2018–19 Egyptian Super Cup

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2018–19 Egyptian Super Cup
Borg El Arab Stadium, 2017.jpg
Borg El Arab Stadium hosted the match
Al Ahly Zamalek
3 2
Date20 September 2019 (2019-09-20)
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Man of the MatchJunior Ajayi
(Al Ahly)
RefereeFelix Brych (Germany)[1]
Attendance15,000
WeatherPartly cloudy
24 °C (75 °F)
69% humidity[2]

The 2018–19 Egyptian Super Cup (also known as the 2018–19 SAIB Egyptian Super Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup. It was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, on 20 September 2019, contested by Al Ahly and Zamalek.[3] Al Ahly defended the trophy they won in the previous edition and defeated Zamalek 3–2, winning their record-extending 11th trophy.[4]

Background[]

Main articles: 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League and 2017–18 Egypt Cup

In the 2017–18 Egyptian Premier League, Al Ahly and Ismaily were the only two teams in the league's title race, with the latter finishing the first half of the season on top. However, after Frenchman coach Sébastien Desabre left Ismaily mid-season to join the Ugandan national team as their manager, the club started to fall apart and went from being on top with a difference of 4 points to finishing the league behind Al Ahly with 68 points; 20 points less than the champions.[5] Al Ahly officially won their record-extending fortieth Egyptian Premier League title on 12 March 2018 with 6 games to spare.[6] The team broke numerous league records over the course of the season, including most points with 88 points, most wins with 28 wins and most goals scored in a single season with 75 goals.[7] Al Ahly's Moroccan forward Walid Azaro also finished the league as the top goalscorer with 18 goals.

Zamalek won the 2017–18 Egypt Cup after defeating Smouha 5–4 on penalties in the final after the match ended 1–1 at extra time, winning their 4th Egypt Cup title in the previous 5 editions of the competition.[8] Both teams' way to the final was considered "too easy" by the media, especially for Zamalek who faced 2017–18 Egyptian Second Division sides El Minya and Haras El Hodoud in the round of 32 and round of 16 respectively. The Egyptian Football Association were also heavily criticized for changes they made to the competition, mainly for the changes made to the draw where they made sure that the cup defending champions can only face the previous league winners in the final.

During the 2017–18 season, both teams met each other in the league two times. Al Ahly won the first encounter 3–0 on 8 January 2018 at Cairo International Stadium thanks to goals from Moamen Zakaria, Abdallah El Said and Walid Azaro.[9] Zamalek won the second encounter 2-1 which was played on 26 April 2018 at the same stadium, with Kabongo Kasongo and Ayman Hefny scoring for Zamalek and Walid Soliman scoring the only goal for Al Ahly.[10]

Match[]

Officials[]

On 19 September 2019, just one day before the match, the Egyptian Football Association announced German referee Felix Brych as the referee for the match. Brych is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee, and he is considered one of the best referees in Europe. His compatriots Mark Borsch and Kim Stefan Luppwere chosen as the assistant referees, while Egyptian referee Mohamed Hassan was chosen as the fourth official.[1]

Details[]

Al Ahly3–2Zamalek
  • Ajayi Goal 19', 49'
  • El Shahat Goal 45+3'
 Report
  • Alaa Goal 64' (pen.), 76' (pen.)
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Al Ahly
Zamalek
GK 16 Egypt Mohamed El Shenawy Yellow card 63'
LB 21 Tunisia Ali Maâloul Yellow card 45+4'
CB 6 Egypt Yasser Ibrahim Yellow card 60' Substituted off 71'
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Metwalli Substituted off 27'
RB 24 Egypt Ahmed Fathy (c)
CM 8 Egypt Hamdy Fathy Yellow card 45+2'
CM 17 Egypt Amr El Solia
AM 19 Egypt Mohamed Magdy
LW 7 Egypt Ramadan Sobhi
RW 14 Egypt Hussein El Shahat
CF 28 Nigeria Junior Ajayi Substituted off 84'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Sherif Ekramy
DF 30 Egypt Mohamed Hany Substituted in 27'
MF 11 Egypt Walid Soliman
MF 25 Egypt Hossam Ashour Substituted in 71'
FW 18 Egypt Marwan Mohsen Substituted in 84'
FW 27 Egypt Salah Mohsen
FW 29 Angola Geraldo
Manager:
Switzerland René Weiler
Al Ahly vs Zamalek 2019-09-20.svg
GK 21 Egypt Mohamed Awad
LB 19 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa Yellow card 45+4'
CB 5 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani Substituted off 8'
RB 12 Tunisia Hamdi Nagguez
CM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed Yellow card 54'
CM 13 Tunisia Ferjani Sassi
AM 11 Egypt Youssef Obama
LW 27 Morocco Mohamed Ounajem Substituted off 46'
RW 10 Egypt Mahmoud Shikabala (c) Substituted off 64'
CF 20 Morocco Achraf Bencharki
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed Abou Gabal
DF 22 Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
DF 28 Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy Yellow card 85' Substituted in 8'
MF 17 Egypt Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
FW 15 Egypt Mostafa Mohamed Substituted in 46'
FW 26 Egypt Emam Ashour Substituted in 64'
FW 29 Morocco Khalid Boutaïb
Manager:
Serbia Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match:
Junior Ajayi (Al Ahly)

Assistant referees:[1]
(Germany)
(Germany)
Fourth official:[1]
(Egypt)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Felix Brych assigned to take charge of Egyptian Super Cup". KingFut. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Weather History for Alexandria Borg El Arab, Egypt". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Egyptian Super Cup to be played at Borg El Arab in front of 10k fans". KingFut. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Junior Ajayi nets a brace as Al Ahly wins Egyptian Super Cup". KingFut. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Uganda unveil Fenchman Sébastien Desabre as new coach". BBC Sport. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Al Ahly clinch their 40th Egyptian Premier League title". KingFut. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. ^ "ثنائية حمراء.. الأهلي ينتصر على المصري ويكسر رقم الزمالك التاريخي" [Al Ahly defeats Al Masry and breaks many records, including Zamalek historical most points record]. FilGoal. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Zamalek defeats Smouha, wins Egypt Cup title". Egypt Today. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Al Ahly defeats Zamalek 3-0 in Cairo Derby". Egypt Today. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Zamalek defeats Al Ahly in Cairo Derby". Egypt Today. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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