Al Ahly & El Masry After the Match Drama | VIDEO
Masry and Ahly played out a 1-1 Egyptian Premier League draw in their first meeting since the infamous Port Said tragedy that left some 74 fans dead back in February 2012.
With fans eager to see how things will go on between the bitter rivals following a massacre that is still fresh in the minds, the match, which took place behind closed doors in the Red Sea resort of El-Gouna, passed peacefully with no flare-up of tensions between the players.
It’s not very common for two opposing coaches to agree on a certain aspect of an Egyptian Premier League game but Ahly and Masry bosses were both relieved following the end of the first clash pitting the two sides against each other since the infamous Port Said disaster.
“This was a special and difficult game, and a special week for all of us,” Ahly’s Spanish coach Juan Garrido, who had urged the die-hard fans to stand by his team after many called on the Red Devils to withdraw from the match, told the post-match news conference.
“Our players have been subjected to huge pressure over the past week, but holding this match was important.”
Garrido’s Masry counterpart Jose Maqueda echoed his sentiment, saying that staging the match benefited the country and both clubs.
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Ashour El Adham (El Masry player comments after the match)
