League Play-Off

Dirwa
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ezz Khaled made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Moamen Fareed managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dirwa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Moamen Fareed was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 5th minute Moamen Fareed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waheed Zaky saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Safwat Monzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waheed Zaky having to interfere. Emam Abu Bakr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taha Basyouny, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Waheed Zaky showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moamen Fareed in the 17th minute of the match. Ezz Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd match minute, Dirwa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mido Adel to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Qahbunah's Bahaa Hisham tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Emam Abu Bakr didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ezz Khaled went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Ezz Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezz Khaled fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emam Abu Bakr having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Ezz Khaled ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emam Abu Bakr was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After the first half Qahbunah were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 52 played minutes Dirwa got a freekick which was hit by Mido Adel. In the 53rd minute Ezz Khaled shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emam Abu Bakr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Taha Basyouny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd match minute, Dirwa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kordy Badr to maneuver through the defense. Mido Adel hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dirwa's goalkeeper Emam Abu Bakr, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ezz Khaled came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Qahbunah 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 Ezz Khaled couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the match, Dirwa's goalkeeper Emam Abu Bakr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taha Basyouny. Safwat Monzer took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Waheed Zaky. Waheed Zaky dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 91st minute, Ameer Seif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ezz Khaled in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emam Abu Bakr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Qahbunah booed when Dirwa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abbas Abdou didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezz Khaled in the 94th minute of play forced Dirwa's goalkeeper Emam Abu Bakr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emam Abu Bakr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezz Khaled, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Dirwa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Qahbunah's performance. The match ended with a win for Qahbunah.