Telephonat Beni Suef - Fayoum 1-0 in the second round of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A

Wednesday, the 30th of October 2019, 16:00 local time (14:00 UTC), Beni Suef Stadium, Beni Suef, Egypt, the second round of the Egyptian Second Division.

Telephonat Beni Suef succeeds to win their first match at home this season against a very determined Fayoum side. Both teams came after positive results in the first round: Telephonat drew away, while Fayoum won 2-1 at home over Aluminium. In the meantime, in the week-end, they both played away in the first preliminary round of the Egypt Cup and qualified: Telephonat won 1-0 away at Asyut Cement while Fayoum won 4-3 at penalties after the matche ended 0-0, away at Al Medina Al Monawara. So, both squads were quite confident at the beginning of the match.

The home side dominated the first half and the pressure finally paid off. First, a goal by Ahmed Youssef was cancelled for offside (15'). However, Manga Fode finally broke the deadlock and scored a goal which proved decisive, with a beautiful shot from outside the box: 1-0 (27').

 Fayoum SC (in green) were defeated by Telephonat Beni Suef (in red and black). Source: stadwb.com (Gaber Arafa)

After the goal, the visitors took control of the game, had more possession of the ball, both in the remaining minutes of the first half and throughout the second half, but were unable to equalize, despite several good chances. Moamen Hassan, Telephonat Beni Suef goalkeeper, had an exceptional day, his saves providing the home side the three points.
Highlights for this game are available on YouTube.

Starting lineups:

Telephonat: Moamen Hassan - Wael Mustafa, Mohamed Abdel Razzaq, Mahmoud Abdo, Ahmed Fathi, Abdullah Hantash, Mohamed Ragab, Ahmed Reda, Manga Fode, Ahmed Youssef, Mustafa Koshari. Head coach: Ahmed Shaaban.

Fayoum: Ahmed Al-Beheiri - Mahmoud Al-Husseini, Ahmed Zaki, Mohammed Eid, Ahmed Saad, Karim Raafat, Karim Sayed, Mohamed Mahmoud, Ahmed Aweys, Mohamed Refaat, Ahmed Blidi. Head coach: Mohamed Mohsen Abu Grisha.

Referee: Abdel Aziz El Sayed.

Just like everywhere else at the other matches in the Second Division, spectators were not allowed, according to the decision of the Egyptian FA.

Telephonat Beni Suef are now third with four points, while Fayoum are fifth with three points. The matches of the third round are scheduled on Sunday, the 3rd of November, and Monday, the 4th of November. Telephonat Beni Suef will play again at home against Aluminium on Monday, while Fayoum will play at home against the National Bank of Egypt on Sunday, at Alassiouty Sports Resort.

The other results of the second round:

Sohag - Beni Suef 0-1

Aluminium - Al Minya 1-0

National Bank - Dayrout 3-0

Qana - Petrol Asyut 2-1

Tahta - Media 1-1

Beni Suef are leaders with the maximum of points, 6.