Match Report
In the standings it was El Geish 7th on 38 points, Itesalat 14th on 32 — separated by 6. Telekom Egypt's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 14th in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, El Geish ran at 1.33 scored and 1.67 conceded, Itesalat at 1.43 and 1.53.
Itesalat had gone 6 games without a win.
The match was played at Cairo Military Academy Stadium in Cairo (capacity 22,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.