Nasser Abbas: Al-Ahly and Al-Masry referees are trustworthy and personal…and excellent at calculating fouls

Match: Al-Masry and Al-Ahly
Competition: Postponed match of round 18 of the Nile League
Result: 1-0 for Al-Ahly

Referee: French Benoit Bastin

In a match that was difficult to referee due to the tests inside the penalty areas, the referee succeeded in it wonderfully due to the refereeing personality, the concept of calculating fouls, and self-confidence with the entire refereeing team. The match situations were as follows:

First case: In the 12th minute, an Al Masry player fell inside the Al Ahly penalty area. The referee was nearby and signaled for play to continue, and the decision was correct. A yellow card could have been shown as a result of the fraud.

The second case: In the 29th minute, Al-Ahly player Wissam Abu Ali fell inside the penalty area. The referee signals that play continues, and there is no contact between him and the Al-Masry player. The decision is correct, and the VAR confirms the correctness of the decision.

The third case: In the 73rd minute, Hussein El Shahat fell inside the Al Masry penalty area. The referee signals to continue play, there is no violation and the decision is correct.

Fourth case: In the 80th minute, Karim Fouad fell inside the Al-Masry box with Al-Masry player Samir Fikry. The competition was fair and the referee signaled for the game to continue.

Fitness: The referee made a great effort to exploit the elements of physical fitness correctly, starting from general endurance to endurance of speed and maximum speed when necessary.

Assistant referees:

Good cooperation with the referee in calculating fouls and facilitating the match

VAR referees:

VAR decisions are consistent with the referee’s decisions