Cairo - Ahmed Zaher
Stoke City fans expressed their delight of Egyptian striker Ramadan Sobhi's performance as Stoke City secured an easy 2-0 win over visitors Middlesbrough on Saturday, in the 27th round of English Premier League.
Stoke started the game with high intensity, as the Potters were looking to make up for their heavy 4-0 defeat against Tottenham.
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Thirteen minutes into the game, Sobhi hit the post after connecting with a low cross from Marko Arnautovic.
Arnautovic then opened the scoring for Stoke around the half-hour mark before completing his brace three minutes before the break.
The second half saw Sobhi with a lot of confidence, producing a lot of chances as the Egyptian youngster provided Joe Allen and Ibrahim Affellay with clear chances but they failed to convert them.
Six minutes from time, Sobhi was close to making it 3-0 but his diving header was well saved by Valdes at the near post.
The Potters are now ninth in the league standings on 35 points, while Middlesbrough dropped into the relegation zone with 22 points.
Mohamed Hossam (Mido), coach of Wadi Degla, praised Sobhi's performance and wrote on Twitter: "Bravo Ramadan Sobhi .. Excellent .. This is just the beginning."
Irish striker Jonathan Walters,star of Stoke City, also praised brilliant performance of Sobhi against Middlesbrough.
Sobhi has won his first Man of the Match poll of the season by 91% after helping his team to win over Middlesbrough.