League Play-Off

Biban
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Khaled Refaat got the match started through his kick off. Ali Ahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besheer Shaker in the 7th minute of play. Kutamah's Khaled Refaat got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khaled Refaat scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ali Ahmed, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nizar Gameel during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nizar Gameel hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. When Nizar Gameel was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 20 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Kutamah's Nizar Gameel got a free kick in the 21st minute. Saeed Tawfeek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taher Emam having to interfere. Taher Emam was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Hosny Shawky capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hosny Shawky really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Besheer Shaker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Ahmed having to make a save. Besheer Shaker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ali Ahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saeed Tawfeek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kutamah's Taher Emam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanafy Omar in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of Biban booed when Kutamah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seif Nedal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th minute Hanafy Omar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taher Emam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Hanafy Omar made a precise shot to the right of Taher Emam. Kutamah's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Besheer Shaker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ali Ahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Besheer Shaker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Besheer Shaker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Ahmed having to interfere. When Biban's Saeed Tawfeek in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kutamah's goalie prevented a goal. 70 minutes into the match, Hanafy Omar notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Kutamah's Taher Emam. Taher Emam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Besheer Shaker came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Kutamah fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Besheer Shaker couldn't finish the play. Kutamah's Besheer Shaker got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Seif Nedal'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. Seif Nedal helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Biban booed when Kutamah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seif Nedal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baher Sabry charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baher Sabry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 85th minute Saeed Tawfeek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taher Emam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Besheer Shaker might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Ahmed. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Besheer Shaker ran back to his position shaking his head. 93 minutes into the game, Hanafy Omar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Taher Emam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kutamah's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.