League Play-Off

Itmida
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saeed Tawfeek started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Safwat Saad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Biban:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Itmida:s goal. The referee gave Itmida a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Moataz Ismail, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Biban's Ali Ahmed. 1-0. A collision led to Biban getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Hassan Gaser hit a great ball. Saeed Tawfeek took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hafez Islam. Hafez Islam dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. With a little luck, Biban's Ali Ahmed got control of the ball when Kamal Farouk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kamal Farouk got free with Ali Ahmed in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 22 played minutes Itmida got a freekick which was hit by Khaled Zaky. Itmida's Hafez Islam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saeed Tawfeek in the 23rd minute of play. Seddeq Salem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ali Ahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saeed Tawfeek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Hafez Islam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Saeed Tawfeek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hafez Islam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the game, Hosny Shawky was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Biban's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itmida the free kick. In the 44th minute, Hosny Shawky hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Ahmed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamal Farouk's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

The wind increased when Seddeq Salem made the kick off in the second half. Biban's Saeed Tawfeek got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Itmida's Safwat Saad got a free kick in the 68th minute. If Hanafy Omar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saeed Tawfeek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafez Islam having to interfere. Biban's Ali Ahmed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamal Farouk in the 87th minute of play. After 90 played minutes Moataz Ismail shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Biban's Ali Ahmed to catch but Moataz Ismail was lucky. It became 2-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. With his leg Hafez Islam managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Biban's Hanafy Omar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.