League Play-Off

Balansura
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Balansura's Hassan Samir started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hassan Samir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziyad Mounir having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hassan Samir in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ziyad Mounir saved Qantir from getting behind. With a little luck, Qantir's Ziyad Mounir got control of the ball when Kareem Samy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ramez Mahdy kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Abbas Mohab's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hatem Hanafy was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hassan Samir in the 23rd minute of play forced Qantir's goalkeeper Ziyad Mounir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabry Haitham might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hatem Hanafy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sabry Haitham ran back to his position shaking his head. Hassan Samir might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ziyad Mounir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hassan Samir ran back to his position shaking his head. Kareem Samy scored 1-0 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ziyad Mounir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Qantir's zone, Hassan Samir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ziyad Mounir came out of the goal and Hassan Samir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 42 minutes of play, Balansura's Kareem Samy made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ziyad Mounir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hassan Samir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sabry Haitham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Qantir's goalkeeper Ziyad Mounir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hassan Samir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziyad Mounir having to interfere. Ziyad Mounir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassan Samir in the 59th minute of the match. Ziyad Mounir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassan Samir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Hassan Samir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ziyad Mounir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Hazem Fayez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Abbas Mohab made a precise shot to the right of Hatem Hanafy. Balansura's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abbas Mohab got free with Hatem Hanafy in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 89th minute, Sabry Haitham got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Abbas Mohab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Balansura's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.