El Gouna FC edges out El Mokawloon in a tense encounter
El Gouna FC secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over El Mokawloon in the 34th round of the Egyptian Premier League. The match, played at the Arab Contractors Stadium in Cairo, was a tense affair with plenty of yellow cards, but ultimately the visitors prevailed thanks to Ahmed Mukka’s goal in the 68th minute.
The first half was fast-paced and saw several yellow cards. El Mokawloon, with 56% possession, controlled the ball more, but El Gouna FC was more effective in attack. In the 14th minute, El Mokawloon’s J. Ojera received the first yellow card of the game. In the 41st minute, it was El Gouna FC’s H. Abdullah who received a yellow card. Both teams received a yellow card at the end of the first half: A. Ifeoluwa for El Mokawloon and M. Emad for El Gouna FC.
The second half started with two changes for El Gouna FC, which helped them create more scoring opportunities. A. Mukka capitalized on one of those chances in the 68th minute to score the only goal of the game, assisted by none of his teammates. El Mokawloon responded with several changes in the 75th and 84th minutes, but couldn’t equalize. In the 85th minute, El Gouna FC’s A. Magdy received the third yellow card of the game for his team.
El Gouna FC, with 44% possession, secured the win by a single goal. Their higher number of shots (8 in total), although less effective than their rivals, was key to securing the three points. Despite not scoring any goals, El Mokawloon dominated possession and created several chances.
In conclusion, El Gouna FC managed an important victory thanks to their efficiency in attack, while El Mokawloon will need to improve their finishing to aspire to better results in the coming rounds.
Substitutions el gouna fc: at minute 46 M. A. Ahmed came in and A. Sheta went out., at minute 46 R. Abdelrahman came in and G. Chukwudi went out., at minute 57 A. Magdy came in and H. Samir went out., at minute 64 A. Shousha came in and S. Hany went out., at minute 82 M. Oksha came in and M. Emad went out.
Substitutions el mokawloon: at minute 75 A. Halaby came in and L. Wael went out., at minute 75 M. Abdelnasser came in and M. Antar went out., at minute 84 I. Salah came in and O. El Nagar went out., at minute 84 H. Youssef came in and M. Mohamed went out., at minute 84 A. Akmal came in and A. Ifeoluwa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
El Mokawloon
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