Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Al Masry (5th, 50 pts) and El Entag El Harby (17th, 28 pts). El Entag El Harby had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Masry 1.29 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, El Entag El Harby 1.09 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.25.
El Entag El Harby had gone 15 games without a win. Over the last five, Al Masry had taken 8 of 15 points to El Entag El Harby's 2.
The venue was Borg El Arab Stadium in Borg El Arab, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Masry led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.