Sayed Sobhi is no longer the manager of Fayoum SC after another home defeat, this time to Telephonat Beni Suef

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

Hassan Mohamed Hassan 72'.

Thursday, 31 March 2022, 3 pm local time (1 pm UTC), Alassiouty Sport Resort, Fayoum, Egypt, the 25th round of the Egyptian Second League, Group A.

Fayoum SC starting line-up against Telephonat Beni Suef. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

The two teams, Fayoum SC and Telephonat Beni Suef, share the same ground, Alassiouty Sport Resort Stadium, so the usual home advantage for Fayoum SC vanished in this case.

The two team captains and the referees before the start of the game. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

Moreover, the two teams came after contrasting periods. Fayoum SC were unable to win a single match out of the last seven they played, while Telephonat registered an almost continuous winning streak which took them out of the relegation area. The form of the two teams was confirmed: Telephonat recorded yet another win, while Fayoum lost once more.

However, in the field things did not look so different, and the teams shared periods of domination and control of the game, and both had plenty of chances. The match could go either way, but Fayoum are out of luck lately. They lost their previous match at home, 2-1 to El Minya, after a good game in which their opponents were easily awarded two penalties, which they transformed; and they were equalized from another penalty away at El Badari on Sunday, in a match they clearly dominated and could have won clearly, but ended 1-1.

This time, the only goal of the match came after a beautiful shot from just outside the area, by Hassan Mohamed Hassan: 0-1 (72'). All the efforts made by Fayoum players to equalize in the remaining minutes were in vain. This extends the number of consecutive winless matches for Fayoum to eight, five defeats and three draws.

Starting line-ups:

Fayoum: Mohamed Fathi - Ali El-Din Sakhr, Hossam Hassan, El-Saeed Kamal, Mohamed Adel, El Sayed Lotfy, Islam Fathi, Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Morsi, Mohamed Tarek, Youssef Mustafa. Manager: Sayed Sobhi.

Telephonat: Mohamed Gamal - Jihad Sayed, Ahmed El-Nahhas, Abdelrahman Youssef, Ahmed Shaaban, Mohamed Ashraf, Hassan Mohamed, Ahmed Hamdi, Fathi Gamal, Haitham Jamil, Ahmed Wael. Manager: Kaboria.

Referee: Mohamed Abdel Alim.

The match was highly disputed, but in the end Telephonat won. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page.

This result had its rather expected consequences. Sayed Sobhi managed Fayoum SC since November 2021, and had excellent results in the first part of the season, as well as in the first two rounds of the second half of the season: 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. However, the situation changed dramatically after the winter transfer period, when some of the best players in the squad left. In the last eight rounds, as already stated, Fayoum registered three draws and five defeats. This situation was no longer tolerated by the administration board, and yesterday, the 1st of April, it was announced that Sayed Sobhi is no longer the manager of the team. The decision is quite harsh, taking into account everything that Sayed Sobhi has done for the team. However, as usual, somebody has to pay for the bad results, and most of the times, it is the manager who has to leave. On Monday, the name of the new manager would be announced. The period is adequate, because there is a long break in the league due to the Ramadan. The new manager will have time to adjust to the team, and there are only five rounds remaining of this year Second Division. Fayoum SC are still 7 points clear of the relegation area, and should have no problems in avoiding relegation.

Sayed Sobhi is no longer the manager of Fayoum SC. Source: Fayoum SC Facebook page

Results, table and fixtures:

Round 23 (18-23 March 2022)

 

Beni Suef – Aswan 1-4

Naser Mallawi – Telephonat 1-2

Aluminium – Sohag 3-2

Asyut Petroleum – Qena 3-1

KIMA Aswan – Media 2-1

Tamya – Al Madina Al Monawara 2-2

Fayoum – El Minya 1-2

Dayrout – El Badari 0-1

 

Round 24 (26-27 March 2022)

 

Tamya – Beni Suef 3-1

El Minya – Aluminium 1-4

Aswan – Asyut Petroleum 2-1

Qena – Naser Mallawi 1-2

Al Madina Al Monawara – Media 0-0

Sohag – KIMA Aswan 0-2

El Badari – Fayoum 1-1

Telephonat – Dayrout 1-2

 

Round 25 (30-31 March 2022)

