League Play-Off

Marashdeh
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. Khaled Othman started the match with the kick off. Tawfeek Ramzy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yasser Kareem in the 3rd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mahdy Fareed during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 5 played minutes Baqur got a freekick which was hit by Mahdy Fareed. Abdel Masoud Karam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ashraf Refaat, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. If Nedal Fathy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ashraf Refaat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Mazhar Thabit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marashdeh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baqur the free kick. A collision led to Marashdeh getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mazhar Thabit hit a great ball. Baqur's Nedal Fathy got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mazhar Thabit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Masoud Karam came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Baqur's Ashraf Refaat. But to his dismay, Ashraf Refaat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Ashraf Refaat, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 23 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Abdel Masoud Karam was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After 25 played minutes Marashdeh got a freekick which was hit by Mazhar Thabit. Marashdeh's Abdel Masoud Karam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nedal Fathy in the 27th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yasser Kareem got free with Tawfeek Ramzy in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yasser Kareem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Tawfeek Ramzy made a huge save. Nedal Fathy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ashraf Refaat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Khaled Othman hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Ashraf Refaat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Abdel Masoud Karam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ashraf Refaat was the one to do the kick off. Tawfeek Ramzy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasser Kareem in the 53rd minute of the match. Hamza Kamel kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Mazhar Thabit got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. If Ashraf Refaat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Ashraf Refaat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ashraf Refaat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Marashdeh's goal looked a bit too open when Ashraf Refaat came free, but Abdel Masoud Karam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ashraf Refaat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Abdel Masoud Karam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hussien Ramzy during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Marashdeh got a freekick which was hit by Hussien Ramzy. Abdel Masoud Karam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ashraf Refaat in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Baqur's Ashraf Refaat ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdel Masoud Karam. Abdel Masoud Karam yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. After some careless play in the Marashdeh defense, Nedal Fathy kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdel Masoud Karam. The Marashdeh fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdel Masoud Karam should have stopped the shot. Baqur's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.