League Play-Off

Zaqaziq
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fahmy Ezzat took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Fahmy Ezzat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hatem Bakr. Zaqaziq's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fahmy Ezzat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fahmy Ezzat in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hatem Bakr saved Zaqaziq from getting behind. Faisal Zidan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hatem Bakr having to interfere. Hatem Bakr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahmy Ezzat in the 14th minute of the match. If Mahdy Adham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Fahmy Ezzat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hatem Bakr was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Fahmy Ezzat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Faisal Zidan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Zaqaziq's zone, Faisal Zidan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hatem Bakr came out of the goal and Faisal Zidan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fahmy Ezzat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Faisal Zidan came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Atris 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 Faisal Zidan couldn't finish the play. When Rasheed Omar fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zaqaziq's protests and gave Rasheed Omar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th minute of the match Omar Medhat sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hatem Bakr skillfully saved the ball. Fahmy Ezzat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hatem Bakr having to interfere. Zaqaziq's Hatem Bakr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faisal Zidan in the 47th minute of play. The Zaqaziq players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atris were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baher Ismail was the one to do the kick off. When Mahdy Adham came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Zaqaziq 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 Mahdy Adham couldn't finish the play. Zaqaziq's Baher Ismail got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th play minute Faisal Zidan came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hatem Bakr. 0-2. In the 72nd match minute, Atris was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Othman Samir to maneuver through the defense. Osama Hazem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahdy Adham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Othman Samir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 78 played minutes Atris got a freekick which was hit by Akram Mohanad. Baher Ismail fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osama Hazem having to interfere. A collision led to Atris getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kordy Ramez hit a great ball. Baher Ismail fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osama Hazem having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Ghali El-Husany hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Osama Hazem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baher Ismail in the 90th minute of the match. Atris's Osama Hazem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baher Ismail in the 97th minute of play. The Zaqaziq fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Atris were clearly better and deserved to take the win.