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National Bank of Egypt pulled off a surprising upset against Pyramids FC in a thrilling match at the Cairo International Stadium. Despite Pyramids FC dominating possession (73% to 27%), National Bank of Egypt emerged victorious with a 4-2 scoreline in the 5th round of the Egyptian Premier League Championship Round.
M. Ibrahim gave National Bank of Egypt an early lead in the 4th minute, assisted by I. Yakubu. O. Faisal extended the lead in the 21st minute with Y. Annor providing the assist. Pyramids FC fought back, with I. Adel scoring in the 48th minute, assisted by M. Hamdi. Hamdi himself scored again in the 74th minute securing the comeback for his side. Despite Pyramids FC’s dominance with 11 shots (5 on target) versus National Bank of Egypt’s 8 (7 on target), National Bank of Egypt found the back of the net twice more: first through A. Madbouli in the 82nd minute and then Y. Annor in the 86th minute. However, it wasn’t enough to prevent the loss. The match was a fierce encounter, with National Bank of Egypt committing 7 fouls and Pyramids FC committing 15. Corner kicks were 1 for National Bank of Egypt and 9 for Pyramids FC.
Substitutions national bank of egypt: at minute 45 A. El Balouty came in and A. Sobhi went out., at minute 57 M. Abdelghani came in and A. Rayan went out., at minute 79 A. Sayed came in and H. Saleh went out., at minute 79 S. Aka came in and M. Ibrahim went out., at minute 80 A. Madbouli came in and M. Fathi went out.
Substitutions pyramids fc: at minute 46 M. Hamdi came in and A. Atef went out., at minute 62 A. Magdi came in and S. Ougola went out., at minute 73 M. Hamdi came in and K. Hafez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
National Bank of Egypt
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