Match Report
In the standings it was El Gounah 12th on 39 points, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla 16th on 28 — separated by 11. El Gounah had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: El Gounah 0.94 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla 0.91 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.19.
El Gounah had gone 15 games without a win.
T. Magdy officiated: 34 games logged, averaging 1.4 yellow cards each. The match was played at El-Gouna Stadium in El-Gouna (capacity 12,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: El Gounah led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.