League Play-Off

Fuwa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Qasem Abdel Monsef started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ismail Fadel got free with Riad Moheb in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belal Yousry came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Harara's Qasem Abdel Monsef. But to his dismay, Qasem Abdel Monsef quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 17 minutes, Hamza Abdel Hameed mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fuwa and the Harara players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th match minute, Fuwa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamza Abdel Hameed to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Qasem Abdel Monsef put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Belal Yousry. 25 minutes into the match, Fuwa's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Essam came free, but Belal Yousry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belal Yousry showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qasem Abdel Monsef, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Ismail Fadel's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Riad Moheb firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 32nd match minute, Harara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaser Yassine to maneuver through the defense. Ismail Fadel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riad Moheb having to interfere. Qasem Abdel Monsef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belal Yousry having to interfere. If Mourad Essam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Harara were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Gameel Mahgoub made the kick off in the second half. Riad Moheb showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gameel Mahgoub, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute, Ismail Fadel 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 58th minute, Ismail Fadel made a precise shot to the right of Riad Moheb. Harara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Safwat Ali in the 70th minute of play forced Fuwa's goalkeeper Belal Yousry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gameel Mahgoub in the 72nd minute of play forced Harara's goalkeeper Riad Moheb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Harara's goal looked a bit too open when Ismail Fadel came free, but Riad Moheb reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 76 minutes, Ismail Fadel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fuwa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismail Fadel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mourad Essam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Belal Yousry read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Safwat Ali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fuwa the free kick. After 84 played minutes Harara got a freekick which was hit by Safwat Ali. Mourad Essam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Qasem Abdel Monsef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Belal Yousry tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Qasem Abdel Monsef dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Belal Yousry, 2-3. When the final whistle sounded Harara left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Fuwa.