Al-Tale’i takes the pyramids out of the cup and waits for Zamalek or Egypt

Al-Jaysh Al-Jaysh achieved a surprise of great caliber after eliminating the Pyramids in the quarterfinals of the Egyptian Cup in a match whose protagonist was goalkeeper Mohamed Bassam, after the original time and extra time elapsed without goals , then Abdel Hamid Bassiouni’s men fixed it 3-1 with a penalty shootout today at Arab Contractors Stadium.

Talaea El-Geish, the winner, is expected to face Zamalek and Club Misr in the quarter-finals, to be the second match in the tournament semi-final.

The start of danger came early in the 8th minute through Ahmed Samir, who started with the ball and dodged the Pyramids defense, but the ball lengthened and reached an easy hand in the hands of Mahdi Suleiman, the Pyramids goalkeeper. but Islam Issa responded in the 16th minute by hitting a ball from outside the penalty area to collide with the army defense and easily reach Muhammad Bassam’s hand.

Ahmed Tawfiq arrived in the 21st minute with another blow for Pyramids, where he fired a strong ball with his left from outside the penalty area, leaving the army goalkeeper Mohamed Bassam out of the stadium, and minutes later, Dudu Al-Gabas launched the ball and hit a ball that went to the right of Mohamed Bassam, Al-Talaa goalkeeper, away from the goal. Off the field.

The second half began, with a dangerous opportunity for the army vanguards after a shot by Ahmed Samir inside the penalty area and past Mahdi Suleiman’s goal, and within a minute Pyramids responded with a header from Ali Gabr inside the area penalty, which passed the highest goal of the army vanguards.

Al-Jaysh’s vanguards missed an opportunity to score in the 60th minute through Ammar Hamdi, who started with the ball and went only with Mahdi Suleiman’s goal and hit it with a ball that was defended by Mahdi Suleiman and then He hit it again, sending a cross into the penalty area, but the Pyramids defense confronted the ball before it reached Nasser Mansi.

Then came another dangerous opportunity in the 75th minute, with a long pass from Pyramids behind the Al Talaa defense, which was attacked by Ibrahim Hassan with a low shot that went to the left of Tala’a El Jaish’s goal, off the field.

And before the original time was up, came a counterattack from the army vanguards and a multiplatform from Karim Tariq, but Mahdi Suleiman came out and dispersed the ball before it reached Amr Gamal to save his goal from an opportunity that was almost a goal. deadly target for the army vanguards.

Extra time saw a dangerous opportunity in the 106th minute, following a cross from Ahmed Tawfiq inside the penalty area, which Antwi found with a header that went out of bounds from Al-Jaysh’s goal.

Ahmed El Shennawi participated in the 118th minute of the match, replacing Mahdi Suleiman, to participate in the penalty shoot-out.

The game turned into penalties, as John Antwi missed the first shot for Pyramids, after Mohamed Bassam managed to block the ball played by the Ghanaian in the middle of the goal, before the army goalkeeper countered the third shot also from Pyramids, which was paid for by Ali Gabr, before he blocked the shot. Mahmoud Hamadeh’s fourth, to end the penalty shootout 3-1.