Bourj FC - Al Ahed 0-0
Saturday, 26 November 2022, 4 pm local time (2 pm UTC), Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon, 9th round of the Lebanese Premier League.
After almost one month of break due to the programme of the Lebanese national teams (senior, olympic, youth, and junior teams), the ninth round of the Lebanese league included the local derby and now also the national derby between the (then) current leaders Bourj FC and title holders Al Ahed. Due to the final result, and the very tight situation at the top of the table, Bourj FC lost their position on the top of the table to Ansar, and they are now only in second position, while Al Ahed also dropped into fourth place, but one has to remember that there are only three points that separate the first classified and the fifth classified!
Bourj FC starting line-up. Photo source: the-lfa.com
Al Ahed starting line-up. Photo source: the-lfa.com
The match was clearly dominated by Al Ahed. However, they were unable to break through the very organized Bourj FC defense, and when they did, they were unable to score. Bourj FC seemed to have learned something from their previous negative experience in their match against Ansar, when they played openly and finished losing the game. This time, their approach was very prudent, and they rarely passed in the opposite half of the field.
Al Ahed had a few chances, but missed all of them. In the first half, Nour Mansour's header went wide (30'). The biggest goal opportunity came in the second half, when newly-entered Rabih Ataya missed the target from close range, all alone with the empty goal in front of him (69').
Bourj goalkeeper, Abdelkarim Saleh (in red), was one of the best players in this match. Photo source: the-lfa.com
Bourj FC tried something, not too much, on breaks and from set pieces. Their first (and only) chance came very late, in stoppage time, when Mohamed Sibaii "Wartan", assisted by Hussein Al Outa, had a good shot from outside the box, but Mahdi Khalil saved (90'+1').
Bourj FC players (in yellow) focused on the defense for most of the game, and they finished with yet another clean sheet. Photo source: the-lfa.com
Bourj: Abdelkarim Saleh - Mohamad Al Dor, Richard Baffour, Shadi Skaf, Mohamad Hammoud - Hussein Ibrahim, Mohamad Al Faour - Dennis Tetteh (Mohamed Sadek 63'), Youssef Barakat (Mohamed Sibaii "Wartan" 73'), Stephen Sarfo (Hussein Al Outa 83') - Khaled Takaji (Khodor Hallak 83'). Manager: Osama Farjallah Al-Sakr.
Al Ahed starting line-up: Mahdi Khalil - Andrew Sawaya, Nour Mansour, Khalil Khamis, Hussein Dakik - Mohamad Haidar, Hassan Srour, Emmanuel Obere - Mohamad Kdouh, Samud Kadri, Mohamad Nasser. Manager: Bassem Marmar.
Referee: Ali Rida.
This was just the first of a number of very tough matches for both teams. In the next round, Bourj will face Nejmeh on Friday, 2 December 2022, kick-off at 4 pm, while Al Ahed will face Ansar on Sunday, 4 December 2022, also at 4 pm. Both matches will take place at Fouad Chehab Stadium in Jounieh and will likely bring further changes to the top of the table.
Full results, table and fixtures:
Round 9 (25-27 November 2022)
AC Tripoli – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley 2-2
Safa – Shabab Sahel 0-2
Salam Zgharta – Shabab Al Ghazieh 1-1
Bourj – Al Ahed 0-0
Ansar – Hikma / Sagesse 1-0
Tadamon Sour – Nejmeh 0-0
Table
|
1 |
Ansar |
9 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
25-5 |
23 |
|
|
2 |
Bourj |
9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
16-7 |
22 |
|
|
3 |
Shabab Sahel |
9 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
15-4 |
21 |
|
|
4 |
Al Ahed |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
16-5 |
20 |
|
|
5 |
Nejmeh |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
13-4 |
20 |
|
|
6 |
Tadamon Sour |
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
9-12 |
9 |
|
|
7 |
Safa |
9 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
8-15 |
8 |
|
|
8 |
Hikma / Sagesse |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
7-11 |
7 |
|
|
9 |
Shabab Al-Ghazieh |
9 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
8-16 |
6 |
|
|
10 |
Salam Zgharta |
9 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6-14 |
5 |
|
|
11 |
Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
9-22 |
4 |
|
|
12 |
AC Tripoli |
9 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
4-21 |
4 |
|
If two or more teams have the same number of points, the results of head-to-head matches between them are the main ranking criteria.
Round 10 (2-4 December 2022)
Bourj – Nejmeh
Tadamon Sour – Shabab Sahel
Hikma / Sagesse – Al Akhaa Al Ahly Aley
Salam Zgharta – Safa
Shabab Al-Ghazieh – AC Tripoli
Ansar – Al Ahed
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