League Play-Off

Sherif Elmahdy
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Naguib Karam made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Milosz Korytkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sanhur's supporters rose to their feet, but Milosz Korytkowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gameel Baher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 10 minutes, Milosz Korytkowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sanhur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Milosz Korytkowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Walid Monzer struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Gameel Baher didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sanhur. Sanhur's Mohammed Amr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yassine Safwat in the 14th minute of play. If Kareem Abaza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yassine Safwat in the 17th minute of play forced Sanhur's goalkeeper Mohammed Amr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammed Amr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kareem Abaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Milosz Korytkowski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Amr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naguib Karam, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kareem Abaza in the 30th minute of play forced Sanhur's goalkeeper Mohammed Amr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Naguib Karam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohammed Amr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st match minute, Sanhur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helal Hosny to maneuver through the defense. Kareem Abaza scored 0-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohammed Amr, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 38 played minutes Sanhur got a freekick which was hit by Tarek Nassef. An unexpectedly hard shot by Naguib Karam in the 42nd minute of play forced Sanhur's goalkeeper Mohammed Amr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammed Amr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naguib Karam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kareem Abaza in the 45th minute of play forced Sanhur's goalkeeper Mohammed Amr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Biban were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Milosz Korytkowski made a kick off. Zygmunt Kiepski's late challenge caught a Biban's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zygmunt Kiepski helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st match minute, Sanhur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zygmunt Kiepski to maneuver through the defense. When Helal Hosny fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sanhur's protests and gave Helal Hosny a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 played minutes Sanhur got a freekick which was hit by Helal Hosny. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kareem Abaza got free with Mohammed Amr in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Helal Hosny got his second yellow card in the match during the 57th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 58th match minute, Sanhur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helal Hosny to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yassine Safwat in the 61st minute of play forced Sanhur's goalkeeper Mohammed Amr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kareem Abaza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Mohammed Amr made a huge save. Sanhur's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Naguib Karam scored to the left of an out of position Mohammed Amr, making the score, 0-3. If Kareem Abaza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Amr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naguib Karam in the 69th minute of the match. Gameel Baher showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Milosz Korytkowski in the 72nd minute of the match. Seif Maged hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Yassine Safwat received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mohammed Amr came out and tried to block the shot, but Yassine Safwat slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 76th minute. Sanhur's Mohammed Amr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yassine Safwat in the 79th minute of play. Mohammed Amr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yassine Safwat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sanhur getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Walid Monzer hit a great ball. In the 87th minute, Kareem Abaza made a precise shot to the right of Mohammed Amr. Sanhur's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. With a little luck, Sanhur's Mohammed Amr got control of the ball when Kareem Abaza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mohammed Amr made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Kareem Abaza sent off a good shot on target. Zygmunt Kiepski was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Sanhur's Zygmunt Kiepski got a free kick in the 95th minute.