ALEXANDRIA. Al Ittihad tops Smouha 1-0 after Mabululu scored a penalty (59′).
The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Saturday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The referee was Mahmoud El Banna assisted by Hany Khairy and Ahmed Baker. The 4th official was Ahmed Nasser. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.75 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 19 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 123 Attack 94
- 83 Dangerous attack 35
- 93 Ball safe 100
- 0 Penalties 1
- 10 Corners 0
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Smouha was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Al Ittihad that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Smouha was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Al Ittihad managed to find the solution to win this match.
Smouha shot 19 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Al Ittihad shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Smouha received 3 yellow cards (Mido Mostafa, Hossam Hassan and Hossam Hassan). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad received 3 yellow cards (Naser Naser, Mahdi Soliman and Salifu Moro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Smouha will stay with 8 points like Zamalek to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad will have 11 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
Smouha – Formation
Smouha
45'
66'
Smouha started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ahmed Samy decided to play with the following team: El-Hani Soliman , Tarek Alaa , Mido Mostafa , Mohamed El-Maghrabi , Mahmoud Wahid , Amr Kalawa , Douko Dodo , Mohamed Saeed , Hussein Faisal , Lahcen Dahdouh and Fady Farid .
The home team had on the bench: Abubakar Liday, Sherif Reda, Eslam Gaber, Halimo, Hossam Hassan , Mostafa El-Badry , Ahmed Khaled , Hussein Taimor and Abdellatif Benkassou .
Substitutions
Smouha made 4 changes: Hussein Faisal for Hossam Hassan (66′), Mohamed Saeed for Ahmed Khaled (66′), Amr Kalawa for Abdellatif Benkassou (86′) and Lahcen Dahdouh for Mostafa El-Badry (61′).
Best player: Tarek Alaa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Smouha was Tarek Alaa.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Al Ittihad – Formation
Al Ittihad
59'
Al Ittihad started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Tarek El Ashri played with: Mahdi Soliman , Hisham Salah , Mahmoud Shabana , Islam Abou-Salima , Karim El Deeb , Salifu Moro , Khaled El Ghandour , Omar El Wahsh , Benjamin Bernard Boateng , Mabululu and Ahmed Adel .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mostafa Ibrahim , Naser Naser , Omar Salah, Ragab Omran , Abdelghani Mohamed, Belal El Sayed , Ahmed Eid, Alhabib Hassane Abdou and Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame .
Substitutions
Al Ittihad made 5 changes: Khaled El Ghandour for Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame (46′), Omar El Wahsh for Naser Naser (46′), Ahmed Adel for Ragab Omran (63′), Mabululu for Belal El Sayed (79′) and Benjamin Bernard Boateng for Mostafa Ibrahim (68′).
Best player: Mahdi Soliman
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad was the goalkeeper: Mahdi Soliman. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Smouha – Al Ittihad – 0-1
- Ceramica Cleopatra – Pyramids FC – 2-0
- Zamalek – ZED FC – 1-2
