Fayoum SC still has hopes of survival in the Second Division after surprising 1-1 draw away at leaders Aswan

On Thursday, 28 March 2019, Fayoum SC had a very difficult away game at leaders Aswan. Both teams needed the points, as Aswan want to become sure of promotion to the Premier League while Fayoum are struggling to remain in the Second Division.

The goals were scored early in the game. Aswan opened the score by penalty in the 7th minute by Sila while Fayoum equalized 10 minutes later by means of Mahmoud Abu Bakr.

The home side generally dominated and tried to get the winning goal, but Fayoum defended well and responded on counter-attacks.

Neither team succeeded to score another goal, so the match ended 1-1.

It is a very good result for Fayoum, but they need to win the next matches in order to have a chance to remain in the Second Division. There are 3 rounds to go and 3 points between Fayoum and Al Nasr Lel Taa'den, their closest opponent in the table, above the relegation line.

Results, table and fixtures:

Round 23 (28 March 2019)

Sohag – Telephonat 0-0

Dayrout – Al Minya 2-2

Aluminium – Al Walideya 3-1

Aswan – Fayoum 1-1

Naser Mallawi – Al Nasr Lel Taa’den 1-2

Beni Suef – Tahta 1-1

Media – El Tahrir 3-0

Table

1	Aswan	23	14	7	2	40-18	49	Promotion to Premier League
2	Beni Suef	23	11	10	2	37-19	43
3	Telephonat	23	10	10	3	30-17	40
4	Media	23	10	7	6	35-28	37
5	Al Minya	23	8	10	5	36-30	34
6	Sohag	23	7	11	5	19-14	32
7	Aluminium	23	8	8	7	30-26	32
8	Tahta	23	9	5	9	27-28	32
9	Dayrout	23	8	8	7	28-32	32
10	Al Nasr Lel Taa’den	23	6	10	7	31-30	28
11	Fayoum	23	5	10	8	24-25	25	Relegation to the Third Division
12	El Tahrir	23	5	6	12	21-34	21	Relegation to the Third Division
13	Naser Mallawi	23	3	5	15	19-41	14	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Al Walideya	23	3	1	19	19-54	10	Relegation to the Third Division

Round 24 (4 April 2019)

Al Nasr Lel Taa’den – Aswan

Fayoum – Beni Suef

El Tahrir – Aluminium

Tahta – Sohag

Al Minya – Al Walideya

Telephonat – Media

Dayrout – Naser Mallawi