ALEXANDRIA. Pharco beat Al Ittihad to win 2-1. A goal from A. Gamal was decisive in the 87min. It was Pharco to strike first with a goal of A. Awad at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Gamal gave the win to Pharco in the 87′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Thursday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdelaziz El Sayed with the help of Sayed Nafeaa and Ahmed Abdelghany. The 4th official was Sayed Shabaan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 3 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 138 Attack 105
- 107 Dangerous attack 53
- 91 Ball safe 99
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
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 Ittihad was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Pharco that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad was was more pushing with 107 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Pharco succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Al Ittihad shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Pharco shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad received 1 yellow card (M. Salifu). On the opposite side, Pharco received 2 yellow cards (M. Hamada and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Ittihad will stay with 8 points like Ghazl El Mehalla and Ceramica Cleopatra to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Pharco will have 9 points to sit in the 4th place.
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).
Pharco will play away agasint El Sharqia Dokhan on the 24th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Hossam Hassan Hussein decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Hesham Salah, Salifu Moro, Elsayed Salem, Sabri Rahil, Saidou Simpore, Marwan Attia, Karim El Deeb, Khaled El Ghandour, Benjamin Boateng and Mabululu.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Magdy, Ahmed Nabil Manga, Ahmed Ali Kamel, Ahmed Rashed, Adel Ibrahim, Ahmed Yehia, Ahmed Adel, Karim Mamdouh Khaled and Mohamed Ragab El Safi.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 2 changes: H. Saleh for Ahmed Ali (78′) and J. Mabululu for A. Elkalamawy (89′).
Pharco – Formation
Pharco started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Magdi Abdul-Atti played with: Mohamed Sobhi, Ahmed Awad, Rami Sabri, Gaber Kamel, Ahmed El-Saghiri, Mahmoud Gehad, Mahmoud Hamada, Azmi Ghouma, Walid Ali Farag, Rezki Hamroune and Amr Gamal.
These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Sherif, Mody, Mohamed Said, Ahmed El Bahrawy, Kingsley Sokari, Mahmoud Al Sayed, Islam Gamal, Mohammad Fouad and Ahmed Mahmoud.
Substitutions
Pharco made 5 changes: A. Ghouma for A. Abdulaziz Mody (46′), W. Farag for A. Sherif (61′), R. Hamroune for A. El Bahrawy (76′), M. Gehad for K. Sokari (76′) and A. Gamal for M. Fouad (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Ahly – Smouha – 4-1
- Ceramica Cleopatra – Zamalek – 0-1
- Al Ittihad – Pharco – 1-2