Match Report
Al Ittihad went into the game 8th in the table on 43 points; Aswan sat 16th on 33 — a 10-point gap. The last five rounds placed Al Ittihad no better than 14th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Ittihad were scoring 1.06 and conceding 1.26, Aswan 0.91 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.07 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Alexandria Stadium in Alexandria (capacity 22,500). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.