Fayoum and Egypt Stars collided without goals

Fayoum SC - Egypt Stars 0-0

Friday, 17 November 2023, 2:30 pm local time (12:30 pm UTC), Ittihad El Shorta (Police Academy) Stadium, Cairo, Egypt, the 5th round of the Egyptian Second Division B, group B.

 Fayoum SC starting line-up. Photo source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

Egypt Stars starting line-up. Photo source: Egypt Stars FC Facebook page

The two teams and the referees before the start of the game. Photo source: Egypt Stars FC Facebook page

Second classified Fayoum and third classified Egypt Stars faced each other in one of the most important matches of round 5 of the Egyptian Second Division B, group B. Stakes were high, because each team try to stay as close as possible to leaders Tersana, to promote to the next year Second Division A.

The match was very disputed. Photo source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

The two sides tried to find a way to break through the opposite defence, but were unable to score a single goal, despite several good chances. Egypt Stars had two big opportunities, one in the first half, when a shot went slightly wide, and one in the second half, when a header hit the crossbar. Fayoum also had a couple of chances.

Both teams had several good chances to score, but the final result was 0-0. Photo source: Egypt Stars FC Facebook page

The two sides eventually settled with a goalless draw, which keeps them in second and third place respectively, but farther away from the leaders Tersana.

Starting line-ups:

Fayoum: Mohamad Kandil - Islam El Sayed Lamouna, Ahmed Shukri, Ahmed Salah, Mahmoud Arafat - Mohamad Morsi, Hamad Hassan, Mohamad Ismail - Taher Saad, Ashraf Abdelkawi, Ahmed Sobhi. Manager: Saeed Sobhi.

Egypt Stars: Mohamed Hegazy - Mohamed Chilavert Shefa, Ahmed Ashraf, Mohamed Al Zaini, Omar Mohamed - Ahmed Hassan, Emmanuel Mintah, Mohamed Khaled - Mohamed El Dsoky, Mahmoud Ramadan, Ahmed Sosta. Manager: Essam Eid.

 The referee was sometimes in the way... Photo source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

This week there are matches in the second preliminary round of the Egypt Cup, so there is a break for Fayoum SC, which were eliminated in the first round. Egypt Stars will have a difficult match away at La Viena FC.

The Egyptian Second Division will resume next week, on the 1st of December, with the matches of the 6th round. Fayoum will play away at Tamya, while Egypt Stars will face Al Wasta at home in a local derby. In the table, Tersana are now sole leaders with 11 points (in 5 matches), followed by Fayoum with 9 points (5 matches) and Egypt Stars with 7 points (out of 4 matches). These three teams seem to be the main contenders for promotion to the Second Division A.