The first half ended Al-Ahly match with Pharco The two teams tied with one goal each in the match that brought them together today, Wednesday, at Burj Al Arab Stadium in the ninth round of the Championship. Egyptian Premier League.
Zuhair Metaraji threatened a goal Al-Ahly Mohamed El-Shenawy blocked a shot in the second minute, and then he threatened Imam Ashour Pharco scored a shot from the edge of the penalty area, but it was caught by Mohamed Saeed Shika.
Canceling a penalty kick for Al-Ahly after reviewing the VAR technique
Al-Ahly launched a dangerous attack on Pharco’s goal in the 11th minute, but it went safely past the hosts’ goal. Mohamed Maarouf awarded a penalty kick to Al-Ahly in the 12th minute as a result of Hussein Al-Shahat obstructing Mahmoud Gehad inside the penalty area. The VAR room reviewed the game and summoned Maarouf to review the game again, and the match was completed. Penalty kick cancelled.
Pharco advances and Al-Ahly tries to equalize
Pharco scored the lead goal in the 22nd minute of the match after he received the ball outside Al-Ahly’s penalty area and shot it to the left of El-Shenawy. El-Shenawy saved a second goal for Pharco in the 28th minute of the match, amid penetration by the hosts from the right front, and Al-Ahly players tried to equalize by taking control. On the course of the game, but without danger, Yasser Ibrahim played a header in the 41st minute, but it easily reached the hands of Shika, Pharco’s goalkeeper.
Al-Mutaraji injury and a dramatic penalty kick lead Al-Ahly to a draw
Zuhair Al-Metaraji suffered a strain in his back muscle in the 42nd minute. He left the field and was replaced by Bakar Ndiaye. Emam Ashour headed a header in the 45th minute, but it passed near the goalpost for Pharco’s goal. VAR called Maarouf in the 52nd minute due to a penalty kick for Al-Ahly as a result of roughness towards Omar Kamal. From Jefferson Enkada, Marouf decided to award it a penalty kick, and Imam Ashour stepped forward to shoot it and scored the equalizer in the 56th minute, and it ended. The first half tied with Afjabi 1/1.
The formation of Al-Ahly was as follows:
– Goalkeeper: Mohamed El-Shenawy.
– Defense line: Mohamed Hani, Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Karim Al-Dabis.
Midfield: Marwan Attia, Akram Tawfiq, Omar Kamal, Imam Ashour.
– Offensive line: Hussein Al-Shahat, Omar Al-Saei.
– Mustafa Schubert, Khaled Abdel Fattah, Youssef Ayman, Amr Al-Sulayya, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Karim Walid, Samir Mohamed, Mohamed Abdullah, and Hamza Abdel Karim were present on the Al-Ahly substitutes bench in the Pharco match.
While Pharco’s formation was as follows:
– Goalkeeper: Mohamed Saeed Shika
– Defense: Yassin Merhi, Ahmed Gamal, Jefferson Enkada, Azmi Ghouma
– Midfield: Mahmoud Jihad, Mahmoud Emad, Mohamed Fakhry, Zuhair Al-Mutaraji, Ahmed Sharif.
– Attack: Amr Nasser
Meeting Al-Ahly Pharco today is the seventh between the two teams in the history of the competition since the rise Pharco For the Premier League season 2021-2022, the first match was on March 1, 2022 and ended with Al-Ahly winning 4-1. Mohamed Magdy Afsha scored two goals for Al-Ahly and one each for Mohamed Sharif and Hussein Al-Shahat, and the last match was on June 28, 2024 and ended with Al-Ahly winning 2-1. Both goals were scored by Hussein. Al-Shahat.
During these matches, Al-Ahly won five matches, and the two teams tied in one match. Al-Ahly players scored thirteen goals and conceded four goals.
Al-Ahly’s top scorer in the matches of the two teams is Mohamed Sharif and Hussein El-Shahat, with three goals each, followed by Mohamed Magdy Afsha and Imam Ashour, with two goals each.