Match Report
The table read 15th (El Daklyeh, 35 pts) against 17th (Ghazl El Mehalla, 33 pts), 2 points apart. El Daklyeh had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.94/1.26 for El Daklyeh and 0.76/1.38 for Ghazl El Mehalla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.07.
5 games without a win framed Ghazl El Mehalla's arrival.
30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo, capacity 22,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: El Daklyeh led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.