Match Report
Wadi Degla, 1st with 53 points, sat 21 points above Kahraba Ismailia (11th, 32). Wadi Degla had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Wadi Degla ran at 1.46 scored and 0.69 conceded, Kahraba Ismailia at 1 and 1.23.
Momentum sat with Wadi Degla, winners of their last three. Wadi Degla had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Kahraba Ismailia, 5.
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Wadi Degla led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Wadi Degla: Ahmed El Shimi (28') · Kahraba Ismailia: Mohamed Shika (67'), Karim Yehia (62')
Key stats
Possession: Wadi Degla 65% · Kahraba Ismailia 35% · Total shots: 14-5 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 5-3