ALEXANDRIA. ZED FC was able to reverse the score against Pharco to win 2-1. It was Pharco to strike first with an early goal of Mohamed Fakhry at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 60′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mostafa Ziko gave the win to ZED FC in the 66′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the Alexandria Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Friday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mahmoud Dessoky with the help of Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud and Mohamed Mahmoud Lotfi. The 4th official was Atef Hussein. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.77 degrees Celsius or 67.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Pharco

1 - 2

ZED FC

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 10 Total 12
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 104 Attack 121
  • 41 Dangerous attack 65
  • 106 Ball safe 101
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 8
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

ZED FC was in firm control of the ball 55% while Pharco was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

ZED FC was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why ZED FC won the contest.​

Pharco shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, ZED FC shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pharco didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, ZED FC received 1 yellow card (Rafaat Khalil).

Match Timeline

Mohamed Fakhry(goal)Ahmed Sherif
2'
46'
Rafaat Khalil- sub ->Muhammed Sawaneh
46'
Ahmed Abdel Naby- sub ->Ali Gamal
Walid Farag- sub ->Saif Thierry
58'
60'
Rafaat Khalil(goal)Ahmed Sayed Abdelnaby
66'
Mostafa Zico(penalty)
Ahmed Fouad- sub ->Mohamed Fakhry
67'
69'
Ahmed Atef Otta- sub ->Mostafa Saad
Amr Gamal- sub ->Ahmed Sherif
67'
77'
Mostafa Kajo- sub ->Mohamed Ismail
Salah Basha- sub ->Azmi Ghouma
82'
Mostafa Hamada- sub ->Jefferson Encada
82'
86'
Rafaat Khalil- Yellow
87'
Mohamed Okasha- sub ->Shady Hussein
90'
Ahmed El Sageery(VAR)

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Pyramids FC
50
21
Al Masry
37
22
ZED FC
36
22
Al Ittihad
35
23
Smouha
34
22
Al Ahly
33
15
ENPPI
32
22
Ceramica Cleopatra
31
21
Future FC
30
21
El Geish
29
21
El Gounah
29
22
Ismaily
26
24
Zamalek
24
15
National Bank of Egypt
22
23
Pharco
19
21
Baladiyyat Al Mehalla
19
22
Al Mokawloon
15
21
El Daklyeh
12
22

After this match, Pharco stays with 5 points to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, ZED FC will has 16 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Pharco – Formation

Pharco
G
Mohamed Saeed 25.Egypt
7.8
D
Abdallah Bakri 3.Egypt
6.4
D
Jefferson Encada 17.Guinea-Bissau
7.0
82'
D
A. Ghouma 21.Tunisia
6.6
82'
D
B. Ndiaye 33.Senegal
6.6
M
Mohamed Fakhry 14.Egypt
7.5
67' 2'
M
Ahmed El Sageery 23.Egypt
6.6
M
Ahmed El Bahrawy 24.Egypt
6.3
M
K. Sokari 28.Nigeria
7.0
M
Saif Terry 29.Sudan
6.1
58'
F
Ahmed Sherif 31.Egypt
7.1
67'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Nadeem 16.Egypt
D
Mahmoud El Badry 5.Egypt
M
Ahmed Fouad 11.Egypt
6.8
67'
M
Yassin Marei 12.Egypt
M
Walid Farag 18.Egypt
6.8
58'
M
Mahmoud Emad 19.Egypt
M
Mostafa Hamada 26.Egypt
7.1
82'
F
Amr Gamal 9.Egypt
6.6
67'
F
Salah Basha 70.Egypt
6.8
82'

Pharco started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Khaled Galal decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Saeed (7.8), Jefferson Encada (7.0), Abdallah Bakri (6.4), Babacar Ndiaye (6.6), Azmi Ghouma (6.6), Ahmed Abdelaziz Mody (6.6), Kingsley Sokari (7.0), Ahmed El Bahrawy (6.3), Saif Thierry (6.1), Mohamed Fakhry (7.5) and Ahmed Sherif (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mahmoud El Badry, Amr Gamal (6.6), Mohamed Ahmed Fouad (6.8), Yassin Marei, Mohamed Nadim, Walid Farag (6.8), Mahmoud Emad, Mostafa Hamada (7.1) and Salah Basha (6.8).

Substitutions

Pharco made 5 changes: Saif Thierry for Walid Farag (58′), Ahmed Sherif for Amr Gamal (67′), Mohamed Fakhry for Mohamed Ahmed Fouad (67′), Azmi Ghouma for Salah Basha (82′) and Jefferson Encada for Mostafa Hamada (82′).

Player of the match: Mohamed Saeed​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pharco was the goalkeeper: Mohamed Saeed. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

ZED FC – Formation

ZED FC
G
Aly Lotfy 1.Egypt
7.1
D
Mohamed Samir 4.Egypt
7.0
D
Mostafa Al Aash 12.Egypt
7.0
D
Mohamed Ismail 24.Egypt
7.1
77'
D
Ali Gamal 30.Egypt
7.0
46'
M
Abdallah Magdy 11.Egypt
6.7
M
Mostafa Saad 23.Egypt
7.5
69'
M
P. Mutumosi 26.Republic of the Congo
7.0
M
M. Sawaneh 35.Gambia
6.7
46'
F
Shady Hussein 9.Egypt
7.9
87'
F
Mostafa Zico 10.Egypt
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Amr Hossam 16.Egypt
D
Mostafa Kajo 3.Egypt
6.7
77'
D
Ahmed Abdel Naby 20.Egypt
7.3
46'
M
Mohamed Okasha 14.Egypt
6.3
87'
M
Mahmoud Saber 17.Egypt
M
Ahmed Atef Otta 18.Egypt
6.8
69'
M
Rafaat Khalil 32.Egypt
7.5
46' 86' 60'
F
Mostafa Fawzy 15.Egypt
F
M. Magassa 37.Mauritania

ZED FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Magdi Abdul-Atti played with: Ali Lotfi (7.1), Ali Gamal (7.0), Mohamed Samir (7.0), Mohamed Ismail (7.1), Mostafa El Aash (7.0), Muhammed Sawaneh (6.7), Peter Mutumosi Zilu (7.0), Abdallah Magdy (6.7), Mostafa Saad (7.5), Shady Hussein (7.9) and Mostafa Ziko (7.0).

They had on the bench: Mostafa Salouma (6.7), Mohamed Okasha (6.3), Mostafa Fawzy, Amr Hossam, Mahmoud Saber, Ahmed Atef (6.8), Ahmed Sayed Abdelnaby (7.3), Rafaat Khalil (7.5) and Maata Magassa.

ZED FC could not rely on the presence of Mostafa Salouma (injured).

Substitutions

ZED FC made 5 changes: Muhammed Sawaneh for Rafaat Khalil (46′), Ali Gamal for Ahmed Sayed Abdelnaby (46′), Mostafa Saad for Ahmed Atef (69′), Shady Hussein for Mohamed Okasha (87′) and Mohamed Ismail for Mostafa Salouma (77′).

Player of the match: Shady Hussein​

The player that probably impressed the most for ZED FC was Shady Hussein even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.9 with 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​