Abu Qair Semad vs Asyut Petrol 1-2

Asyut Petrol left Borg El Arab Stadium with a 2-1 win after scoring twice after the break and holding on through stoppage time. Abu Qair Semad had more of the ball, but Asyut Petrol made their chances count.

The first half passed without a goal and the game reached the break at 0-0. Omar Ibrahim was booked for Abu Qair Semad in the 43rd minute before the interval.

Abu Qair Semad made two changes on 56 minutes and two more on 64 minutes, but Asyut Petrol struck first in the 66th minute when Mohamed Eid scored from Abdelrahman Medhat's assist to make it 1-0. Asyut Petrol made two changes on 74 minutes and two more on 78 minutes, and Fathy Gamal, who had come on in the 74th minute, doubled the lead on 83 minutes. Abu Qair Semad replied three minutes into stoppage time when Ali Hussein converted Ahmed Dahesh's assist to make it 2-1, but they had left themselves too much to do.

Abu Qair Semad had 63% possession, 445 passes to 272 and 12 shots to 8, yet Asyut Petrol had 4 shots on target to 1 and shaded the expected goals 1.06 to 0.78. The home side also won 6 corners to 7, while Abu Qair Semad were caught offside 9 times compared with 2 for Asyut Petrol and finished with 2 saves to 1.

Abu Qair Semad had the only bookings, with Omar Ibrahim cautioned in the 43rd minute and Quaison Kofi Gideon booked in the 81st minute. There were no red cards.