El Minya SC - Fayoum SC 0-1 (0-0)
Ahmed Saleh 75'
Saturday, 20 November 2021, 2:30 pm local time (12:30 pm UTC), El Minya University Stadium, El Minya, Egypt, 8th round of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A.
Fayoum SC starting XI at El Minya. Source: elfagr.org
Fayoum SC became a sort of nemesis for El Minya, one of the strongest teams in Group A of the Egyptian Second Division. Just like a year ago, El Minya were defeated 1-0 at home by Fayoum SC, which continue their positive run after the arrival of the new manager, Sayed Sobhi. This was the first defeat for El Minya this season, and one of the few defeats that El Minya conceded at home in the last years. One should remember that El Minya lost only three matches (out of 30) during the previous season (2020-2021), two away and only one at home... at the hands of the same team, Fayoum SC, in the 5th round, on the 22nd of December 2020. The story repeats itself, even with the same score!
The home side started the game in a very powerful manner, creating a lot of pressure on the opposite goal. They even scored (3') but the goal was cancelled for a foul on the goalkeeper. Fayoum goalkeeper, Islam Emad Risha, had to make some crucial interventions in the minutes to come (11' and 13') to keep a clean sheet, but gradually the force of the El Minya attacks diminished, and the visitors were able to balance the game towards the middle of the first half, when the game was played mostly in midfield. Things started to warm up towards the end of the first half, when El Minya claimed a penalty (43'), and Fayoum had their first shot of the game, which went above the crossbar (45').
El Minya SC (in red) attacked more, but the Fayoum defence resisted heroically. Source: El Minya SC Facebook page
The second half was very similar to the first, in that the home side pressed more for the opening goal, but created few real chances. A good chance was missed in the 64th minute, when El Minya had several minutes of continuous attack, but to no avail. Fayoum proved more dangerous on the counterattack, as they took benefit from the ever larger spaces left by El Minya defenders. The visitors had a very good opportunity in the 71st minute, which should have been a warning sign for El Minya. The next break led to the only goal of the match: the action was carried on the right side, taking advantage of the space left there by the El Minya defenders, and Ahmed Salah sent the ball from inside the box to the far post: 0-1 (75').
The final minutes were very tense, as the home side tried hard to equalize. Their biggest opportunity came in stoppage time, when Ahmed Turk's header hit the post and the upcoming shot went slightly wide (90'+5').
The match was broadcasted live on Facebook by the official El Minya SC page.
Starting line-ups:
El Minya: Ibrahim Al Jaraihi - Ibrahim Fadel, Barsoum Mahrous, Hisham Shehata, Ayman Nasser, Mustafa Shaaban Al Shaibakshi, Faisal Gharib, Mohamed Abd El Rahim, Ahmed Ashraf, Ahmed Turk, James Teddy. Manager: Shadeed Kenawy.
Fayoum: Islam Emad Risha - Ali Abo Elela, Hamad Hassan, Mahmoud Kamal "Schmeichel", Ali El-Din Sakhr - El Sayed Lotfy, Modibo - Ahmed Saleh, Mahmoud Abd Elsalam "Gresha", Mostafa Sal - Alaa El-Din Metwally. Manager: Sayed Sobhi.
Referee: Ahmed Hamdi.
The next league matches will played two weeks from now, when Fayoum will face El Badari at home, while El Minya will play away at Aluminium. In the meantime there will be another round of the Egypt Cup, in which Fayoum will play away at Telephonat Beni Suef. El Minya SC are already out of the Egypt Cup.
Full results, table and fixtures:
Round 8 (20-21 November 2021)
Aswan
– Beni Suef 2-2
Telephonat
– Naser Mallawi 2-1
Sohag
– Aluminium 0-0
El
Minya – Fayoum 0-1
Media
– KIMA Aswan 0-0
Al
Madina Al Monawara – Tamya 2-0
Qena
– Asyut Petroleum 1-1
El
Badari – Dayrout 1-2
Table
|
1
|
Aswan
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
12-6
|
19
|
Promotion to the
Premier League
|
|
2
|
KIMA
Aswan
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
13-9
|
16
|
|
|
3
|
El
Minya
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
11-4
|
14
|
|
|
4
|
Asyut
Petroleum
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
12-5
|
13
|
|
|
5
|
Aluminium
|
8
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
11-6
|
13
|
|
|
6
|
Fayoum
|
8
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
7-8
|
12
|
|
|
7
|
Dayrout
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
6-6
|
9
|
|
|
8
|
Tamya
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
7-8
|
9
|
|
|
9
|
Beni
Suef
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
11-11
|
8
|
|
|
10
|
Naser
Mallawi
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
8-11
|
8
|
|
|
11
|
Sohag
|
7
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
5-6
|
7
|
|
|
12
|
El
Badari
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
6-13
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
Al
Madina Al Monawara
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
8-9
|
6
|
Relegation to
the Third Division
|
|
14
|
Qena
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
7-11
|
6
|
Relegation to
the Third Division
|
|
15
|
Telephonat
|
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
5-9
|
6
|
Relegation to
the Third Division
|
|
16
|
Media
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
3-10
|
5
|
Relegation to
the Third Division
|
In
case that two or more teams are equal on points, the main ranking criteria are
the results of the head-to-head matches.
Round 9 (4 December 2021)
Beni
Suef – Tamya
Aluminium
– El Minya
Asyut
Petroleum – Aswan
Naser
Mallawi – Qena
Dayrout
– Telephonat
Media
– Al Madina Al Monawara
Fayoum
– El Badari
KIMA
Aswan – Sohag
