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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Taimour Abdel Masoud made the kick off which started today's match. Ramez Omar charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramez Omar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. magicano's Sobhy Mahgoub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taimour Abdel Masoud in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes of play, magicano's Abdel Haleem Rabie made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fareed Bahaa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fareed Bahaa was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Tamer Lateef. After a defensive mix-up in Sumukhrat's zone, Abdel Haleem Rabie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fareed Bahaa came out of the goal and Abdel Haleem Rabie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Bahy Akram managed to get in a good position for a shot. magicano's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahy Akram was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fareed Bahaa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 26 minutes of play, Sumukhrat's Mustafa Abaza made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sobhy Mahgoub was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Bahy Akram had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taimour Abdel Masoud in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sobhy Mahgoub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sobhy Mahgoub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Abaza in the 35th minute of play. Sumukhrat's Ramy Serag pulled a muscle in his back after 36 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Ezz Yousry fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored magicano's protests and gave Ezz Yousry a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to magicano getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ezz Yousry hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, magicano's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Abaza came free, but Sobhy Mahgoub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sobhy Mahgoub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Abaza in the 42nd minute of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Ramez Omar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sumukhrat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramez Omar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A hard shot 48 in the game by Abdel Haleem Rabie from a close distance when the talented Fareed Bahaa managed to make a qualified save. Sumukhrat's players were relieved. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When Bahy Akram came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the magicano 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 Bahy Akram couldn't finish the play. 53 minutes into the game, Taimour Abdel Masoud was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sumukhrat's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave magicano the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sumukhrat's Taimour Abdel Masoud got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Sobhy Mahgoub didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sumukhrat's Mustafa Abaza shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Bahy Akram might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fareed Bahaa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bahy Akram ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th minute Abdel Haleem Rabie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fareed Bahaa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Sumukhrat's goal looked a bit too open when Bahy Akram came free, but Fareed Bahaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Abaza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdel Haleem Rabie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fareed Bahaa having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Mustafa Abaza 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. If Ramez Omar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Abaza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdel Haleem Rabie in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fareed Bahaa saved Sumukhrat from getting behind. After 95 played minutes Adham Nagy scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Sobhy Mahgoub who was too lazy, 1-3. The Sumukhrat supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sumukhrat would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.