Bourj FC increases its lead in the Lebanon Second Division after 1-0 home win against Egtmaaey Tripoli

On Sunday, the 4th of November, Bourj FC recorded a new home win, 1-0 against Egtmaaey Tripoli, actually a derby between the first and second classified in the table. This time the match was played at Safa Stadium in front of a crowd that fully supported the yellow Bourj. Just like in the previous game, against Shabab El Bourj, the winning goal came late, in the 83rd minute, when Wassem Abdelhady scored from short range after Abdullah Kanoute had headed the ball into the side bar.

Bourj starting line-up: Abdul Karim Saleh - Ali Hareb, Hisham Shahimi, Bilal Nasrallah, Ali Jawad - Papy Babacar, Hussein Ibrahim Al Saouk - Ali Fakih, Hassan Mallah, Samih Damaj - Wassem Abdelhady. Head coach: Mohamad Dakka.

The full match and highlights of the game are available on Bourj Fans Facebook page: Highlights Goal First half Second half

Due to this win and the other results of the round, Bourj FC is now 3 points away from the second classified, Al Ahly Sidon, and 4 points above the third classified, Nahda Barelias, a newly-promoted team which started very well. Actually, the next week-end Bourj will meet third classified Nahda Barelias again at home.

Full results:

Round 7 (2-4 November 2018)

Hikma / La Sagesse – Nahda Barelias 0-1

Naser Barelias – Homenetmen 1-0

Ahly Sidon – Shabab El Bourj 2-1

Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly – Mabarrah 0-1

Ahly Nabatieh – Shabab Al Arabi 4-1

Bourj – Egtmaaey Tripoli 1-0

Table

1	Bourj	7	5	1	1	10-2	16
2	Ahly Sidon	7	4	1	2	15-9	13
3	Nahda Barelias	7	3	3	1	10-8	12
4	Egtmaaey Tripoli	7	3	2	2	13-8	11
5	Shabab Al Arabi	7	3	2	2	7-7	11
6	Shabab El Bourj	7	3	1	3	11-8	10
7	Al Islah Al Bourj Al Sh.	7	3	1	3	8-11	10
8	Mabarrah	7	2	3	2	6-7	9
9	Ahly Nabatieh	7	2	3	2	13-16	9
10	Naser Barelias	7	2	0	5	4-10	6
11	Hikma / La Sagesse	7	1	2	4	5-10	5
12	Homenetmen	7	1	1	5	8-14	4

 

Round 8 (9-11 November 2018)

Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly – Ahly Nabatieh

Mabarrah – Homenetmen

Bourj – Nahda Barelias

Shabab Al Arabi – Hikma / La Sagesse

Egtmaaey Tripoli – Ahly Sidon

Naser Barelias – Shabab El Bourj