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Ghaly back as Feyenoord beat Alphense Boys

Date: 5-7-2005
Wrote: EP's reporter in Holland Jelke Wissing

Egyptian star Hossam Ghaly got back to action finally as Feyenoord beat Alphense Boys 0-1 in the first preparation game. Ghaly played from the start and played the whole first half. On the other side, Sherif Ekramy didn't feature in training as he didn't obtain VISA yet.



Hossam Ghaly trains for first time
(This photo is licensed exclusively for Egyptianplayers.com under permission from partner site Feyenoordtraining.nl)

Egyptian goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy didn't attend the first training for Feyenoord which raised some doubt about his future at Feyenoord. Some sources suggested that the new coach Erwin Koeman will send the players to satellite club Excelsior in order to get some experience on the Dutch league.

This wasn't true as the Egyptian youngster didn't aquire the staying license and so, he couldn't train with his teammates. Ekramy is expected to obtain the staying permit within a week and will start training with the group soon.


Aside from this news, Hossam Ghaly participated in Feyenoord's first preparation match against Alphense Boys. The game ended in a 0-1 victory for Feyenoord as Ghaly's teammate midfielder Hofs scored the only goal in the 76th minute of the game.

Feyenoord did play ok, but they just lacked scoring. Chances were many for Koeman's squad especially during the first half, but the attackers missed them one by one. Especially Nicky Hofs, Romeo Castelen, Danko Lazovic and Salomon Kalou, players who all came into scoring position more than one, were symbol for the missing of sharpness and would have thought twice about those opportunities if they think back.

Koeman commented on his team's performance during the match by saying:

"Things went good and things went bad. If I have to tell something which went bad, it was the finishing. That was average to bad".

Line- up Feyenoord:

First Half: Lodewijks; Östlund, Greene, Bahia, Bosschaart; Hofs, Ghaly, Pardo; Castelen, Lazovic and Kalou.

Second Half: Aerts; Bandalovski, Loovens, Paauwe, Snoyl; Hofs, Schreuder, Goor; Magrão, Lazovic and Leonardo.

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