Zamalek 1-1 (8-7) Pyramids FC
Scorers: Mansi 78 / Atef 29
Lineups:
Zamalek: Mohamed Sobhy – Omar Gaber (Mostafa Zenary 88), Mahmoud “El Wensh” Hamdy, Hossam Abdel-Meguid, Ahmed Fatouh – Nabil Emad (Nasser Maher 46), Mohamed Shehata, Abdallah El Said (Mahmoud Shikabala 83)– Seif Gaafar (Mahmoud Bentayg 63), Mostafa Shalaby, Seifeddine Jaziri (Nasser Mansi 46)
Pyramids: Ahmed El Shenawy (Sherif Ekramy 83)– Mohamed Chibi (Ahmed Tawfik 88), Ahmed Sami, Mohamed Marei (Ali Gabr 88), Mohamed Hamdy – Mohanad Lasheen (Youssef Ibrahim 91), Blati Toure, Walid El Karti – Ahmed Atef (Karim Hafez 65), Ibrahim Adel (Mostafa Fathy 65), Marwan Hamdy.
SHIKABALA SCORES THE WINNER (8-7)
Gabr blasts the ball wide (7-7)
Fatouh scores for Zamalek (7-7)
Hamdy scores for Pyramids (6-7)
Zenary scores for Zamalek (6-6)
Toure scores for Pyramids (5-6)
Mansi misses for Zamalek (5-5)
Sami hits the crossbar (5-5)
Maher scores for Zamalek (5-5)
El Karti scores for Pyramids (4-5)
Shalaby misses for Zamalek (4-4)
Obama scores for Pyramids (4-4)
El Wensh scores for Zamalek (4-3)
Tawfik scores for Pyramids (3-3)
Bentayg scores for Zamalek (3-2)
Hamdy scores for Pyramids (2-2)
Shehata scores for Zamalek (2-1)
Fathy hits the crossbar (1-1)
Abdel-Meguid scores for Zamalek (1-1)
Hafez scores for Pyramids (0-1)
120' Full time. We're heading into penalties.
120' Sub for Zamalek, Awad replaces Sobhy.
118' Yellow card for El Wensh after a foul on Hafez.
117' Ekramy makes a great save to deny Fatouh.
112' Sobhy makes a great save to deny Fathy's curler.
107' Corner to Zamalek, Ekramy punches it clear.
106' 2nd ET is underway.
105' End of the 1st ET
101' Both teams are cautious and tired now.
98' A cross by Fathy into the box but Zamalek's defenders clear the danger.
94' Long ball to Hamdy but El Wensh clears the danger.
91' 1st ET is underways
90+10 End of 90 minutes. We're heading into extra-times.
90+7' Mansi attempts a long range shot but it goes wide.
90+4 Yellow card for Lasheen.
90+3 a cross from Hafez into the box but El Wensh heads it clear.
90' Ref shows 10 minutes of injury time.
87' Ramady makes a tactical change as he brings in Zenary for Gaber.
85' A quick counter for Zamalek that ends in Maher's feet but his attempt is blocked by the last defender.
83' El Shenawy is injured and is replaced by Sherik Ekramy.
78' Mansi latches onto a long pass behind the defence and slot the ball calmly past El Shenawy.
78' GOOOAAAL FOR ZAMALEK !
75' Pyramids are now more cautious at the back as Zamalek take more risks.
72' Fatouh sends a cross into the box but Maher is late.
69' Free kick to Zamalek, Sami clears El Said's cross
64' Yellow card for Toure.
59' Incredible miss ! Shalaby dribbles past his marker but he blasts his shot over the bar.
56' Lasheen connects with another corner from Chibi but his header goes over the bar.
52' Mansi latches onto a long pass but his attempt is blocked by El Shenawy.
50' WHAT A CHANCE ! Hamdy misses the target with the goal at his mercy. He should have scored the second for Pyramids.
46' Zamalek makes two substitutions as Nasser Mansi and Nasser Mansi are brought in.
46' Second half is underway
Half time
45+2 Yellow card for Emad after a foul on Adel.
45' Ref shows 4 minutes of injury time.
45' Zamalek are pushing forward in the final minutes.
42' El Said has an attempt but it goes over the bar.
40' A cross from Gaber but El Shenawy holds it easily.
35' Zamalek are unable to show the proper response so far as Pyramids are still in control.
29' Walid El Karti's finds Atef, unmarked in the box, to head home the opener.
29' GOOOAAAL FOR PYRAMIDS !
24' Abdel-Meguid makes a last time clearance before Atef could score at the far post.
19' Another precise cross from Chibi but Hamdy's header goes wide.
18' Long pass to Hamdy in the box, but Sobhy saves it first.
14' Yellow card for Chibi after a foul on Gaafar.
13' Corner to Zamalek, Hamdy's header goes into the hands of the keeper.
9' A first chance for Pyramids but Hamdy's header goes just over the bar.
5' Corner to Pyramids but the ball is cleared.
3' Both teams are quite cautious but Pyramids has a slightly better ball possession.
0' Match is underway
20:20 Thousands of white fans are filling the stadium.
20:00 The players broke their fast.
19:35 Coach Ayman El Ramady keeps the team's top scorer Nasser Mansi on the bench as well as Moroccan right back Mahmoud Bentayg. On the other side Jurcic makes just one change to his team that won the Champions League title on Sunday as Marwan Hamdy replaces Mayele.
18:00 Pyramids will reportedly miss two key players Congolese striker Fiston Mayele who is away on international duty.
The trophy takes its place in Cairo stadium.
16:00 Pyramids come into the match in top form but are battling fatigue, as Thursday’s final will be their fourth game in 13 days - three of which have been decisive matches across various competitions.
14:00 Egypt Cup presents Zamalek with their only remaining opportunity to salvage what has otherwise been a dismal campaign.
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Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouni
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