Fayoum - Al Nasr Lel Taa'den 1-0 in the 20th round of the Egyptian Second Division

Fayoum SC obtained the fourth win this season, 1-0 over Al Nasr Lel Taa'den, on Thursday afternoon, the 28th of February, in the 20th round of the Egyptian Second Division, Group A. These 3 points are very important for head coach Magdy Tolba and his players, to keep the hopes alive in the fight against relegation.

The visitors had a long winless run, and this was the tenth consecutive game without a win, although Al Nasr Lel Taa'den were considered as one of the strongest teams in the group at the beginning of the season, even a candidate for promotion to the Premier League, where they played two years ago.

The match was played at Al Assiouty Sports Complex, where Fayoum SC have to play their home matches while there are works in progress at Fayoum Stadium. Fayoum were in control of the game and missed many opportunities. 

Karim Shafei scored the only goal of the game in the 71st minute for Fayoum, which have equaled their opponents Al Nasr Lel Taa'den, as both teams have now 21 points and are separated by goal difference only.

The third team with 21 points is El Tahrir Aswan, which succeeded the biggest surprise of the round, by winning 2-0 over leaders Aswan. This was the first game which Aswan lost this season. As second-placed Beni Suef won 1-0 at Al Walideya, the difference between Aswan and Beni Suef decreased to 8 points, but is still difficult to overcome in the six remaining games of the season.

The situation is more complicated in the relegation area, where seven teams (including Fayoum) fight to avoid relegation.

Results, table and fixtures:

Round 20 (28 February 2019)

El Tahrir – Aswan 2-0

Al Walideya – Beni Suef 0-1

Aluminium – Sohag 0-0

Tahta – Dayrout 2-1

Al Minya – Media 2-2

Fayoum – Al Nasr Lel Taa’den 1-0

Telephonat – Naser Mallawi 2-1

Table

1	Aswan	20	14	5	1	39-16	47	Promotion to Premier League
2	Beni Suef	20	10	9	1	32-14	39
3	Telephonat	20	9	8	3	26-15	35
4	Al Minya	20	8	8	4	33-26	32
5	Media	20	8	7	5	29-25	31
6	Dayrout	20	7	6	7	24-29	27
7	Sohag	20	5	10	5	14-12	25
8	Aluminium	20	6	7	7	25-25	25	Relegation to the Third Division
9	Tahta	20	7	4	9	24-27	25	Relegation to the Third Division
10	Al Nasr Lel Taa’den	20	4	9	7	26-27	21	Relegation to the Third Division
11	Fayoum	20	4	9	7	20-23	21	Relegation to the Third Division
12	El Tahrir	20	5	6	9	19-26	21	Relegation to the Third Division
13	Naser Mallawi	20	3	5	12	18-35	14	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Al Walideya	20	3	1	16	17-46	10	Relegation to the Third Division

Round 21 (7 March 2019)

Aswan – Telephonat

Media – Aluminium

Al Nasr Lel Taa’den – Al Minya

Sohag – Al Walideya

Dayrout – Fayoum

Naser Mallawi – Tahta

Beni Suef – El Tahrir

First win for Real Garcilaso in the Peruvian Apertura

After a disappointing 2-1 defeat away at newly-promoted Molinos El Pirata FC in the first round, Real Garcilaso played at home in Cusco against Universidad de San Martin de Porres on Monday afternoon.

Head coach Hector Tapia left the usual captain Alfredo Ramua on the bench. Real Garcilaso played with: Farro - Arismendi, Robles, Dulanto, Cossio - Miguez, Archimbaud - Souza, Manco (76 Lecaros), Nunez (67 Rengifo) - Carando (66 Ramua).

Universidad de San Martin: Penny - Salas, Portales, Lujan, Huerto - Oliva, Afolabi (32 F. Espinoza), Guivin - Palacios (56 R. Espinoza), Olivera, Bolivar (46 Mora). Head coach: Carlos Bustos.

The first half was clearly dominated by Real Garcilaso, which scored early, in the 14th minute: after Souza's cross from the right side, goalkeeper Penny deflected the ball mistakenly in front and Miguez had a strong shot from outside the box: 1-0. The home side had other opportunities but scoreboard did not change before half time.

