AL Masry dominates Al Ittihad in a commanding win
Alexandria, Egypt – AL Masry secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Al Ittihad in the 34th round of the Egyptian Premier League, played at the Borg El Arab Stadium.
The game started with a high tempo and balanced possession, but the first half was marked by the home team’s goal scoring opportunities. AL Masry took the lead in the 35th minute with a goal from M. El Shami, who capitalized on an assist from Y. El Gohary to break the deadlock. Just ten minutes later, Salah Mohsen doubled the lead with a second goal, assisted by Mido Gaber.
In the second half, Al Ittihad tried to fight back but faced a strong AL Masry defense. The visiting team failed to create any real danger in front of the opposing goal and was outplayed in most aspects of the game.
Although Al Ittihad attempted to generate some threats with substitutions in the second half, they were unable to trouble the AL Masry defense, which maintained the lead until the final whistle.
Statistics:
* Possession: Al Ittihad 51%, AL Masry 49%
* Shots: Al Ittihad 8 (3 on target, 3 off target), AL Masry 7 (3 on target, 4 off target)
* Corners: Al Ittihad 7, AL Masry 0
* Fouls: Al Ittihad 9, AL Masry 12
* Yellow cards: AL Masry 1, Al Ittihad 0
* Red cards: None.
Key events:
* 19′: Y. El Gohary receives a yellow card for a foul on an Al Ittihad player.
* 35′: M. El Shami scores the first goal of the match for AL Masry, assisted by Y. El Gohary.
* 45′: Salah Mohsen extends AL Masry’s lead with a goal, assisted by Mido Gaber.
With this victory, AL Masry earns three crucial points in their fight for top positions in the league table. Meanwhile, Al Ittihad faces a more challenging task in their battle for survival.
Substitutions al ittihad: at minute 65 O. Fathi came in and H. M. El Tamy went out., at minute 77 B. El Sayed came in and O. El Wahsh went out., at minute 78 E. Kingue came in and B. Boateng went out., at minute 87 M. Ibrahim came in and H. Saleh went out.
Substitutions al masry: at minute 83 S. Fekri came in and H. Faisal went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Ittihad
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