An unusual experience of a Slovenian referee: Slavko Vinčić refereed one of the hottest derbies in the world in Egypt
A few years ago, the BBC ranked it as one of the five most uncomfortable football derbies in the world. First and foremost because of the fans of both clubs, who can be very violent. In 1971/72, the derby was fought over and the local federation cancelled the whole season. It has also already caused deaths, and many say it is the world’s bloodiest derby…
Meanwhile, no words need be wasted on viewership. Only in In Egypt, every derby is watched on TV screens by at least 50 million people. This time Cairo derby, the capital of Egypt, was also marked by a Slovenian. Slavko Vinčić, who was brought in for good money to make it as fair as possible on the pitch, was the referee in the match between Zamalek and Al Ahly .
It is not the first time that the Egyptian Football Federation has brought in a referee from outside the country for a major derby. In the past, Felix Brych,Jose Luis Munuera Montero, Willie Collum and many more have been referees for the two clubs. The island’s media reported some time ago that Collum received more than €10,000 for his trial in Cairo.
Slavko Vinčić has done his job well. He didn’t even have much. Zamalek, a club of wealthy Cairo residents, was no match for its big rival, which leads the national championship standings without defeat. Al Ahly, the club the “Raya” supports, won 3-0 after the visitors scored all three goals in the second half. Mohamed Sherif was the Derby hero with two .
It is interesting to note that Slavko Vinčić was only yellow-carded twice, which is very low for a match like this. He showed both cards to the visitors, who were much rougher. Al Ahly committed 16 offences, Zamalek – interestingly – only three.
This text was automatically translated using AI.
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