 

Beni Suef – Al Madina Al Monawara 2-2

Dayrout – Qena 2-1

Asyut Petroleum – Tamya 1-0

Fayoum – Telephonat 0-1

Media – Sohag 3-1

KIMA Aswan – El Minya 1-1

Naser Mallawi – Aswan 2-2

Aluminium – El Badari 3-0

 

Table

 

1	Aswan	25	18	5	2	45-18	59	Promotion to Premier League
2	KIMA Aswan	25	13	8	4	36-22	47
3	Aluminium	25	12	10	3	39-20	46
4	Asyut Petroleum	25	11	10	4	40-18	43
5	El Minya	25	11	9	5	35-23	42
6	Telephonat	25	9	6	10	24-28	33
7	Al Madina Al Monawara	25	8	9	8	29-26	33
8	Tamya	25	9	6	10	31-28	33
9	Fayoum	25	8	8	9	21-26	32
10	Dayrout	25	8	8	9	21-28	32
11	Media	25	6	11	8	16-24	29
12	Beni Suef	25	5	11	9	28-35	26
13	Sohag	25	5	10	10	22-29	25	Relegation to the Third Division
14	Naser Mallawi	25	4	11	10	24-34	23	Relegation to the Third Division
15	Qena	25	3	7	15	25-45	16	Relegation to the Third Division
16	El Badari	25	3	5	17	18-50	14	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 26 (23-24 April 2022)

 

Telephonat – Aluminium

Al Madina Al Monawara – Sohag

Beni Suef – Asyut Petroleum

Tamya – Naser Mallawi

El Minya – Media

Qena – Fayoum

El Badari – KIMA Aswan

Aswan – Dayrout

The first and the last in the table have met in the 17th round of the Slovak Third League - East

1. FC Tatran Prešov - 1. FK Svidník 5-1 (2-0)

Dolný 11', 52', Gajdoš 17' (own goal), Berecký 61', Haščák 90' - Ivanecký 87' (penalty).

Saturday, 19 March 2022, 3 pm local time (2 pm UTC), FC Pivovar Šariš Stadium, Vel'ký Šariš, Slovakia, 17th round of the Slovak Third League - East (3. Liga - Východ).

One can hardly imagine a game more unbalanced than the one between the first and the last classified in the table of any league, on the ground of the former. Therefore, there was no surprise that the leaders (Tatran Prešov) won easily over the last classified (1. FK Svidník). In fact, right before the game, Tatran Prešov did not know that they were about to become leaders of the group, as few thought that FK Spišská Nová Ves would be unable to win at home over MFK Snina. And in just two rounds, with two bad results for FK Spišská Nova Ves, and two comfortable wins for 1. FC Tatran Prešov, the latter closed the five-point gap which separated the two teams in the top of the table. This surprising negative run for FK Spišská Nová Ves, after an almost perfect first half of the season, gives new hopes to 1. FC Tatran Prešov. Still, they would need to play in their own town and on their own ground. For the moment, they play their home matches in Vel'ký Šariš.

The match had no history whatsoever. The home side scored twice in the start of the game, making sure that the match is won early. First, an action on the right side ended with a cross in front of the goal, which took a deflection, and left Dolný all alone with an empty net: 1-0 (11'). Then, a cross from the left side was deflected in his own goal by unfortunate Gajdoš, surprising the goalkeeper: 2-0 (17'). The score could have risen up a lot, but Svidník goalkeeper made lots of saves. The visitors played rather bravely, attacking from time to time, and leaving large open spaces in the defense. However, they had few real chances of scoring.

The second half developed very much like the first. The home side pushed for a third goal, which came quickly, as the same Gajdoš (who had a miserable game in a position which does not fit him, that of central back) lost a ball in a delicate position in his own half, and the Prešov attackers charged mercilessly, Dolný finishing the action: 3-0 (52'). A free kick from the right side was executed into the box, and Berecký headed the ball in for 4-0 (61'). The goals could have continued, but just like in the first half, Vinclér saved many shots, while Prešov players became relaxed and missed many opportunities.

Towards the end, 1. FK Svidník, which continued to play courageously, had their consolation goal, which came from a penalty, awarded for a foul inside the box, and executed by Ivanecký: 4-1 (87'). The fact that they received a goal seemed to make the home side very angry, and they took the final minutes very seriously, trying to re-establish the four-goal difference, which they eventually succeeded, by means of Haščák: 5-1 (90').

