CAIRO. Pyramids FC tops Ghazl El Mehalla 1-0 after I. Adel scored just 1 goal (81′). Pyramids FC was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Pyramids FC remained in 10 after O. Galal received a double yellow card in the 76′. Even so, Pyramids FC still was able to win this match competing only with 10 players.
A. Said didn’t convert a penalty (56′) for Pyramids FC.
The match was played at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium stadium in Cairo on Saturday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Sayed Munir who had the assistance of Khaled El Sayed and Islam Abo Al Atta. The 4th official was Ahmed Naji. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 8 Total 3
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 74
- 71 Dangerous attack 40
- 82 Ball safe 72
- 1 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Pyramids FC had a strong ball possession 65% while Ghazl El Mehalla was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pyramids FC was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pyramids FC won the match.
Pyramids FC shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ghazl El Mehalla shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Pyramids FC received 2 yellow cards (I. Issa and O. Galal). Talking about the opposition, Ghazl El Mehalla received 1 yellow card (A. Shaaban).
O. Galal (Pyramids FC) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Pyramids FC will have 29 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Ghazl El Mehalla will stay with 13 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Pyramids FC will play away against El Gounah on the 1st of May with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of El Gounah (4 draws).
Ghazl El Mehalla will play away agasint Al Ittihad on the 30th of April with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).
Pyramids FC – Formation
Pyramids FC
37'
76'
5'
81'
Pyramids FC adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ehab Galal decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Pyramids FC made 5 changes: E. Traore for M. Hamdi (37′), H. El Sayed for I. Adel (37′), Hesham Mohamed for I. B. Toure (46′), M. Sadek for M. Wadi (70′) and I. Issa for A. A. Mansour (78′).
Ghazl El Mehalla – Formation
Ghazl El Mehalla
Also Ghazl El Mehalla adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Abdul-Hamid Bassiouni played with: .
Substitutions
Ghazl El Mehalla made 4 changes: A. Ghoneim for A. Gharib (45′), A. Gharib for P. Voavy (85′), I. Kone for A. M. Sayed (90′) and H. Nabawi for A. El Sheikh (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Misr Lel Makasa – Zamalek – 0-1
- Al Masry – Al Ahly – 1-0
- Pyramids FC – Ghazl El Mehalla – 1-0
