EL-GOUNA. El Gounah found a way to turn the tables against Zamalek. Zamalek was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the El-Gouna Stadium stadium in El-Gouna on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Salama with the assistance of Youssef Al Boussati and Hatem Allam. The 4th official was Ahmed Hamdi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.84 degrees Celsius or 76.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Zamalek had a superior ball possession 74% while El Gounah was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Zamalek had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. Even so, El Gounah succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
El Gounah shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zamalek shot 21 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
El Gounah received 6 yellow cards (Mohamed El Deghemy, Arnaud Randrianantenaina, Franck Etouga, Ahmed Mahmoud, Nour El Sayed and Kamal Aboul-Fetouh). Regarding the opposition, Zamalek received 1 yellow card (Nasser Maher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, El Gounah has 22 points like Smouha to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Zamalek will stays with 15 points like National Bank of Egypt to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Zamalek will host Al Ittihad on the 7th of December with a 23-3 head to head in favor of Zamalek (7 draws).
El Gounah – Formation
El Gounah
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El Gounah started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alaa Abdel Aal decided to play with the following team: Sobhy Soliman , Mohamed El Deghemy , Ahmed Abdelrasoul , Ahmed Hossam , Kamal Aboul-Fetouh , Nour El Sayed , Reda Salah , Ahmed Mahmoud , Arnaud Randrianantenaina , Lucky Emmanuel and Franck Etouga .
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Masoud, Sabri Raheel, Hossam Ghanem, Mahmoud Abdo Ahmed Lotfi , Ashraf Magdy , Abdallah Hashem , Christ Bekale , Seif El Din Ali Mohamed and Mazen Yasser Ali Zaki .
Substitutions
El Gounah made 4 changes: Nour El Sayed for Abdallah Hashem (46′), Ahmed Mahmoud for Mazen Yasser Ali Zaki (46′), Reda Salah for Ashraf Magdy (64′) and Franck Etouga for Christ Bekale (83′).
Player of the match: Lucky Emmanuel
The player that probably impressed the most for El Gounah was Lucky Emmanuel.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.
Zamalek – Formation
Zamalek
Zamalek started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes played with: Mohamed Sobhi , Omar Gaber , Hamza Mathlouthi , Mahmoud Alaa , Ahmed Fatouh , Mohamed Ashraf Roqa , Ahmed Hamdi , Nabil Dunga , Shikabala , Samson Akinyoola and Nasser Maher .
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Awad, Hossam Abdelmaguid, Mostafa El Zenary, Nasser Mansy , Mostafa Shalaby , Youssef Obama , Mohamed Shehata, Sayed Abdallah and Abdallah Said .
Substitutions
Zamalek made 4 changes: Mohamed Ashraf Roqa for Mostafa Shalaby (63′), Ahmed Hamdi for Abdallah Said (63′), Shikabala for Youssef Obama (83′) and Samson Akinyoola for Nasser Mansy (75′).
Player of the match: Ahmed Fatouh
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zamalek was Ahmed Fatouh .
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
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