Match Report
El Geish, 4th with 56 points, sat 23 points above Eastern Company SC (17th, 33). Eastern Company SC had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, El Geish were scoring 0.79 and conceding 0.71, Eastern Company SC 0.97 and 1.65, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
The venue was Gehaz El Reyada Stadium in Cairo, with room for 10,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.