League

El Cairo Arena
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Gervasio Gauargi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Abeita's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. When Al-Ahly's Serafino Celino in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crotto's goalie prevented a goal. 12 minutes into the game, Fedai Hünkar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Al-Ahly's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crotto the free kick. Gervasio Gauargi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Odon in the 15th minute. Gervasio Gauargi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Serafino Celino's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. After 29th play minutes Serafino Celino shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Gervasio Gauargi and just under the crossbar into goal. Gervasio Gauargi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Celino in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Berriotxoa in the 35th minute of play forced Al-Ahly's goalkeeper Cecilio Orti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Al-Ahly getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Lu Yao Kang hit a great ball. Serafino Celino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Gervasio Gauargi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 40 minutes into the match, Luca Prodan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gervasio Gauargi. Crotto's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luca Prodan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Gervasio Gauargi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafino Celino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcos Guillerme to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Crotto's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Torres came free, but Gervasio Gauargi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fausto Birila kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Gilberto Berriotxoa's late challenge caught a Al-Ahly's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gilberto Berriotxoa helped the player get up and apologised. Cristo Totakoxe kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Serafino Celino succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 4-0. Gervasio Gauargi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Prodan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Fernando Odon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Gauargi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Gauargi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Abeita in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Serafino Celino left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al-Ahly fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. There was no doubt that Al-Ahly were the better team. Al-Ahly's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.