League Play-Off

Samhud
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Samhud's Naguib Fathy 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. Galal Ibrahim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahed Mido in the 7th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Samhud's zone, Mounir Deyab stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Galal Ibrahim came out of the goal and Mounir Deyab tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Tirfa's Islam Abdel Hameed got control of the ball when Magdy Ayman tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 17 played minutes Naguib Fathy rounded Tirfa's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Alaa Hossam's late challenge caught a Samhud's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alaa Hossam helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tirfa's Alaa Hossam got a free kick in the 21st minute. If Naguib Fathy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Galal Ibrahim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mounir Deyab in the 25th minute of the match. Naguib Fathy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the game, Tirfa's Mounir Deyab nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Galal Ibrahim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, Tirfa's Mounir Deyab sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Galal Ibrahim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fahed Mido charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fahed Mido the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Fahed Mido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fahed Mido to make the kick off. After having played for 52 minutes, Mounir Deyab managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tirfa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mounir Deyab was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samer Sameeh charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samer Sameeh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th minute, Mounir Deyab ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Galal Ibrahim was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Alaa Hossam kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Galal Ibrahim. That made the score 1-3 in the 69 minute of play. After 74 played minutes Samhud got a freekick which was hit by Samer Sameeh. Fahed Mido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the match, Tirfa's goal looked a bit too open when Naguib Fathy came free, but Islam Abdel Hameed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Magdy Ayman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Naguib Fathy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Magdy Ayman took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Islam Abdel Hameed. Islam Abdel Hameed dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Galal Ibrahim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fahed Mido in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Tirfa left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Samhud.