ALEXANDRIA. Ghazl El Mehalla and Pharco draw 1-1. H. M. scored the first goal (13′) for Ghazl El Mehalla. S. Naguib made it even (75′) with a penalty. Pharco was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Haras El Hodoud Stadium stadium in Alexandria on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohammad Sabahi with the assistance of Mahmoud Reda and Hatem Allam. The 4th official was Hesham El Flal. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 3 On Target 6
- 11 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 98 Attack 84
- 52 Dangerous attack 53
- 93 Ball safe 90
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Pharco was in firm control of the ball 56% while Ghazl El Mehalla was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ghazl El Mehalla was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ghazl El Mehalla to win the match.
Pharco shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Ghazl El Mehalla shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Pharco received 1 yellow card (A. Sherif). Talking about the opposition, Ghazl El Mehalla received 2 yellow cards (H. Nabawi and M. Alish).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Pharco will have 41 points to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Ghazl El Mehalla will have 35 points like Al Mokawloon to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Pharco will play away with Smouha on the 30th of August with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Ghazl El Mehalla will host Al Ittihad on the 30th of August with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad (6 draws).
Pharco – Formation
Pharco started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Nuno Miguel Palmeiro de Almeida decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Saeed, Ahmed Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, Abdallah Bakri, Rami Sabri, Gaber Kamel, Azmi Ghouma, Mahmoud Gehad, Mahmoud Hamada, Ahmed El Bahrawy, Ahmed Sherif and Shokry Naguib.
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Awad, Marwan Magdy, Mahmoud Emad, Ahmed Abdulaziz Mody, Hesham Fathallah, Abdel Naser Mohamed Di Maria, Ali Baheeg, Ahmed Mahmoud, Mahmoud Al Sayed, Belal Gamal and Walid Farag.
Substitutions
Pharco made 5 changes: M. Emad for M. Magdi (46′), A. Ghouma for A. Baheeg (67′), Ahmed El Sageery for A. Mahmoud (78′), S. Naguib for W. Farag (78′) and G. Kamel for A. N. Mohamed (84′).
Ghazl El Mehalla – Formation
Ghazl El Mehalla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mostafa Abdo played with: Amr Shaaban, Sayed Shabrawy, Khaled Sami, Moaz El Henawy, Mostafa El Aash, Himid Mao Mkami, Ahmed El Nadry, Ibrahim Kone, Khaled El Akhmimi, Hesham Adel Balaha and Abdo Yehia.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibrahim Salah, Paulin Voavy, Abdel Rahman Attef, Bassam Maher, Mahmoud El Hadary, Ehab Samir, Walid Mostafa, Mahmoud El Katamy and Ahmed El Sheikh.
Substitutions
Ghazl El Mehalla made 4 changes: E. K. Akhmimi for A. El Sheikh (46′), H. Nabawi for W. Mostafa (86′), I. Kone for P. Voavy (86′) and A. Nadery for B. Maher (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Eastern Company SC – National Bank of Egypt – 2-3
- Pharco – Ghazl El Mehalla – 1-1
- ENPPI – Ismaily – 2-0
- El Geish – Al Ahly – 1-0