Dear Yalla Kora visitors, we present to you live coverage of the match between Ceramica Cleopatra and Al Ittihad Alexandria, as part of the second round of the Egyptian Premier League, at Alexandria Stadium.
Ceramica seeks to achieve its first victory in the tournament after suffering a surprising defeat in the opening round against the newly promoted El Qanah FC by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Al Ittihad aims to continue its strong performances after drawing goalless in the first round against the defending champions, Zamalek SC.
Ceramica's lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Mohamed Bassam.
Defense: Hussein El Sayed - Ahmed Beckham - Justice Arthur - Ahmed Hany.
Midfield: Amr Kalawa - Mohamed Reda Bobo - Ahmed Belhadj - Sidique Igula - Marwan Osman.
Attack: Gradisar.
Substitutes: Mohamed Alaa - Ragab Nabil - Abdullah Magdy - Mohamed El Maghrabi - Fawzi El Hanawi - Samir El Iraqi - Ibrahim Mohamed - Mohamed Shika - Khaled El Nabarsi.
Meanwhile, Al Ittihad Alexandria's lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Sobhy Suleiman
Defense: Khaled Massad, Mostafa Ibrahim, Mohamed Mostafa Mido, Moamen Awad
Midfield: Kenneth Semakula, Ahmed Atef, Isaac Savior, Joseph Armola
Attack: Hossam Hassan, Yousri Wahid
Substitutes: Ali El Gabry - Islam Abdallah - Moamen Sherif - Mahmoud Emad Mohamed Tony - Mohamed Fakhry - Nour Allaa - John Ibuka - Pascal Verry
Match Events
Referee Mahmoud Nasef blows the whistle to start the match
Al Ittihad's goalkeeper made a crucial save against a dangerous attempt by a Ceramica player, deflecting a shot from inside the penalty area into a corner kick
The 25th minute witnessed continuous pressure from Ceramica Cleopatra, who tried to score the opening goal, but the visitors' attempts were thwarted by Al Ittihad's organized defense
Ceramica players exchanged passes inside the penalty area in an organized attack, but the move ended with a shot wide of the goal in the 34th minute
In the 41st minute, a Ceramica Cleopatra player headed a corner kick from the right side, sending it just past the left post of Al Ittihad Alexandria's goalkeeper
In the 45+1 minute, Gradisar took a shot from outside the penalty area; although it lacked sufficient power, Al Ittihad's goalkeeper mishandled it, conceding a corner kick
In the final minute of first-half stoppage time, Ceramica Cleopatra scored the first goal through a brilliant shot by Ahmed Belhadj from inside the penalty area
Halftime
Second half begins
Marwan Osman scored the second goal for Ceramica Cleopatra in the 66th minute following a brilliant skillful move that ended with the ball in Al Ittihad's net
