The Libyan team, Ahly Benghazi, advanced over its Ismaili counterpart with an unanswered goal in the first half of the match that currently brings the two teams together at the Benina Martyrs Stadium, as part of the club’s celebrations of its historic centenary.
The goal of the Libyan team, Ahly Benghazi, came in the 23rd minute of the first half, through Osama Al Sarit, after taking advantage of his colleague’s cross and heading it past Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneim, the goalkeeper of the Ismaily team.
The events of the first half witnessed a debate between the players of the two teams and attempts by the players of the Ismaily team to score the equalizer.
The Ismaili team, led by Ihab Galal, played the match with a formation that included:
Goalkeeper: Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneim.
Defense line: Hatem Sukkar, Mohamed Nasr, Mohamed Desouky, Mohamed Ammar.
Midfield: Mohamed Abdel Samie, Hisham Mohamed, Mohamed Bayoumi, Hamad Al-Naqaz.
Attack: Abdel Rahman Magdy, Eric Traoré.
Al-Ismaily enters the match under the leadership of Ihab Galal to celebrate his centenary, in addition to preparing to face me in the round of 32 in the Egyptian Cup in its new version.
Ismaily is also preparing to face Smouha in the seventeenth round match of the Egyptian Nile League for the current season 2023-2024.
The Ismaily match against Ahly Benghazi will honor former international player Wanis Khair, the team’s star in the 1980s and 1990s, by holding a retirement match for him against the Dervishes.