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 secure their first victory in the tournament after suffering a surprising defeat in the opening round against the newly promoted Al Qanah Club by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, Al Ittihad aims to continue their strong performances following a goalless draw in the first round against the defending champions, Zamalek Club.
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 - Sidiq Eigola - Marwan Osman.
Forward: Gradisar.
Substitutes: Mohamed Alaa - Ragab Nabil - Abdullah Magdy - Mohamed El Maghrabi - Fawzi El Hennawi - Samir El Iraqi - Ibrahim Mohamed - Mohamed Shika - Khaled El Nabarsi.
Meanwhile, Al Ittihad Alexandria's lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Sobhi Suleiman
Defense: Khaled Massad, Mostafa Ibrahim, Mohamed Mostafa Mido, Moamen Awad
Midfield: Kenneth Simakula, Ahmed Atef, Isaac Savior, Joseph Armola
Forwards: 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 saved a dangerous attempt by a Ceramica player, deflecting his shot from inside the penalty area into a corner kick
Minute 25 witnessed continuous pressure from Ceramica Cleopatra Club, 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 minute 34
In minute 41, 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 minute 45+1, Gradisar shot from outside the penalty area; although the shot lacked sufficient power, Al Ittihad's goalkeeper failed to handle it properly and parried it into 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 minute 66 after a wonderful skillful move that ended with the ball in Al Ittihad's net
And in minute 76, Al Ittihad Alexandria player Hossam Hassan managed to reduce the deficit after receiving a ground pass from the left side and finishing with his right foot into the visitors' net
Two minutes later, Gradisar restored the two-goal advantage by scoring Ceramica's third goal
