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Qalaha
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Qalaha's Galal Nizar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Galal Nizar during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Galal Nizar kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Aaser Fahmy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taimour Raslan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Qalaha's Aaser Fahmy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamada El-Khateeb in the 8th minute of play. Aaser Fahmy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haitham Mortada in the 16th minute of the match. In the 18th minute Belal Ramzy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezz Mounir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 19th minute by Galal Nizar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Galal Nizar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Ezz Mounir when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Qalaha's Aaser Fahmy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haitham Mortada in the 24th minute of play. Ezz Mounir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Galal Nizar in the 26th minute. Aaser Fahmy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haitham Mortada in the 30th minute of the match. In the 34th minute Taimour Raslan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaser Fahmy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the game, Ebaba's Haitham Mortada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aaser Fahmy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ezz Mounir was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Belal Ramzy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Belal Ramzy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. If Taimour Raslan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ezz Mounir was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Nasir Waheed capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nasir Waheed really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Taimour Raslan to make the kick off. Galal Nizar got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haitham Mortada in the 60th minute of play forced Qalaha's goalkeeper Aaser Fahmy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 played minutes Qalaha got a freekick which was hit by Rabie Samer. 63 minutes into the match, Ebaba's goal looked a bit too open when Belal Ramzy came free, but Ezz Mounir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belal Ramzy scored 3-1 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ezz Mounir, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Nasir Waheed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 70 minutes, Belal Ramzy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Qalaha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Belal Ramzy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Ebaba's Mubarak Hakeem got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 78 minutes of play, Qalaha's Belal Ramzy made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ezz Mounir was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 83 played minutes Qalaha got a freekick which was hit by Aebeed Fahed. Aaser Fahmy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taimour Raslan in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haitham Mortada got free with Aaser Fahmy in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Belal Ramzy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 92 minutes into the match, Nasir Waheed notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Ebaba's Ezz Mounir. Ezz Mounir was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Qalaha fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ebaba had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.