BORG EL ARAB. Al Ittihad beats Al Masry 1-0 after J. Mabululu scored just 1 goal (47′). Al Masry was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Borg El Arab Stadium stadium in Borg El Arab on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tarek Magdy who had the assistance of Tamer Rashad and Mostafa Hassan. The 4th official was Mahmoud Wafa.

Match Statistics​

Al Masry

0 - 1

Al Ittihad

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 6
  • 12 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 113
  • 66 Dangerous attack 49
  • 89 Ball safe 102
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Al Masry was in firm control of the ball 61% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Masry was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, Al Ittihad was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Masry shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Al Masry received 2 yellow cards (A. Marei and A. A. Eldin). On the other side, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (M. Abdelsalam and S. Simporé).

Match Timeline

23'
30'
47'
Mabululu(goal)B. Boateng
Hassan Ali- sub ->E. Eze
65'
Islam Ateya- sub ->M. Grendo
65'
69'
81'
Ahmed Adel- sub ->B. Boateng
82'
Osama El Gazar- sub ->Mohamed Antar
82'
90'
90'
Elsayed Salem- sub ->Karim El Deeb
90'
90'
Ahmed Rashed- sub ->Mabululo

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 Masry will stay with 13 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittihad will have 12 points like Pharco and Smouha to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

Al Masry – Formation

Al Masry
G
Essam Tharwat 1.Egypt
D
Ahmed Shedid 12.Egypt
82'
D
Karim El Eraki 7.Egypt
D
Ahmed Alaa 27.Egypt
90'
M
Elyes Jelassi 14.Tunisia
69'
M
Emeka Christian Eze 20.Nigeria
65'
M
Amr Moussa 8.Egypt
M
Farid Shawki 5.Egypt
F
Amr Marei 9.Egypt
23'
F
Mohamed Antar 25.Egypt
82'
F
Mohamed Grendo 21.Egypt
65'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Shehata 31.Egypt
D
Ziad Farag 39.Egypt
82'
D
Islam Salah 13.Egypt
D
Ahmed Hamed Shousha 24.Egypt
M
Hassan Ali 10.Egypt
65'
M
Osama El Gazar 40.Egypt
82'
M
Haggag Oweis 6.Egypt
M
Hussein Ragab 29.Egypt
69'
F
Islam Ateya 15.Egypt
65'

Al Masry started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Moïn Chaabani decided to play with the following team: Essam Tharwat, Karim El Eraki, Amr Moussa, Ahmed Alaa Eldin, Ahmed Shedid Kenawi, Emeka Eze, Mohamed Grendo, Farid Shawky, Ilyes Jelassi, Mohamed Antar and Amr Marey.

The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Shehata, Hassan Ali, Zyad Farag, Osama El Gazar, Islam Salah, Haggag Oweis, Hussein Ragab, Islam Ateia and Ahmed Shousha.

Substitutions

Al Masry made 5 changes: E. Eze for H. Ali (65′), M. Grendo for I. Ateia (65′), E. Jelassi for R. Hussein (69′), M. Antar for O. Elshaal (82′) and A. Shedid for Z. Farag (82′).

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
M. Ahmed 1.Egypt
D
Mohamed Abdel Salam 5.Egypt
30'
D
Hesham Salah 7.Egypt
M
Salifu Moro 18.Ghana
M
Sabri Rahil 6.Egypt
M
S. Simporé 28.Burkina Faso
90'
M
Karim El Deeb 17.Egypt
90'
M
Khaled El Ghandour 10.Egypt
M
Marwan Ateya 20.Egypt
F
Benjamin Bernard Boateng 27.Ghana
81'
F
Mabululu 9.Angola
90' 47'
Substitutes
G
Sobhi Soliman 33.Egypt
D
Elsayed Salem 13.Egypt
90'
D
M. El 30.Egypt
D
Fawzi El Henawy 11.Egypt
M
Nader Ramadan 12.Egypt
M
Ahmed Adel 14.Egypt
81'
F
Adel Badr 39.Egypt
F
A. Rashed 22.Egypt
90'
F
Ahmed Ali 23.Egypt
F
Abdel Samia Ibrahim 39.Egypt

Al Ittihad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Hossam Hassan Hussein played with: Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Hesham Salah, Salifu Moro, Mohamed Abdelsalam, Sabri Rahil, Marwan Attia, Saidou Simpore, Karim El Deeb, Khaled El Ghandour, Benjamin Boateng and Mabululu.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdel Samia Ibrahim, Elsayed Salem, Marwan El-Naggar, Fawzi El Henawy, Ahmed Rashed, Sobhy Soliman, Nader Ramadan, Ahmed Adel, Ahmed Ali Kamel and Abdel Samia Ibrahim.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 3 changes: B. Boateng for A. Elkalamawy (81′), Karim El Deeb for El Sayed Salem (90′) and J. Mabululu for N. Ramadan (90′).

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