Pyramids FC overcomes Al Ittihad 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Samy 

AL-FAYYUM. Pyramids FC beats Al Ittihad 1-0 after A. Samy  scored just 1 goal (75').

Pyramids FC overcomes Al Ittihad 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Samy 

AL-FAYYUM. Pyramids FC overcomes Al Ittihad 1-0 after A. Samy  scored just 1 goal (75′). Pyramids FC was definitely better in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Fayoum Stadium stadium in al-Fayyum on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mahmoud El Banna assisted by Ahmed Hossam Taha and Uodai Eid. The 4th official was Mohamed Al Kalawy. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.31 degrees Celsius or 63.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
  • 17 Total 4
  • 7 On Target 0
  • 6 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 2
  • 156 Attack 82
  • 93 Dangerous attack 38
  • 110 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 7 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Pyramids FC had a strong ball possession 79% while Al Ittihad was struggling with a 21% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Pyramids FC was putting more pressure with 93 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pyramids FC won the match​.

Pyramids FC shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Al Ittihad shot 4 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pyramids FC didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad received 2 yellow cards (Benjamin Bernard Boateng and Karim El Deeb).

Match Timeline

Mohamed Reda(VAR)
10'
45'
Benjamin Bernard Boateng- Yellow
46'
Bekale Aubame- sub ->Sherif Reda
Ibrahim Adel- sub ->Marwan Hamdi
59'
Fiston Mayele- sub ->Fagrie Lakay
59'
68'
Karim El Deeb- Yellow
Ahmed Samy(goal)Mohamed Chibi
75'
Ahmed Tawfik- sub ->Mohamed Reda
86'
88'
Belal El Sayed- sub ->Amr Saleh
Mahmoud Zalaka- sub ->Mostafa Fathi
90'

Standings

After this match, Pyramids FC has 21 points like ZED FC to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad will stays with 19 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Al Ittihad will play away against Zamalek on the 7th of December with a 23-3 head to head in favor of Zamalek (7 draws).

Pyramids FC – Formation

Pyramids FC
G
7.0
D
Ahmed Samy 4.Egypt
8.5
Goals75'
D
Osama Galal  6.Egypt
7.5
D
M. Chibi 15.Morocco
8.7
D
Mohamed Hamdi 21.Egypt
7.1
M
Ibrahim Blati Touré 7.Burkina Faso
7.3
M
Mostafa Fathi 11.Egypt
7.9
90'
M
Mohamed Reda 17.Egypt
7.3
86'
M
W. El Karti 18.Morocco
7.8
M
F. Lakay 23.South Africa
7.0
59'
F
Marwan Hamdi 33.Egypt
7.3
59'
Substitutes
G
Ahmed Mayhoub 28.Egypt
D
Ahmed Fathy 24.Egypt
D
Karim Hafez 29.Egypt
M
Ramadan Sobhi 10.Egypt
M
Ahmed Tawfik 12.Egypt
6.8
86'
M
Mahmoud Zalaka 20.Egypt
90'
M
Ibrahim Adel 30.Egypt
7.0
59'
F
Islam Issa 8.Egypt
F
Fiston Mayele 9.DR Congo
6.8
59'

Pyramids FC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Krunoslav Jurčić decided to play with the following team: Ahmed El Shenawy (7.0), Mohamed Chibi (8.7), Osama Galal (7.5), Ahmed Samy  (8.5), Mohamed Hamdi (7.1), Walid El Karti (7.8), Ibrahim Blati Touré (7.3), Mostafa Fathi (7.9), Mohamed Reda (7.3), Fagrie Lakay (7.0) and Marwan Hamdi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Islam Issa, Fiston Mayele (6.8), Ramadan Sobhi, Ahmed Tawfik (6.8), Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Ahmed Fathi, Ahmed Mayhoub, Karim Hafez and Ibrahim Adel (7.0).

Substitutions

Pyramids FC made 4 changes: Marwan Hamdi for Ibrahim Adel (59′), Fagrie Lakay for Fiston Mayele (59′), Mostafa Fathi for Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez (90′) and Mohamed Reda for Ahmed Tawfik (86′).

Player of the match: Mohamed Chibi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pyramids FC was Mohamed Chibi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.7 with 89 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.

Al Ittihad – Formation

Al Ittihad
G
7.5
D
Mostafa Ibrahim 3.Egypt
7.0
D
Seif Teka 5.Tunisia
6.8
D
Hesham Salah 7.Egypt
7.0
D
Karim El Deeb 17.Egypt
6.3
68'
M
Naser Naser 8.Egypt
6.8
M
6.6
M
6.8
86'
M
Sherif Reda 22.Egypt
6.4
46'
M
Amr Saleh 24.Egypt
6.4
88'
F
6.8
45'
Substitutes
G
Omar Salah 16.Egypt
D
Ahmed Ghoneim 4.Egypt
D
Mahmoud Shabana 6.Egypt
D
Salifu Moro 18.Ghana
D
A. Hassane 37.Niger
M
Omar El Wahsh 12.Egypt
M
Belal El Sayed 25.Egypt
88'
F
Bekale Aubame 39.Gabon
6.6
46'

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

Tarek El Ashri played with: Mahdi Soliman (7.5), Hisham Salah (7.0), Seif Teka (6.8), Mostafa Ibrahim (7.0), Karim El Deeb (6.3), Abdelghani Mohamed (6.8), Khaled El Ghandour (6.6), Naser Naser (6.8), Amr Saleh (6.4), Sherif Reda (6.4) and Benjamin Bernard Boateng (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Ghoneim, Mahmoud Shabana, Omar El Wahsh, Omar Salah, Salifu Moro, Belal El Sayed, Alhabib Hassane Abdou, Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame (6.6) and Adham Alaa (6.6).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad made 2 changes: Sherif Reda for Van Derrick Bekalé Aubame (46′) and Amr Saleh for Belal El Sayed (88′).

Player of the match: Mahdi Soliman​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad was the goalkeeper: Mahdi Soliman. His rating is 7.45. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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