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Ismaily wasted a precious opportunity to close the gap with Group B leaders Zamalek after being held to a 1-1 draw by Ittihad of Alexandria in Gouna on Thursday.
Ismaily's international midfielder Amr El-Sulaya opened the scoring for the hosts in the 21st minute with a rocketing shot. Ittihad's midfielder Mahmoud Fathy responded 22 minutes later with a similar shot to score the equaliser.
Ismaily are now second in Group B with 22 points – five points behind group leaders Zamalek, who have one match on hand.
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