Masri paid tribute to departed chairman Sayed Metwalli with a late 2-1 Egyptian league victory over Police Union on Thursday. The game at Port-Saied stadium was preceded by a farewell to the former Masri chairman, who passed away last weekend. The first half was marred by a bizarre incident which started when Police duo Essam Abdul-Aati and Hamdi Seif were booked for exchanging numbers as a result of a managerial fault by team official. Subsequently, Police paid dearly as Abdul-Aati was sent off for a second bookable offence five minutes before half-time. Six minutes after the interval, Masri were awarded a penalty when Reda Al-Azab made a slight contact with Ahmed Shedid. Wagih Abdul-Azeem made no mistake from the spot. But Al-Azab made amends for his error in less than ten minutes, scoring a cracking free kick to put the visitors back in the game.
Contractors win at home Ahmed Osman 'Belia' snatched the three points for Hossam Hassan's men in the 84th minute, firing home a low volley between the legs of Mohamed Khalaf. Masri jump to ninth on 12 points, while Police have 11 points in 13th place. Contractors beat Telecom At Green Mountain stadium, Arab Contractors handed Telecom Egypt their second straight victory, beating Helmi Toulan's side 2-1. Goals from Ehab Al-Masri and Osama Al-Sayed cancelled out Ahmed Omran early opener for the visitors. Contractors reach 12 points in 11th place, while Telecom remain fifth with 15.
