Full time: Ahly 4-1 Zamalek
Scorer: Hussein El Shahat 2', 36', Ali Maaloul 45+1', Mohamed Sherif 90+4 / Ahmed El Sayed Zizo 68'
Lineups:
Ahly: Mohamed El-Shennawy - Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Yasser Ibrahim, Mohamed Hani, Ali Maaloul - Mohamed Fakhri (Ahmed Nabil 68), Aliou Dieng, Mohamed "Afsha" Magdi (Rami Rabia 80') - Percy Tau (Mohamed Dhaoui 76), Hussein El Shahat (Taher Mohamed 76), Mahmoud 'Kahraba' Abdel-Moneim (Mohamed Sherif 68')
Zamalek: Mohamed Sobhi - Mohamed Abdel-Ghani, Hamza Mathlouthi, Hossam Abdel Maguid (Mohamed Tarek 46') - Ahmed Fattouh, Hatem Sokar (Amr El Sisi 46', Nasser Mansi 75') - Sayed Abdallah Mahmoud (Mohamed Ashraf 46'), ‘Shikabala’ Abdel-Razek (Omae Gaber 46'), Ahmed ‘Zizo’ Sayed, Ibrahima Ndiaye - Seif Jaziri.
90+6 Full time
90+4 Sherif scores from close range on Dieng's low cross.
90+4' GOOOAAL FOR AHLY !
90+2' Sobhy makes another save to deny Hany from close range.
90' Ref shows 6 minutes of injury time.
89' Long range shot by Rabia but Sobhy punches it clear.
86' Another header by Jaziri that hits the post.
85' What a chance ! Zizo sends a long ranger that is denied by the post.
81' Yellow card for Dhaoui
79' Another attempt by Jaziri but it goes wide.
76' Yellow card for Mansi.
73' Tau is sent clear on target but he fails to control the ball to squander an easy chance.
68' Ahly make two substitutions
67' Zizo scores from the penalty spot !
67' GOOOAAAL FOR ZAMALEK !
65' Yellow card for Yasser Ibrahim.
64' Penalty for Zamalek after VAR review.
61' Jaziri breaks clear but his low cross is cleared by the defence.
58' Corner for Ahly, but the ball is easily cleared by the defence.
54' Powerful shot from Zizo but he misses the goal.
50' Zamalek push forward after the interval.
46' Zamalek make 4 substitutions
46' Second half is underway
45+4' Half time
45+1' Ali Maaloul scores from outside the box.
45+1' GOOOAAAL FOR AHLY !
45' Ref shows 3 minutes of additional time.
42' Yellow card for Abdel-Meguid
36' El-Shahat fires a from outside the box into the top corner ... again.
36' GOOOAAL FOR AHLY !!
29' Maaloul sends a cross in the box but ball is cleared.
26' Tau leads a solo move but his final attempt is blocked by the defence.
20' What a chance ! Sokar makes a goal line clearance to deny Kahraba's chip ball.
18' Sayed Abdallah gets in the area but his shot is easily saved by the keeper.
16' Kahraba crosses the ball to El Shahat but the Sobhy saves it first.
13' Zamalek have regained composure and try to push forward to get the equalizer.
10' A first attempt by Jaziri but it goes next to the post.
4' What a chance ! Afsha's curler is denied by the post.
2' Hussein El Shahat collects a poorly cleared ball and fired into the top corner.
2' GOOAAL FOR AHLY !!
0' Match is underway
19:45 Zamalek coach Juan Carlos Osorio has kept his usual formation of 3-2-4-1 and restored Ahmed Fatouh into his lineup.
19:45 Koller fields out-of-favor midfielder Mohamed Fakhri leaving Kendouci on the bench.
19:00 The two teams arrived in the stadium 90 minute before the game.
18:00 Koller is facing a midfield dilemma as his regular starters Marwan Attia, Amr El-Sulaya have been ruled out in addition to Hamdi Fathi who joined Qatari-side Al-Wakra. This leaves the coach with Aliou Dieng, Ahmed Kendouci and Mohamed “Afsha” Magdi as the only viable options.
16:00 Zamalek faces a challenging mission as they hope to defeat Ahly and hand the Red Devils their first league loss of the season. In their previous encounters, Ahly defeated Zamalek 3-0 in the league and 2-0 in the Egyptian Super Cup last October.
14:30 Egyptian referee Mahmoud El-Bana, who has been an international official since 2014, has been selected to referee his second Cairo derby. He previously officiated the 2021 Cairo derby, which saw Ahly win 2-1.
13:00 Ahly are suffering from the absence of their midfielders, as veteran Amr El-Sulaya will miss the Cairo derby due to a muscle injury. Additionally, Marwan Attia has left the team's camp to attend his father's funeral after learning that his father had passed away early on Thursday.
12:00 Ahly players are waiting for a win over their archrival Zamalek, as it would be the perfect occasion to celebrate their 43rd league title in style. Meanwhile, the White Knights will be looking to spoil the celebrations as their hopes of advancing in the table are already dashed.
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Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El-Bana
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