In the second half, the visitors also had a couple of chances, but Real Garcilaso managed to score again in the 68th minute, by Archimbaud, after a corner from the left by Ramua, who had just entered the field: 2-0. It looked like everything was settled, but the visitors succeeded to score in the 80th minute, with a great shot from distance by Olivera: 2-1.

So the final minutes were rather tense. Referee Joel Alarcon took the harsh decision to send off Portales for a rather normal foul on Ramua in the 83rd minute, which really put gas on fire for the visitors, who started protesting. Goalkeeper Penny was also sent off for protests. Field player Espinoza had to play as a goalkeeper for the last minutes and he did a great job, saving a couple of difficult shots from Real Garcilaso strikers.

The final score was 2-1 for Real Garcilaso but the supporters were quite unhappy with the team overall performance, despite the win. Head coach Hector Tapia needs other good results in short time to make up for a disastrous start of the season.

Other results in the second round:

UT Cajamarca - Carlos Manucci 0-0

Universitario de Deportes - Molinos El Pirata 2-1

Universidad Cesar Vallejo - Sport Huancayo 2-2

Ayacucho - Melgar 1-1

Academia Cantolao - Deportivo Binacional 0-4

Sport Boys - Union Comercio 0-1

Deportivo Municipal - Alianza Universidad Huanuco 0-0

Sporting Cristal - Alianza Lima 1-0

Deportivo Binacional and Sporting Cristal lead with 6 points each. Real Garcilaso is seventh with 3 points. In the next round, Real Garcilaso will play away at Carlos Manucci in Trujillo on Saturday evening.

Bourj - Ahly Nabatieh 3-1 in the 16th round of the Lebanese Second Division

Bourj FC obtained the fifth consecutive win on Sunday, 24 February, at home, on Bhamdoun Stadium, 3-1 against Ahly Nabatieh. The game was dominated by the home side, which maintains its top position, 4 points above Shabab El Bourj and 7 points above third-place Ahly Sidon, with just six games to go in this season of the Lebanese Second Division.

 Bourj FC starting line-up against Ahly Nabatieh. Source: Official Facebook club page

Top goalscorer Wassem Abdelhady broke the dead-lock in the 30th minute, while a shot by Papy Thandoum was deviated in his own net by defender Ali Ibrahima Diabati right before half time: 2-0.

In the second half, Bourj increased the difference by the same player, captain Wassem Abdelhady, in the 65th minute: 3-0. Alaa Ashkar scored for Ahly Nabatieh in the added time (90+1) so the match ended 3-1.

Full results, table and fixtures:

Round 16 (22-24 February 2019)

Naser Barelias – Ahly Sidon 0-0

Mabarrah – Egtmaaey Tripoli 2-1

Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly – Shabab Al Arabi 1-1

Hikma / La Sagesse – Shabab El Bourj 0-6

Bourj – Ahly Nabatieh 3-1

Nahda Barelias – Homenetmen 0-1

Table

1	Bourj	16	12	3	1	32-6	39	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Shabab El Bourj	16	11	2	3	36-15	35	Promotion to the Premier League
3	Ahly Sidon	16	10	2	4	31-20	32
4	Nahda Barelias	16	5	7	4	18-17	22
5	Egtmaaey Tripoli	16	6	3	7	30-24	21
6	Ahly Nabatieh	16	5	6	5	30-35	21
7	Shabab Al Arabi	16	5	4	6	17-20	19
8	Mabarrah	16	4	6	6	13-16	18
9	Hikma / La Sagesse	16	4	6	6	21-29	18
10	Al Islah Al Bourj Al Sh.	16	4	3	9	17-32	15
11	Homenetmen	16	4	1	11	23-37	13	Relegation to the Third Division
12	Naser Barelias	16	4	1	11	10-27	13	Relegation to the Third Division

Round 17 (1-3 March 2019)

Al Islah Al Bourj Al Shimaly – Ahly Sidon

Nahda Barelias – Naser Barelias

Shabab Al Arabi – Mabarrah

Homenetmen – Shabab El Bourj

Hikma / La Sagesse – Bourj

Egtmaaey Tripoli – Ahly Nabatieh