El Geish began their Egypt Premier League campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over El Mokawloon, with Ahmed Alaa Eldin scoring the decisive goal in the 70th minute.
El Geish
- Omar Radwan (6.9)
- Ahmed Alaa Eldin (6.9)
- Mohamed Camacho (6.9)
- Amro Tarek (6.7)
- Islam Mohareb (6.3)
- Ahmed Abdel Rahman Zola (6.9)
- Ahmed Wahid (6.7)
- Mohamed Atef (6.3)
- Yehia Mostafa (6.6)
- M. Shalaby (6.6)
- Fares Hatem (6.9)
El Mokawloon
- Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud (7.3)
- Kahraba (6.3)
- Hassan Hussein Shakoush (6.7)
- Mohamed Hamed (6.9)
- Nader Hesham (6.3)
- Omar El Wahsh (7)
- Dokou Dodo (6.9)
- Mido Gaber (6.3)
- Eslam Gaber (6.6)
- Joackiam Ojera (6.2)
- Edrisa Niang (6.3)
Substitutions:
El Geish
- Fares Hatem (Ismail Ouro-Agoro, 66)
- I. Mohareb (Hamed Khaled El Gabry, 66)
- Mohamed Atef (Khaled Stouhi, 82)
- K. Tarek (Mostafa Khawaga, 87)
- Yehia Mostafa
El Mokawloon
- Joackiam Ojera (A. Belia, 16)
- Mido Gaber (M. Refaat, 60)
- Eslam Gaber (M. Sandouqa, 60)
- Dokou Dodo (Ahmed Mohamed Fouad, 80)
- A. Belia (Shady Hussein, 80)
Ball possession:
The match remained goalless for much of the contest before El Geish finally broke through 20 minutes from time. Alaa Eldin found the net to give the hosts the lead and then held on to secure three points in Match Round 1.
Passes:
El Geish controlled more of the ball, enjoying 59% possession compared with El Mokawloon’s 41%. However, the attacking statistics were closely matched, with both teams registering four shots on target and two shots recorded as on goal in the supplied match data.
Defense:
Mohamed Camacho was El Geish’s most active player in terms of attempts, while Nader Hesham led El Mokawloon for shots on goal. Neither side was able to turn its opportunities into a goal apart from Alaa Eldin’s second-half finish.
Face-to-face:
The winning goal also capped a busy performance from Alaa Eldin in possession. The El Geish player completed 39 passes with an accuracy of 69%, giving him an important role in helping his side retain control after taking the lead.
Fouls:
- Yellow cards:
- Mido Gaber (El Mokawloon) at 33 minute
- Shady Hussein (El Mokawloon) at 90 minute
The last five games (including this match):
- El Geish – W
- El Mokawloon – L
Top 5 Egypt Premier League scorers:
Line-ups:
Next games:
- El Geish will play with Petrojet. August 26 at 17:00 (GMT), on Petrosport Stadium.
- El Mokawloon will play with AL Masry. August 27 at 17:00 (GMT), on Arab Contractors Stadium.
