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Tense Draw in El-Gouna: Masr Dominates Possession, But Suffers at the End
The match played at the Khaled Bichara Stadium in El-Gouna, corresponding to the fifth matchday of the Egyptian Premier League, culminated in a 1-1 draw with a dramatic ending. Despite dominating ball possession with 62%, Masr failed to translate their control into a decisive advantage until the final minutes.
The match was characterized by physical play, evidenced by the five yellow cards shown to the Masr team, including one to Messi in the first half and one to Abdelrahman El Sakran in added time. El Gouna FC, with only 38% possession, stood firm in defense and looked for counter-attacking opportunities.
The reward for Masr came in the 83rd minute, when Abdelrahman El Sakran, assisted by M. Saber, managed to break El Gouna FC’s defensive lock. However, the joy was short-lived, as in the 90th minute, A. Gamal scored an own goal, giving El Gouna FC the tie in the dying moments of the match.
El Gouna FC, although with less possession, generated nine shots, two of them on target. Masr, on the other hand, only managed one shot on target out of their four attempts. The match was also disrupted by a total of 15 fouls committed by Masr and 13 by El Gouna FC.
Substitutions masr: at minute 46 M. Magassa came in and A. Emad went out., at minute 62 Messi came in and Abdelrahman El Sakran went out., at minute 68 H. Alaa came in and M. Saber went out., at minute 68 A. Atef came in and S. Hussein went out., at minute 87 M. Saad came in and A. Gamal went out.
Substitutions el gouna fc: at minute 53 Abdel Rasoul Ahmed came in and A. Turay went out., at minute 67 A. El Zahdi came in and A. Gamal went out., at minute 67 B. El Sayed came in and R. Salah went out., at minute 81 T. Ojo came in and M. Emad went out., at minute 81 M. El Nahas came in and M. Mohsen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
El Gouna FC
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