The only goal of the game came in the sixth minute of Tunisian Ali Maaloul’s first extra time, on a penalty won by substitute Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba”.
120 minute marathon
• The game ended in extra time after the end of regular time with a goalless draw after the goalkeepers burst into the game.
• For the first time in the Egyptian Super Cup matches held at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the game goes into extra time.
• Al-Ahly and Pyramids were physically impacted in the extra innings which resulted in increased opportunities for both teams due to large spaces on the pitch after poor defender and midfielder fitness ground.
• Al-Ahly have already made two Egyptian Super Cup appearances in the United Arab Emirates’ capital, Abu Dhabi, and both times lost to Zamalek on penalties.
• Al-Ahly, who did not experience the crowning of the Egyptian Super Cup in the stadiums of the Emirates, with the exception of the Hazaa Bin Zayed stadium, celebrated for the first time in the capital, with the victory of Gal over its rival, Al-Azraq.
Third Tournament
• Swiss coach Marcel Koller managed to win his third championship with the Al-Ahly club in his first season, and he is still in contention for other championships.
• Koller crowned Al-Ahly with the Egyptian Super Cup and Cup, as well as top of the Egyptian League, and reached the semi-finals of the African Champions League, while continuing to feature in the Egyptian Cup. Egypt in its new version.
• Al-Ahly dreams of winning a historic six games in the current season, which has seen the Swiss manager’s contract debut with big ambitions and dreams, most of which have been fulfilled so far .
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