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Match Report
Rahebin
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Raslan Fadel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Basuna's Raslan Fadel got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Rahebin defense, Basem Abu Mosallam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ibrahim Mahdy. The Rahebin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ibrahim Mahdy should have stopped the shot. Ibrahim Mahdy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raslan Fadel in the 18th minute of play. Riad Helal might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mostafa Gaser. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Riad Helal ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25thth minute of the game Saeed Abu Bakr who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Basuna's Mostafa Gaser was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Basem Abu Mosallam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibrahim Mahdy having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Rahebin's goal looked a bit too open when Raslan Fadel came free, but Ibrahim Mahdy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Rabie Fadel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Riad Helal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Shehta Salem hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Basuna's Mostafa Gaser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saeed Abu Bakr in the 57th minute of play. Ibrahim Mahdy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Basem Abu Mosallam in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Rahebin's Riad Helal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mostafa Gaser narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mostafa Gaser stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saeed Abu Bakr's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. If Riad Helal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Hameed Yousif's late challenge caught a Rahebin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdel Hameed Yousif helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rahebin booed when Basuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdel Hameed Yousif didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Basem Abu Mosallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 85th minute, Saeed Abu Bakr 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. Basuna's Mostafa Gaser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saeed Abu Bakr in the 89th minute of play. Basuna's Mostafa Gaser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riad Helal in the 92nd minute of play. During the 97th minute of the match Abdel Hameed Yousif completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Abdel Hameed Yousif a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Rahebin booed when Basuna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdel Hameed Yousif didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Basuna supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Basuna would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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