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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Akram El-Saeed started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akram El-Saeed in the 4th minute of play forced Nuweiba`'s goalkeeper Mazen Fayez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Akram El-Saeed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hanafy Abdel Masoud came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Bigam 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 Hanafy Abdel Masoud couldn't finish the play. Akram El-Saeed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shehta Fathy during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Nuweiba`'s Shehta Fathy got a free kick in the 25th minute. Akram El-Saeed was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 27th match minute, Nuweiba` was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maged Kamel to maneuver through the defense. Mazen Fayez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Akram El-Saeed showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. If Akram El-Saeed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Nuweiba`'s zone, Akram El-Saeed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mazen Fayez came out of the goal and Akram El-Saeed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hanafy Abdel Masoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Akram El-Saeed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazen Fayez having to interfere. Hanafy Abdel Masoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hassan Hafez made a kick off. Akram El-Saeed might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mazen Fayez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Akram El-Saeed ran back to his position shaking his head. Islam Hamza's late challenge caught a Bigam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Islam Hamza helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Nuweiba` was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maged Kamel to maneuver through the defense. Nuweiba`'s Mazen Fayez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanafy Abdel Masoud in the 62nd minute of play. Aebeed Taher blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mazen Fayez having to make a save. Mazen Fayez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hanafy Abdel Masoud in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Aebeed Taher had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mazen Fayez. Nuweiba`'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aebeed Taher was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Hassan Hafez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yousry Rabie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaser Mido having to interfere. Nuweiba`'s Mazen Fayez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hanafy Abdel Masoud in the 73rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aebeed Taher in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mazen Fayez saved Nuweiba` from getting behind. If Hanafy Abdel Masoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Nuweiba` defense, Hanafy Abdel Masoud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mazen Fayez. The Nuweiba` fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mazen Fayez should have stopped the shot. Hanafy Abdel Masoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aebeed Taher in the 90th minute of play forced Nuweiba`'s goalkeeper Mazen Fayez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Hanafy Abdel Masoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bigam's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hanafy Abdel Masoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Bigam were the better team. Bigam's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.