Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Future FC 5th with 54 points, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla 16th with 28, 26 apart. Baladiyyat Al Mehalla ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Future FC 1.18 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla 0.91 and 1.91, with the league averaging 1.19.
A win had eluded Baladiyyat Al Mehalla for 5 matches. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Future FC, 2/15 for Baladiyyat Al Mehalla.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.




