2019 Egypt Cup final

2019 Egypt Cup Final
Borg El Arab Stadium hosted the final
Event2018–19 Egypt Cup
Pyramids Zamalek
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Date8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Man of the MatchMahmoud Shikabala
(Zamalek)
RefereeRadu Petrescu (Romania)[1]
Attendance20,000
WeatherPartly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)
69% humidity[2]
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The 2019 Egypt Cup Final was the 87th Egypt Cup Final, the final match of the 2018–19 Egypt Cup, Africa's oldest football cup competition. It was played at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, on 8 September 2019, contested by Pyramids and Zamalek.[3] Zamalek won the match 3–0, with two goals from Achraf Bencharki and one from Youssef Obama. Zamalek won the competition for the 2nd consecutive time and for the 6th time in the previous 7 editions.[4] Since both finalists qualified to an African competition based on their league rankings, the spot awarded to the winners (2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary or first round) was passed to the fourth-placed team in the league, Al Masry.[5] Zamalek also earned the right to play the 2018–19 Egyptian Premier League champions Al Ahly for the 2019–20 Egyptian Super Cup.

Route to the final

Main article: 2018–19 Egypt Cup

In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. From the round of 16, all matches were played on neutral grounds.

Pyramids

Round Opposition Score
R32 Tanta 3–2
R16 Al Ahly 1–0
QF Haras El Hodoud 2–0
SF Petrojet 2–0

As an Egyptian Premier League club, Pyramids started in the round of 32 where they were drawn with Egyptian Second Division team Tanta. Pyramids won 3–2 with two goals from Keno and one from Mohamed Magdy.[6] In the round of 16, they drew fellow Egyptian Premier League team Al Ahly and won 1–0 with Eric Traoré scoring the only goal of the game.[7] In the quarter-finals, they were drawn with Egyptian Premier League side Haras El Hodoud and won 2–0 with both goals coming from John Antwi.[8] In the semi-finals, they were drawn with Egyptian Premier League side Petrojet and progressed to the final after a 2–0 win with Traoré and Ibrahim Hassan on the scoresheet.[9]

Zamalek

Round Opposition Score
R32 MS Minyat Samanoud 1–0
R16 El Entag El Harby 2–0 (a.e.t.)
QF Misr Lel Makkasa 1–0
SF Al Ittihad 1–0 (a.e.t.)

As an Egyptian Premier League club, Zamalek also started in the round of 32. They were drawn at home against Egyptian Third Division side MS Minyat Samanoud. Zamalek won 1–0 with a late goal from Ibrahim Hassan.[10] In the round of 16, they drew fellow Egyptian Premier League team El Entag El Harby and won 2–0 at extra time courtesy of Mahmoud Alaa and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.[11] In the quarter-finals, they played against fellow Egyptian Premier League side Misr Lel Makkasa and won 1–0 thanks to an early strike by Abdallah Gomaa.[12] In the semi-finals, they were drawn against Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad and progressed to the final after a 1–0 extra time win with Mostafa Mohamed scoring the only goal of the game.[13]

Pre-game

After missing their chance in reaching the final last season by losing to Smouha on penalties, Pyramids qualified to the Egypt Cup final this season for the first time in their history. Zamalek reached the final for the 40th time in their history and for the 4th time in the previous 5 seasons; winning all 4 of them.

The Egyptian Football Association confirmed that at least 20,000 tickets will be available to purchase, but didn't confirm the number each club received. Tickets were priced E£75, E£300 and E£750, with concessions in place.[14]

Match

Pyramids0–3Zamalek
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Pyramids
Zamalek
GK 16 Egypt Ahmed El Shenawy
LB 21 Egypt Mohamed Hamdy Yellow card 66'
CB 5 Egypt Ali Gabr
CB 2 Egypt Ahmed Ayman Mansour
RB 13 Egypt Ragab Bakar
CM 14 Egypt Nabil Emad Yellow card 90+2'
CM 8 Egypt Islam Issa downward-facing red arrow 73'
AM 10 Egypt Ibrahim Hassan downward-facing red arrow 63'
LW 28 Burkina Faso Eric Traoré
RW 19 Egypt Abdallah El Said (c)
CF 9 Ghana John Antwi downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt El Mahdy Soliman
DF 3 Egypt Abdallah Bakry
DF 4 Egypt Omar Gaber
MF 12 Egypt Ahmed Tawfik
MF 22 Uganda Lumala Abdu upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 17 Egypt Mohamed Farouk upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 23 Egypt Ahmed Ali upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
France Sébastien Desabre
GK 21 Egypt Mohamed Awad
LB 19 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa Yellow card 7'
CB 5 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani Yellow card 28'
RB 12 Tunisia Hamdi Nagguez
CM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed
CM 13 Tunisia Ferjani Sassi
AM 11 Egypt Youssef Obama downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 20 Morocco Achraf Bencharki
RW 10 Egypt Mahmoud Shikabala (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 15 Egypt Mostafa Mohamed downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Egypt Mohamed Abou Gabal
DF 22 Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
DF 28 Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 9 Egypt Omar El Said
FW 26 Egypt Emam Ashour upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 28 Morocco Mohamed Ounajem Yellow card 65' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 29 Morocco Khalid Boutaïb
Manager:
Serbia Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match:
Mahmoud Shikabala (Zamalek)

Assistant referees:[1]
Radu Ghinguleac (Romania)
Mircea Orbulet (Romania)
Fourth official:[1]
Marcel Birsan (Romania)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

References

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  5. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يقرر مشاركة المصرى فى الكونفدرالية بعد فوزه بالمركز الرابع" [EFA confirms Al Masry participation in the upcoming CAF Confederation Cup]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ "بيراميدز يتأهل لدور الـ16 بعد تخطى طنطا وينتظر الأهلى أو الترسانة" [Pyramids reach Egypt Cup round of 16 following a win against Tanta, set to face the winner between Al Ahly and Tersana]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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  8. ^ "Antwi's brace sends Pyramids to Cup's semi-finals". KingFut. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Pyramids down Petrojet 2-0 as they qualify to Egypt Cup final". KingFut. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  10. ^ "الزمالك ينجو من فخ منية سمنود بالكأس ويتأهل لدور الـ 16 بشق الأنفس" [Zamalek avoids MS Minyat Samanoud trap as they advance to the Egypt Cup round of 16]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Zamalek beat El Entag El Harby, qualify for Egypt Cup quarter-finals". KingFut. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Zamalek defeats El Makkasa in Egypt Cup quarter-finals". Egypt Today. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Mostafa Mohamed's volley sends Zamalek to Egypt Cup final". KingFut. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  14. ^ "اتحاد الكرة يعلن عن اسعار تذاكر نهائي كأس مصر" [EFA announce ticket prices for Egypt Cup final]. Yalla Kora (in Arabic). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.[permanent dead link‍]