Full time: Zamalek 0-3 Ahly
Scorers: Bencharky 18', 74', El-Shaht 32
Yellow cards:
Fattouh, Mahmoud Hamdi, Bentayg, Banza (Zamalek)
Marei, El-Shahat (Ahly)
Lineups:
Zamalek: El Mahdi Soliman - Mahmoud Bentayg, Hossam Abdel-Maguid, Mahmoud Hamdi, Mohamed Ismail- Mohamed Shehata, Abdallah El Said (Adam Kaied 71), Ahmed Fattouh (Mohamed Sayed 81), Oday Dabbagh (Seifeddine Jaziri 81), Nasser Mansi (Chico Banza 46), Juan Bezerra (Ahmed Abdelrahim 89)
Ahly: Mostafa Shobeir - Ahmed Ramadan (Ahmed Eid 87), Hady Riyad, Yassin Marei, Ahmed Nabil Koka - Marwan Attia, Emam Ashour, Hussien El-Shahat (Alio Dieng 60) - Taher Mohamed Taher, Achraf Bencharky (Marwan Othman 80), Mahmoud ‘Trezeguet’ Hassan (Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 80)
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90+4' The referee blows the final whistle!!
90' The fourth official announces four minutes of added time.
89’ Zamalek coach Motamed Gamal brings off Brazilian winger Juan Bezerra, replacing him with Ahmed Abdelrahim.
87' Thorup calls on Ahmed Sayed Zizo and Ahmed Eid to replace Ahmed Ramadan and Taher Mohamed Taher.
85’ WHAT A CHANCE! Jaziri heads from close range, but goalkeeper Shobier blocks the effort.
81' Zamalek coach Motamed Gamal calls on Seifeddine Jaziri and Mohamed El Sayed to replace Oday Dabbagh and Ahmed Fattouh.
80' Thorup calls on Marwan Othman and Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane to replace Bencharky and Trezeguet.
74’ Emam Ashour delivers a brilliant assist to Bencharki, who controls the ball well and finishes low into the net.
74’ GOAL! Bencharki scores Ahly’s third with a solo effort.
69’ Yassin Marei is booked for unsporting conduct towards Bezerra.
67’ Ahly dominate possession, putting Zamalek’s defence under heavy pressure.
66' WHAT A GAME! Trezeguet misses a penalty, as goalkeeper Soliman saves the effort.
65’ PENALTY TO AL AHLY! A spot-kick is awarded after Mohamed Shehata handles the ball inside the area.
60’ Ahly coach Jess Thorup brings on Aliou Dieng to replace Hussein El-Shahat.
57’ Mahmoud Hamdi and Bentayg are shown yellow cards.
55’ Hossam Abdel-Maguid misses a penalty, as goalkeeper Shobier saves the effort.
52’ PENALTY TO ZAMALEK! A spot-kick is awarded after Hady Riyad brings down Bencharky inside the area.
49’ WHAT A CHANCE! Zamalek’s Dabbagh sends a dangerous cross from the right wing, which narrowly misses Fattouh’s header before going out of the box.
47’ Zamalek coach Motamed Gamal brings on Chico Banza to replace Nasser Mansi.
46' Second half is underway!
45+2' Halftime!
45' The fourth official announces two minutes of added time.
40’ Zamalek pile on pressure on Ahly’s defence in search of a goal, as Abdallah El Said tries his luck from outside the area but fires over the bar.
35’ WHAT A CHANCE! Ahly’s Marwan Attia unleashes a powerful strike from long range, but it is blocked by the Zamalek goalkeeper.
32’ Achraf Bencharki delivers a brilliant assist to El-Shaht inside the area, who goes one-on-one with goalkeeper El Mahdi Soliman and slots it into the net.
32' GOAL! Hussien El-Shahat scores the second for Ahly!
30’ Abdallah El Said tests his luck from inside the area, but his effort sails over the bar.
26’ WHAT A CHANCE! Al Ahly’s Trezeguet spurns a clear opportunity inside the box, as his effort toward the empty net is blocked by a defender and ends up easy for the goalkeeper to collect.
22’ Ahly apply high pressure on Zamalek’s defence in a bid to double their lead.
19’ Zamalek midfielder Ahmed Fattouh is booked for a foul on Achraf Bencharki.
18’ Taher Mohamed Taher delivers a brilliant assist from outside the area, and Moroccan forward Achraf Bencharki heads it into the net.
18' GOAL!! Bencharky headed the lead for Ahly from inside the area.
12’ Zamalek forward Nasser Mansi was left unmarked inside the area but sent his effort wide of the right post.
9' Both sides are cautious, with few incursions into the final third.
5’ Zamalek apply early pressure on Ahly, with Oday Dabbagh testing his luck from outside the area.
0' Match is underway
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19:10 Zamalek coach Motamed Gamal starts Mohamed Ismail in place of the injured veteran right-back Omar Gaber.
19:00 Ahly coach Jess Thorup starts Hady Riyad in place of the injured Yasser Ibrahim, while Ahmed Ramadan replaces the suspended right-back Mohamed Hany. Regular starter Ahmed Sayed “Zizo” begins the match on the bench.
16:30 Supporters of both teams have begun arriving in the stands, four hours before kickoff.
16:00 The White Knights need only six points from their remaining matches, with a win on Friday edging them closer to the title, while Ahly must win all three of their remaining games to keep their slim hopes of a fourth successive league title alive.
15:00 Zamalek enter the match at the top of the standings with 50 points, while Ahly sit in third place with 44 points, with second-placed Pyramids FC, on 47 points, taking on Enppi earlier in the day.
14:00 Cairo giants Zamalek and archrivals Ahly will face off at Cairo International Stadium on Friday in a highly anticipated clash that could prove decisive in the Egyptian Premier League title race.
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
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