Fayoum SC started badly the 2021-2022 season of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A, losing 2-1 to newly-promoted Naser Mallawi

MS Naser Mallawi - Fayoum SC 2-1 (1-1) 

Mohamed Trika 15', Mohamed Abdel Samie 65' - Mohamed Abdel Moati 36'. 

Saturday, 2 October 2021, 2:30 pm local time (12:30 pm UTC), Markaz Shabab Naser Stadium, Mallawi, Egypt, 1st round of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A.

The 2021-2022 season of the Egyptian Second Division has started, and Fayoum SC seemed prepared to begin with a positive result, after a long summer with training sessions led by the new manager, Ramadan Ragab.

Fayoum SC players and manager Ramadan Ragab (in the center, upper row) before the start of the season. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

However, newly-promoted Naser Mallawi played very well and won the three points, rather unexpectedly. The two teams alternated the periods of domination and control of the game. Naser Mallawi started better, with the enthusiasm that is characteristic for all promoted teams, and their insistence paid off when they took the lead by Mohamed Shabaan Trika: 1-0 (15').

After the goal, Fayoum SC gradually took over the control in the game, and eventually managed to equalize, by means of Mohamed Abdel Moati: 1-1 (36').

In the second half, things happened almost the same way. The hosts started better and Mohamed Abdel Samie scored for 2-1 (65').

The visitors dominated the final minutes, looking again for an equalizer. They received a penalty in their favour right before the end of the match, but Ahmed Ali Saleh's shot was saved by goalkeeper Amr El-Shennawy.

Starting line-ups:

Mallawi: Amr El-Shennawy - Abdul Rahman Shaaban, Ahmed Ali, Alaa Yasser, Muhammad Tawfiq - Sedfa, Mohamed Trika, Ahmed Abdel-Jalil Al-Lul - Benjura Daoud, Ahmed Mansour, Ahmed Abdel Samie. Manager: Mohamed Haridy.

Fayoum: Islam Emad - Mahmoud Kamal "Schmeichel", Ahmed Saber, Islam El-Sayed, Mohamed Adel - El-Sayed Lotfy, Mahmoud Ashraf, Mohamed Ahmed - Hossam Hassan, Alaa Eldin Metwally, Mohamed Abdel Moati. Manager: Ramadan Ragab.

Referee: Mohamed Taha.

Next Saturday, in the second round, Fayoum will face Dayrout at home, while Naser Mallawi will play away at Aluminium.