League Play-Off

Shawbar
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Aebeed Moataz made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to eiddo getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Aebeed Moataz hit a great ball. Hashem Maged received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mahmoud Tarek came out and tried to block the shot, but Hashem Maged slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 8th minute. After 12 minutes of play, eiddo's Aebeed Moataz made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alaa Emam was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Aebeed Moataz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Ziyad Nader hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Shawbar's zone, Aebeed Moataz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alaa Emam came out of the goal and Aebeed Moataz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Hanafy Gameel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shawbar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hanafy Gameel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Shawbar's zone, Sameeh Salem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alaa Emam came out of the goal and Sameeh Salem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hanafy Gameel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Shawbar's Nayef Hafez got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Alaa Emam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aebeed Moataz in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Nayef Hafez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shawbar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave eiddo the free kick. Sameeh Salem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Alaa Emam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hashem Maged made a kick off. 57 minutes into the match, eiddo's goal looked a bit too open when Hashem Maged came free, but Mahmoud Tarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mahmoud Tarek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hashem Maged in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Fahmy Mowafak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hashem Maged blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahmoud Tarek having to make a save. In the 70th minute of the match Mazen Hafez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mahmoud Tarek showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hashem Maged's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mahmoud Tarek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, one of eiddo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for eiddo. Rateb Taimour walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When Shawbar's Hashem Maged in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye eiddo's goalie prevented a goal. When Fahmy Mowafak fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored eiddo's protests and gave Fahmy Mowafak a yellow card for diving instead. After 88 played minutes eiddo got a freekick which was hit by Fahmy Mowafak. eiddo's Mahmoud Tarek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hashem Maged in the 89th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Hashem Maged who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but eiddo's Mahmoud Tarek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hanafy Gameel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Tarek having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hanafy Gameel in the 98th minute of play forced eiddo's goalkeeper Mahmoud Tarek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.