Prešov: Knurovský - Hatok (Macejko 82'), Jarzebak (Elexa 73'), Berecký (Tatar 82'), Petko, Kral'ovič (Haščák 64'), Milunović, Pyda, Macej (Olejár 64'), Karaš, Dolný. Manager: Stanislav Šesták.

Svidník: Vinclér - Ducár (Bartoš 84'), D. Čabala, Gajdoš, Makara - Ardishvili (Pavlović 76'), Sova (Oravec 73'), Ivanecký, Hirka -  Haňak, Špilár. Manager: Vladislav Palša.

Referee: Jakub Eperješi.

Yellow cards: Jarzebak 25' - Ducár 26', Ardishvili 66'.

For 1. FK Svidník, this defeat was probably already accounted for. It interesting to note that they had a good match against ŠK Odeva Lipany a week ago, at home, losing 1-0 (only), after they had lost 12-0 away at Lipany in summer. Their next match will be at home against Slávia TU Košice, on Sunday.

Full results of the last two rounds, table and fixtures:

 

Round 16 (12-13 March 2022)

 

FK Poprad – FK Spišská Nová Ves 3-1

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MFK Vranov nad Topľou 1-1

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – 1. FC Tatran Prešov 0-4

OŠK Rudňany – OFK-SIM Raslavice 1-2

1. FK Svidník – ŠK Odeva Lipany 0-1

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – Slávia TU Košice 3-4

MFK Snina – MŠK Tesla Stropkov 3-0

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – TJ Mladosť Kalša 5-3

 

Round 17 (19-20 March 2022)

 

MFK Vranov nad Topľou – FK Sobrance-Sobranecko 1-1

FK Spišská Nová Ves – MFK Snina 1-1

FK Poprad – OŠK Rudňany 2-0

ŠK Odeva Lipany – OFK-SIM Raslavice 4-0

1. FC Tatran Prešov – 1. FK Svidník 5-1

Slávia TU Košice – FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy 2-0

MŠK Tesla Stropkov – MŠK Spišské Podhradie 9-0

TJ Mladosť Kalša – MFK Slovan Giraltovce 2-1

 

Table

 

1	1. FC Tatran Prešov	17	14	0	3	62-15	42	Promotion to 2. Liga
2	FK Spišská Nová Ves	17	13	3	1	48-11	42
3	ŠK Odeva Lipany	17	11	5	1	54-14	38
4	Slávia TU Košice	17	10	5	2	45-16	35
5	MŠK Tesla Stropkov	17	10	2	5	38-15	32
6	MFK Snina	17	10	2	5	36-20	32
7	FK Poprad	17	9	3	5	30-20	30
8	MFK Vranov nad Topl’ou	17	8	4	5	37-24	28
9	MFK Slovan Giraltovce	17	6	3	8	20-28	21	Relegation to 4. Liga
10	TJ Mladosť Kalša	17	6	3	8	33-46	21	Relegation to 4. Liga
11	FK Sobrance-Sobranecko	17	4	3	10	20-31	15	Relegation to 4. Liga
12	OFK-SIM Raslavice	17	4	3	10	17-38	15	Relegation to 4. Liga
13	OŠK Rudňany	17	4	1	12	27-47	13	Relegation to 4. Liga
14	MŠK Spišské Podhradie	17	2	3	12	10-57	9	Relegation to 4. Liga
15	FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy	16	2	1	13	13-51	7	Relegation to 4. Liga
16	1. FK Svidník	16	1	1	14	9-66	4	Relegation to 5. Liga

 

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 18 (26-27 March 2022)

 

OŠK Rudňany – ŠK Odeva Lipany

FK Pokrok SEZ Krompachy – MFK Vranov nad Topľou

MFK Slovan Giraltovce – MŠK Tesla Stropkov

MFK Snina – FK Poprad

MŠK Spišské Podhradie – FK Spišská Nová Ves

OFK-SIM Raslavice – 1. FC Tatran Prešov

1. FK Svidník – Slávia TU Košice

FK Sobrance-Sobranecko – TJ Mladosť Kalša