AL-QāHIRAH. Al Ahly and Coca-Cola draw 1-1. M. Sherif scored the first goal (3′) for Al Ahly. K. Nedved made it even (57′). Al Ahly was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the WE Al-Ahly Stadium stadium in al-Qāhirah on Sunday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed El Hanafi who was helped by Mahmoud Ahmed Abo El Regal and Ahmed Hossam Taha. The 4th official was Hesham El Flal. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ahly had a superior ball possession 59% while Coca-Cola was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ahly was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Ahly to win the encounter.
Coca-Cola shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ahly shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Coca-Cola received 1 yellow card (G. Mohamed). Talking about the opposition, Al Ahly received 2 yellow cards (M. El Shenawy and B. Benoun).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Coca-Cola will have 8 points like El Gounah to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Al Ahly will have 19 points like Zamalek to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
Coca-Cola – Formation
Coca-Cola started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ali Maher decided to play with the following team: Mahmoud Hamdy, Omar Kamal, Mahmoud Marie, Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Joseph Jonathan Ngwem, Karim Nedved, Ghanam Mohamed, Mohamed Farouk, Nasser Maher, Ahmed Atef and Ahmed Refaat.
The home team had on the bench: Tarek Taha, Saad Samir, Mohamed Reda, Mohamed Tarek, Anicet Abel, Aymen Sfaxi, Mostafa El-Badry, Ashraf Magdy and Mahmoud Shaaban.
Substitutions
Coca-Cola made 4 changes: K. Nedved for Anicet (67′), A. Refaat for S. Samir (75′), N. Maher for M. El Badry (80′) and A. Atef for A. Sfaxi (80′).
Al Ahly – Formation
Al Ahly started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Pitso John Mosimane played with: Mohamed El-Shenawy, Badr Benoun, Ahmed Nabil Koka, Luis Jose Miquissone, Akram Tawfik, Hamdi Fathi, Aliou Dieng, Ahmed Radwan, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau.
They had on the bench: Ammar Hamdy, Karim Fouad, Hussein El Shahat, Ali Maâloul, Mohamed Hany, Rami Rabia, Ali Lotfi, Mahmoud Wahid and Taher Mohamed.
Substitutions
Al Ahly made 5 changes: L. Miquissone for R. Rabia (46′), A. N. Koka for A. Maaloul (67′), A. Abdel Kader Radwan for T. Mohamed (67′), M. Magdi Kafsha for H. El Shahat (75′) and A. Dieng for A. Hamdy (82′).
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