Lowe, Elsayed Salem, Sabri Rahil, Marwan Attia, Ahmed Nabil, Fawzi El Henawy, Khaled El Ghandour, Ahmed Adel and Mabululu.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Abdelsalam, Saidou Simpore, Mohamed Magdy, Ahmed Ali Kamel, Abdelghani Mohamed, Ahmed Yehia, Karim El Deeb, Karim Mamdouh Khaled and Salifu Moro.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 5 changes: A. Adel for K. Mamdouh (46′), H. Saleh for Ahmed Ali (66′), F. El Henawy for K. El Deeb (67′), M. Attia for S. Simpore (77′) and J. Mabululu for M. Salifu (79′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Pyramids FC – Al Ittihad – 3-0
- Al Mokawloon – El Geish – 1-1
- El Gounah – Pharco – 1-0
- Misr Lel Makasa – Ceramica Cleopatra – 0-0
- National Bank of Egypt – Ismaily – 1-0