ZED FC and Baladiyyat Al Mehalla draws a crazy match 3-3 on Thursday

CAIRO. ZED FC and Baladiyyat Al Mehalla played an incredible match before drawing 3-3.

October 6, 2023

CAIRO. ZED FC and Baladiyyat Al Mehalla played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. ZED FC was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Cairo International Stadium stadium in Cairo on Thursday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was with the assistance of Osama El Sayed and Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud. The 4th official was Ibrahim Ghuloum Mohamed. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.68 degrees Celsius or 87.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.

Match Statistics

ZED FC

3 - 3

Baladiyyat Al Mehalla

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

15 Total 8
7 On Target 5
7 Off Target 2
1 Shots blocked 1

106 Attack 93
61 Dangerous attack 51
86 Ball safe 86

0 Penalties 1
8 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

12 Total 18
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

ZED FC was in firm control of the ball 60% while Baladiyyat Al Mehalla was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

ZED FC was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough ZED FC to win the match.

ZED FC shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

ZED FC received 2 yellow cards (Mohamed Ismail and Ali Gamal). Regarding the opposition, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla received 3 yellow cards (Islam Marzouk, Favour Akem and Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelkader).

Also, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla didn’t finish the match with 11 players after

Match Timeline

11'

Mostafa Zico(goal)Mahmoud Saber

13'

Mostafa Zico(goal)Shady Hussein

24'

26'

Hossam Ashraf(goal)Favour Akem

38'

Ahmed El Aash- Yellow

41'

Islam Marzouk- Yellow

Shady Hussein(goal)Mohamed Ashraf El Bakry

44'

46'

N. Zammouri- sub ->Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelkader

51'

Maged Hany- Red

Ali Gamal- Yellow

59'

62'

Abdo Semana(penalty)

61'

65'

Hesham Hafez- sub ->Islam Marzouk

Ahmed Atef Otta- sub ->Abdallah Magdy

65'

M. Sawaneh- sub ->Mahmoud Saber

65'

68'

Nader Ramadan- sub ->Ali Gamal

72'

Dilson- sub ->Shady Hussein

72'

Mohamed Ismail- Yellow

79'

84'

Tarek Alaa- sub ->Abdel Rahman Gamal

84'

Karim Ashraf- sub ->Hossam Hassan

88'

Ahmed Abdel Naby- sub ->Peter Mutumosi Zilu

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

National Bank of Egypt

Baladiyyat Al Mehalla

Pharco

Al Mokawloon

El Daklyeh

After playing this match, ZED FC has 7 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. On the other side, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla has 4 points (6th).

Next matches

ZED FC – Formation

ZED FC

Aly Lotfy 1.Egypt

6.7

Mohamed Samir 4.Egypt

6.6

Mohamed Ismail 24.Egypt

6.4

79'

Mohamed Ashraf 27.Egypt

7.6

Ali Gamal 30.Egypt

6.4

72'

59'

Mostafa Zico 10.Egypt

8.7

13', 24'

Abdallah Magdy 11.Egypt

6.9

65'

Mahmoud Saber 17.Egypt

7.3

65'

Mostafa Saad 23.Egypt

6.7

P. Mutumosi 26.Republic of the Congo

6.2

90'

Shady Hussein 9.Egypt

8.4

72'

44'

Substitutes

Amr Hossam 16.Egypt

Fahd Aboul Fetouh 6.Egypt

Mostafa Al Aash 12.Egypt

Ahmed Abdel Naby 20.Egypt

6.7

90'

Mohamed Okasha 14.Egypt

Ahmed Atef Otta 18.Egypt

7.0

65'

Nader Ramadan 22.Egypt

6.7

72'

M. Sawaneh 35.Gambia

7.0

65'

Dilson 13.Angola

6.9

72'

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

The manager Magdi Abdul-Atti decided to play with the following team: Ali Lotfi (6.7), Ali Gamal (6.4), Mohamed Samir (6.6), Mohamed Ismail (6.4), Mohamed Ashraf El Bakry (7.6), Abdallah Magdy (6.9), Peter Mutumosi Zilu (6.2), Mostafa Saad (6.7), Mahmoud Saber (7.3), Mostafa Ziko (8.7) and Shady Hussein (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Fahd Aboul Fetouh, Mostafa El Aash, Dilson (6.9), Mohamed Okasha, Amr Hossam, Ahmed Atef (7.0), Ahmed Sayed Abdelnaby (6.7), Nader Ramadan (6.7) and Muhammed Sawaneh (7.0).

Substitutions

ZED FC made 5 changes: Mahmoud Saber for Muhammed Sawaneh (65′), Abdallah Magdy for Ahmed Atef (65′), Ali Gamal for Nader Ramadan (72′), Shady Hussein for Dilson (72′) and Peter Mutumosi Zilu for Ahmed Sayed Abdelnaby (90′).

Best player: Mostafa Ziko

The player that probably impressed the most for ZED FC was Mostafa Ziko.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 40 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Baladiyyat Al Mehalla – Formation

Baladiyyat Al Mehalla

Mahmoud Maher 16.Egypt

7.3

Ahmed El Aash 3.Egypt

5.7

46'

38'

Hossam Hassan 24.Egypt

6.5

84'

Ahmed Reda 33.Egypt

6.8

Mohamed Ragab El Safi 40.Egypt

6.6

Youssef Hassan 6.Egypt

6.7

Islam Marzouk 14.Egypt

7.0

65'

41'

Maged Hany 66.Egypt

5.5

51'

Hossam Ashraf 9.Egypt

7.5

88'

26'

Abdo Semana 11.Egypt

6.7

84'

62'

Favour Akem 44.Nigeria

8.4

68'

11'

Substitutes

Ahmed Hussein 1.Egypt

El Sayed Zayed 17.Egypt

Abdel Naser Mohamed Di Maria 22.Egypt

6.9

88'

N. Zammouri 26.Tunisia

6.9

46'

Hesham Hafez 2.Egypt

6.9

65'

Abdel Rahman Hammad 8.Egypt

Tarek Alaa 77.Egypt

6.6

84'

Karim Ashraf 7.Egypt

6.6

84'

Mohamed Ashraf 10.Egypt

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

Ahmed Abdul Raouf played with: Mahmoud Maher (7.3), Hossam Hassan (6.5), Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelkader (5.7), Mohamed Ragab El Safi (6.6), Ahmed Reda (6.8), Islam Marzouk (7.0), Maged Hany Abdel Rahman (5.5), Youssef Hassan (6.7), Favour Akem (8.4), Hossam Ashraf (7.5) and Abdel Rahman Gamal (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ahmed Hussein, Hesham Hafez (6.9), Karim Ashraf (6.6), Abdel Rahman Hammad, Mohamed Ashraf, El Sayed Awad El Sayed Zayed, Abdel Naser Mohamed Di Maria (6.9), Nour Zamen Zammouri (6.9) and Tariq Alaa (6.6).

Substitutions

Baladiyyat Al Mehalla made 5 changes: Ahmed Mahmoud Abdelkader for Nour Zamen Zammouri (46′), Islam Marzouk for Hesham Hafez (65′), Hossam Ashraf for Abdel Naser Mohamed Di Maria (88′), Hossam Hassan for Karim Ashraf (84′) and Abdel Rahman Gamal for Tariq Alaa (84′).