Prestigious win for Fayoum SC, down to ten men, away at Beni Suef SC

Beni Suef SC - Fayoum SC 0-1 (0-0)

Mostafa Sal 90'+3'

Saturday, 8 January 2021, 2:30 pm local time (12:30 pm UTC), Beni Suef Stadium, Beni Suef, Egypt, the 14th round of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A.

 Referees and team captains before the start of the game. Source: elfagr.com

Fayoum SC obtained a prestigious and rather unexpected win away at Beni Suef, in a match in which they were clearly in the position of the outsider.

Beni Suef started the game in a very offensive manner, and Ahmed Saber Mansheya committed a foul right on the edge of the box in the 8th minute, receiving a yellow card. The referee did not award a penalty, despite protests from the Beni Suef, but a free kick. However, the very dangerous position could have led to a goal, but the shot was deflected into a corner (10'). The attacks continued at the same pace, and Bilal Zakaria and Hamada Ahmed Ali missed a couple of excellent chances to put Beni Suef in front. 

It was about the middle of the first half when Fayoum started to have their own chances, and a long-range shot by Mohamed Morsi hit the crossbar (23'). The game became more balanced. While Beni Suef maintained the overall control, the ball possession, and had most of the opportunities, Fayoum also had several counterattacks that could have ended in a goal, but Sayed Kanaria's shot was saved by the goalkeeper (43') and Alaa Metwally's strong header went wide (45').

In the second half, the game looked very similar, with Beni Suef attacking more and creating more dangerous situations. Fayoum goalkeeper Islam Emad Risha had several crucial saves. Nevertheless, the visitors also had their chances: after a corner executed by Mohamad Adel from the right side, Mahmoud Kamal "Schmeichel"'s header missed the target by a small margin (63'). 

The balance in the game ended when Ahmed Saber Mansheya received another yellow card for a foul, which was in fact the second one, so he received the red card and was sent off (74'). From this moment on, Beni Suef attacked almost continuously and Fayoum's efforts were concentrated on defense only. Even with one man up, Beni Suef seemed unable to find the way to the goal, as the visitors' defense resisted stubbornly, and goalkeeper Islam Emad Risha was at his best.

To rub salt into Beni Suef's wound, in one of the very few times when Fayoum players crossed the half-way line after they remained in ten, they actually scored. Mohamed Morsi cleared a ball near his own box, launching Mostafa Sal on the right wing, surrounded by defenders. Mostafa Sal noticed that goalkeeper Ahmed Hamdy was slightly out and sent a long-range shot from the right flank, to the surprise of everyone, hitting the target: 0-1 (90'+3').

The shock was too high for Beni Suef players to do anything else in the remaining minutes of stoppage time, and Fayoum took their revenge for a long series of negative results against Beni Suef.

Beni Suef: Ahmed Hamdy - Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Sami, Bilal Salem (Moataz Mahrous), Bahaa Rabie, Ezzat Gamal (Amin Mido), Hossam Issa, Omar Mukhtar, Hamada Ahmed Ali (Shaaban Sayed), Wael Farraj, Bilal Zakaria. Manager: Mohamed Youssef.

Fayoum: Islam Emad Risha - Ali Abo Elela, Ahmed Saber Mansheya, Mahmoud Kamal "Schmeichel", Mohamad Adel (Ali El-Sakhr 65') - Salah El-Din Rifaat (Hossam Hassan 76') - Ahmed Salah, Mohamed Morsi, Abd Elsalam "Gresha", Sayed Kanaria (Mostafa Sal 60') - Alaa El-Din Metwally. Manager: Sayed Sobhi.

Referee: Walid Abdel Razek.

Yellow cards: Ahmed Saber Mansheya 8', 74', Ahmed Saleh 82'.

Red card: Ahmed Saber Mansheya 74' (for two yellow cards).

Given the three points, Fayoum climbed into fifth position in the table, and may climb to the fourth place if they win their next match, at home, against Asyut Petroleum, which are now fourth with just one point ahead of Fayoum. Beni Suef are only eighth and will have a very difficult game away at Aluminium.

In the Aswan derby, surprisingly decisive for the top spot, Aswan defeated KIMA Aswan by 1-0 and increased the gap between them to four points. This was the first defeat for KIMA Aswan this season.

Full results, table and fixtures:

Round 14 (8-9 January 2022)

 

Aswan – KIMA Aswan 1-0

Beni Suef – Fayoum 0-1

Telephonat – Sohag 1-0

Asyut Petroleum – Dayrout 4-1

Naser Mallawi – Al Madina Al Monawara 0-0

Qena – Media 3-0

Tamya – Aluminium 1-1

El Badari – El Minya 0-3

 

Table

 

1	Aswan	14	10	3	1	23-10	33	Promotion to the Premier League
2	KIMA Aswan	14	8	5	1	22-11	29
3	El Minya	14	7	5	2	20-9	26
4	Asyut Petroleum	14	6	6	2	20-9	24
5	Fayoum	14	6	5	3	14-13	23
6	Aluminium	14	5	6	3	20-13	21
7	Dayrout	14	5	5	4	14-16	20
8	Beni Suef	14	4	6	4	16-16	18
9	Tamya	14	4	5	5	14-13	17
10	Al Madina Al Monawara	14	4	4	6	15-14	16
11	Sohag	14	3	6	5	10-12	15
12	Naser Mallawi	14	3	5	6	12-18	14
13	Media	14	3	4	7	8-19	13	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Telephonat	14	2	5	7	8-16	11	Relegation to the Third Division
15	Qena	14	2	4	8	14-23	10	Relegation to the Third Division
16	El Badari	14	2	2	10	10-28	8	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 15 (15 January 2022)

 

Aluminium – Beni Suef

Sohag – Qena

El Minya – Telephonat

Dayrout – Naser Mallawi

Media – Aswan

Fayoum – Asyut Petroleum

Al Madina Al Monawara – El Badari

KIMA Aswan – Tamya