Referee Mohamed Salama decided to cancel the Smouha and Pyramids match after the end of the legal period of 20 minutes, and not to return the lighting again, because it was not possible to repair the lighting floodlights, after a fire broke out in the lighting poles and stands of Alexandria Stadium.
A fire broke out inside the lighting poles and stands of Alexandria Stadium in the fourth minute of the second half, after which the match was stopped and civil protection personnel intervened to control the matter, which is what actually happened, and a report was made of the damage resulting from the fire.
The result between the two teams was a 1-1 draw in the 28th round of the Egyptian Premier League (Nile League).
The first half witnessed a debate between the players of the two teams, as Smouha team appeared dangerous through Ahmed Khaled, Nigerian Junior Ajayi and Hossam Hassan, while Pyramids team attacks through Ibrahim Adel and Fiston Mayele.
Smouha team, led by Ahmed Sami, played the match with the following lineup:
Goalkeeper: Elhany Soliman.
Defense line: Ahmed Hakam, Barakat Haggag, Amr Qalawa.
Midfield: Mohamed Kanaria, Hamdy Alaa, Ahmed Khaled, Doku Doudou.
Attack: Hossam Hassan, Mostafa El-Badry, Junior Ajay.
While the formation of the Pyramids team, led by the Croatian Krunoslav Jurcic, was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ahmed El-Shenawy.
Defense line: Mohamed Hamdy, Mahmoud Marei, Karim Hafez, Mohamed El-Sheeb.
Midfield: Mostafa Fathi, Mohand Lashin, Blati Toure, Ibrahim Adel.
Attack line: Fiston Mayele, Fakhri Lakay.
Smouha occupies fifth place with 39 points, while Pyramids is in the lead with 62 points, 17 points behind Al-Ahly, its closest competitor to win the title, and the heavenly team wants to disrupt the heavenly team’s train of victories and emerge from tonight’s match with a positive result.