Al Ittihad vs El Geish 0-0

Al Ittihad and El Geish finished level at 0-0 in Alexandria after a tight contest and a late booking for the visitors. Neither side found a way through at Alexandria Stadium.

The first half brought caution rather than goals. El Geish’s Khaled Abo Ziada was booked in the 24th minute and Al Ittihad’s Momen Awad followed in the 33rd, before the interval arrived with the score still 0-0.

Al Ittihad made their first change in the 59th minute, when Pascal Phiri was replaced by Nour Alaa, while El Geish answered with a double substitution in the 68th minute. The visitors made two more changes in the 89th minute and Al Ittihad used another double switch in the 77th minute, but the pattern never shifted far enough for either side to break the deadlock. Mohamed Hany was booked in the first minute of stoppage time for El Geish.

The numbers showed a close game. Al Ittihad had 57% of the possession, 479 passes to El Geish’s 346 and 1.32 expected goals to 0.58, but both teams had 12 shots and two on target. El Geish won six corners to Al Ittihad’s two and finished with the extra save, 2-1.

Discipline was light apart from one late flashpoint. Al Ittihad had one yellow card, for Momen Awad, while El Geish had yellow cards for Khaled Abo Ziada and Mohamed Hany. El Geish also had one red card, though the minute was not listed.