League

Shiwa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zidan Fathy took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Zagloul Kamouna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mazhar Gomaa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Fahmy Ashraf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raslan Gaafar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Barmasha:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Shiwa:s goal. After having played for 15 minutes, Sabry Alaa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shiwa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabry Alaa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zagloul Kamouna in the 17th minute of play forced Barmasha's goalkeeper Helal Belal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Nassef El-Domani in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Shiwa's Shaker Mohammed. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabry Alaa in the 21st minute of play forced Barmasha's goalkeeper Helal Belal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Shiwa's Mahdy Hamada got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Zidan Fathy might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Raslan Gaafar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zidan Fathy ran back to his position shaking his head. 25 minutes into the game, Zidan Fathy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barmasha's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shiwa the free kick. After a rather tough play, Barmasha's Zidan Fathy got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabry Alaa in the 28th minute of play forced Barmasha's goalkeeper Helal Belal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdou Basel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helal Belal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zagloul Kamouna in the 41st minute of play. Ismail Ismail hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Zagloul Kamouna struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Helal Belal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shiwa. Fahmy Ashraf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sabry Alaa to strike the kick off in the second half. Helal Belal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabry Alaa in the 55th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Shiwa's Shaker Mohammed got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sabry Alaa kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Shiwa's Raslan Gaafar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Shiwa from getting a goal against them. Helal Belal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabry Alaa in the 73rd minute of play. In the 78th minute, Shiwa's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdou Basel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 84 minutes into the match, Barmasha's goal looked a bit too open when Sabry Alaa came free, but Helal Belal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nassef El-Domani's late challenge caught a Shiwa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nassef El-Domani helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Barmasha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nassef El-Domani to maneuver through the defense. Fahmy Ashraf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Ramy Yehia notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Barmasha's Helal Belal. Helal Belal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Shiwa's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.