Al Ittihad defeats Al Mokawloon 3-2

ALEXANDRIA. Al Ittihad bested Al Mokawloon.

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David Brown
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Al Ittihad defeats Al Mokawloon 3-2

ALEXANDRIA. Al Ittihad conquered Al Mokawloon. Al Ittihad capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Sunday and it started at 4:00 am local time. The referee was Mohamed Salama. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.25 degrees Celsius or 64.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Al Ittihad

3 - 2

Team 1

Al Mokawloon

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 95 Attack 77
  • 51 Dangerous attack 44
  • 82 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 14
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Ittihad was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Mokawloon was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittihad was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad won the match​.

Al Ittihad shot 15 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Mokawloon shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame and Benjamin Bernard Boateng). Talking about the opposition, Al Mokawloon received 2 yellow cards (Ammar Hamdy and Ahmed Alaa Eldin).

Match Timeline

3'
Ahmed Alaa(goal)Ammar Hamdy
Mabululu(goal)Karim El Deeb
8'
Benjamin Bernard Boateng(goal)Karim El Deeb
21'
Mahmoud Shabana(own-goal)
27'
Benjamin Bernard Boateng- Yellow
36'
Mostafa Ibrahim- sub ->Omar El Wahsh
46'
Naser Naser- sub ->Khaled El Ghandour
65'
Bekale Aubame- sub ->Benjamin Bernard Boateng
70'
Riga- sub ->Ahmed Adel
70'
74'
Islam Abou-Salima(goal)Mabululu
87'
88'
Ahmed Alaa- Yellow
90'
Amr Marei- sub ->Amir Abed
90'
Mahmoud Wadi- sub ->Joseph Ochaya
Ahmed Eid- sub ->Mabululu
90'
Bekale Aubame- Yellow
90'
90'
Amar Hamdy- Yellow
90'
Ahmed Eid- sub ->Ahmed Alaa Eldin

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Pyramids FC
38
17
Al Masry
34
19
ZED FC
33
21
Al Ittihad
32
20
ENPPI
29
20
Ceramica Cleopatra
28
19
El Geish
28
18
Smouha
28
19
El Gounah
28
20
Al Ahly
27
13
Future FC
26
18
Zamalek
24
14
Ismaily
22
21
Baladiyyat Al Mehalla
19
20
National Bank of Egypt
18
20
Al Mokawloon
15
20
Pharco
13
19
El Daklyeh
11
20

After this match, Al Ittihad will have 8 points like Zamalek and Smouha to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Mokawloon will stay with 2 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
El Mahdi Soliman 1.Egypt
6.8
D
Mahmoud Shabana 6.Egypt
6.6
D
Hesham Salah 7.Egypt
6.8
D
Karim El Deeb 17.Egypt
7.7
D
Islam Abou-Salima 30.Egypt
7.3
Goals87'
M
Khaled El Ghandour  10.Egypt
6.4
65'
M
Omar El Wahsh 12.Egypt
6.7
46'
M
Salifu Moro 18.Ghana
7.0
F
Mabululu 9.Angola
8.1
90' Goals8'
F
Ahmed Adel 14.Egypt
6.8
70'
F
Benjamin Bernard Boateng 27.Ghana
6.8
70' 36' Goals21'
Substitutes
G
Omar Salah 16.Egypt
D
Mostafa Ibrahim 3.Egypt
7.0
46'
D
Amr Saleh 24.Egypt
M
Naser Naser 8.Egypt
6.7
65'
M
Riga 19.Egypt
7.1
70'
M
Abdelghani Mohamed 21.Egypt
M
Belal El Sayed 25.Egypt
M
Ahmed Eid 28.Egypt
90'
F
Bekale Aubame 39.Gabon
6.7
70' 90'

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

The manager Tarek El Ashri decided to play with the following team: Mahdi Soliman (6.8), Hisham Salah (6.8), Mahmoud Shabana (6.6), Islam Abou-Salima (7.3), Karim El Deeb (7.7), Omar El Wahsh (6.7), Salifu Moro (7.0), Khaled El Ghandour (6.4), Benjamin Bernard Boateng (6.8), Mabululu (8.1) and Ahmed Adel (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mostafa Ibrahim (7.0), Naser Naser (6.7), Omar Salah, Ragab Omran (7.1), Abdelghani Mohamed, Amr Saleh, Belal El Sayed, Ahmed Eid and Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame (6.7).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Omar El Wahsh for Mostafa Ibrahim (46′), Benjamin Bernard Boateng for Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame (70′), Ahmed Adel for Ragab Omran (70′), Khaled El Ghandour for Naser Naser (65′) and Mabululu for Ahmed Eid (90′).

Best player: Mabululu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad was Mabululu.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 15 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Al Mokawloon – Formation

Al Mokawloon
G
Mahmoud Aboul-Saoud  1.Egypt
6.1
D
Imadeddine Boubekeur 3.Algeria
6.6
D
Ahmed Alaa 20.Egypt
7.7
90' 88' Goals3'
D
Farouck Kabore 21.Burkina Faso
6.4
M
Amir Abed 2.Egypt
7.0
90'
M
Ahmed Fawzi 8.Egypt
7.0
M
Mohamed Hozian 13.Egypt
6.7
M
Joseph Ochaya 23.Uganda
6.8
90'
F
Mamadou Ndioko Niass 7.Mauritania
6.4
F
Mohamed Salem 9.Egypt
7.0
74'
F
Amar Hamdy 27.Egypt
8.7
90'
Substitutes
G
Amer Amer 16.Egypt
D
Mohamed Shawky Gharib 22.Egypt
D
Ahmed Eid 26.Egypt
90'
M
Arabi Badr 6.Egypt
M
Islam Abdelnaim 12.Egypt
6.8
74'
M
El Habib Hassan 17.Egypt
M
Ziad Farag 24.Egypt
F
Amr Marei 15.Egypt
6.8
90'
F
Mahmoud Wadi 29.Palestine
6.4
90'

Al Mokawloon started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Shawky Garib played with: Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud (6.1), Imadeddine Boubekeur (6.6), Farouck Kabore (6.4), Ahmed Alaa Eldin (7.7), Amir Abed (7.0), Ahmed Fawzi (7.0), Mohamed Hozian (6.7), Joseph Ochaya (6.8), Mohamed Salem (7.0), Ammar Hamdy (8.7) and Mamadou Niass (6.4).

They had on the bench: Arabi Badr, Islam Abdelnaim (6.8), Amr Marey (6.8), Amer Mohamed, El Habib Ahmed Hassan, Mohamed Shawky Gharib, Ziad Farag, Ahmed Eid and Mahmoud Wadi (6.4).

Al Mokawloon could not rely on the presence of Ahmed Eid (injured).

Substitutions

Al Mokawloon made 4 changes: Joseph Ochaya for Mahmoud Wadi (90′), Amir Abed for Amr Marey (90′), Mohamed Salem for Islam Abdelnaim (74′) and Ahmed Alaa Eldin for Ahmed Eid (90′).

Best player: Ammar Hamdy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Mokawloon was Ammar Hamdy.

His rating is (8.7) with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 21. He performed 7 crosses.

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