Al Ahly’s football first team achieved an important victory over Enppi SC on Saturday in a match postponed from the 13th fixture of the Egyptian Premier League.
The Red Eagles pulled up an impressive attacking performance during today’s encounter, with Al Ahly’s trio Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sherif, and Amr El Soulia guiding us to a precious 3-1 victory.
Brilliant Start
With only 30 seconds into the game, the current title holders were able to score the opening goal in the match as El Shahat managed to convert the ball to the net after receiving a brilliant long pass from Ramy Rabia, our defender.
Extending The Lead
After giving us the lead in the encounter, El Shahat made his second appearance in the 3rd minute of the game, when he provided Sherif, our striker, with a sensational pass.
Sherif, then, took the opportunity and doubled the score for the Red Eagles from a clinical finish that found the left side of Mahmoud Gad, Enppi SC’s goalkeeper.
Ending The First Half In Style
Our men’s football team added Al Ahly’s third goal in the match when Al Ahly’s duo: Amr El Soulia and Mohamed Magdy Afsha executed a tactical plan in one of our set-pieces.
Instead of crossing the ball into Enppi SC’s box, Afsha passed it to El Soulia who fired a screamer that found the net.
Surprise Opening to the Second Half
At the start of the second half, Pitso Mosimane, Al Ahly’s head coach, substituted Sherif with Salah Mohsen, our striker.
In the 55th minute of the game, Ramy Sabry, Enppi’s defender, scored the first goal for our opposition from the spot.
Solid Defense From the Eagles
The Red Eagles kept a solid defense in the minutes that followed Enppi SC’s goal, maintaining our 3-1 lead in the game.
Triple Substitution
In the 72nd minute of the encounter, Al Ahly made three substitutions with Ahmed Ramadan Beckham, El Soulia, and Mahmoud Kahraba making way for Nasser Maher, Aliou Dieng, and Taher Mohamed Taher.
Taher’s first touch was about to find the net; however, he was offside.
Additionally, Afsha also was about to add our fourth goal in the game, but Gad managed to save the ball.
Final Substitution
Walid Soliman, our veteran, replaced Afsha, who looked tired, in the 79th minute of the match.
Final Whistle
The Red Eagles had the upper hand in the last couple of minutes in the game; however, we were unable to add our fourth goal as the referee blew his final whistle to give Al Ahly three precious points in the team's journey to defend their title.
Match Sheet
Venue: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Ashour
Lineup: Mohamed El Shenawy - Ahmed Ramadan Beckham - Ramy Rabia - Saad Samir - Ahmed Nabil Koka - Amr El Soulia - Akram Tawfik - Hussein El Shahat - Mahmoud Kahraba - Mohamed Magdy Afsha -Mohamed Sherif
Subs:
Marwan Mohsen – Walid Soliman – Aliou Dieng – Ali Lotfy – Salah Mohsen - Nasser Maher – Walter Bwalya – Taher Mohamed Taher – Mohamed Hossam
Substitutions:
Mohamed Sherif (Salah Mohsen)
Amr El Soulia (Nasser Maher)
Ahmed Ramadan Beckham (Aliou Dieng)
Mahmoud Kahraba (Taher Mohamed Taher)
Afsha (Walid Soliman)
Goals
Hussein El Shahat ‘0:31
Mohamed Sherif ‘3
Amr El Soulia ‘43
Ramy Sabry ‘55 (Enppi SC)
Yellow Cards
Mostafa Shalaby (Enppi SC)
Saad Samir
Points
Al Ahly: 33
Enppi SC: 24
Next Match:
Al Masry SC on April 27
