League Play-Off

Nideiba
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Bahy Mamdouh started the match with the kick off. Bahy Mamdouh hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. If Ghanem Hamza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Ghanem Hamza managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nideiba's supporters rose to their feet, but Ghanem Hamza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fahmy Riad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bahy Mamdouh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Fahmy Riad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Barakat Ramy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waheed Hakeem having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Nideiba's Alaa Abbas got a free kick in the 21st minute. Fahmy Riad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bahy Mamdouh in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 minutes, Maher Othman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nideiba and the Italya players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Nideiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maher Othman to maneuver through the defense. Italya were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Nideiba's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zidan Ayoub took the corner. With his leg Fahmy Riad managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Nideiba's Ghanem Hamza fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ghanem Hamza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fahmy Riad read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Fahmy Riad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bahy Mamdouh's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Kamel Mazhar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Italya's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nideiba the free kick. After 45 played minutes Italya got a freekick which was hit by Kamel Mazhar. In the 47th minute, Bahy Mamdouh fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Fahmy Riad, passed just outside the right post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Barakat Ramy made a kick off. After 53 played minutes Italya got a freekick which was hit by Ayman Lateef. Italya's Fahmy Riad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ghanem Hamza in the 56th minute of play. Ghanem Hamza hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Bahy Mamdouh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nideiba's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahy Mamdouh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fahmy Riad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nideiba's Ghanem Hamza in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italya's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th match minute, Nideiba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alaa Abbas to maneuver through the defense. Bakr Basel struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Waheed Hakeem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Italya. If Barakat Ramy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nideiba getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Alaa Abbas hit a great ball. If Barakat Ramy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nideiba's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Barakat Ramy scored to the left of an out of position Waheed Hakeem, making the score, 0-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Italya eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.