League Play-Off

Tirfa
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mazen Barakat took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Nedal Hosny came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Suhag 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 Nedal Hosny couldn't finish the play. Islam Abdel Hameed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedal Hosny in the 5th minute of play. Ghanem Essam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fahed Mido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Fahed Mido rounded Suhag's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. In the 11th minute, Fahed Mido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mazen Barakat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mazen Barakat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Suhag's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fahed Mido fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Tirfa booed when Suhag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osama Bakr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alaa Hossam kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Mounir Deyab received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ghanem Essam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute Mazen Barakat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Islam Abdel Hameed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Islam Abdel Hameed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedal Hosny in the 33rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mounir Deyab got free with Ghanem Essam in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Fahed Mido made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Suhag booed when Tirfa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alaa Hossam didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 53rd minute, Mounir Deyab made a precise shot to the right of Ghanem Essam. Suhag's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 57 minutes into the match, Fahed Mido notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Suhag's Ghanem Essam. Ghanem Essam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Islam Abdel Hameed didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mazen Barakat went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Mazen Barakat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Nedal Hosny managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Suhag's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nedal Hosny was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nedal Hosny fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Islam Abdel Hameed having to interfere. After 79 played minutes, Suhag's Osama Bakr shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Islam Abdel Hameed came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Suhag reached it. Nedal Hosny blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Islam Abdel Hameed having to make a save. Islam Abdel Hameed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mazen Barakat's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. The supporters of Suhag booed when Tirfa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gamal Mahdy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nedal Hosny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mounir Deyab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Mazen Barakat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Islam Abdel Hameed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Nedal Hosny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Suhag's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.