Zamalek regains second place with a difficult victory, and lowers his guard

Zamalek’s team regained second place with a difficult victory over Haras El Hodoud (2-1) on the penultimate round of the Egyptian Premier League.

Zamalek was late with a goal in the first half, but managed to turn the score in his favor to raise his score to 65 points in second place, one point ahead of Pyramids III before the last round (after subtracting 3 points from the white).

Haras El Hedoud held on to 30 points in 16th place, officially relegating the lower division and ending his Premier League career.

Zamalek needs to beat Ismaily in the final game to secure second place without the need for Pyramids to falter against the Arab Contractors.

the match summary

Haras al-Hodud started the match with early pressure that resulted in a penalty kick in the 5th minute after defender Mahmoud Al-Wensh blocked the ball with his hand inside the penalty area.

Video technology confirmed the correctness of the referee’s decision, as Amr Al-Halawani faced execution in the 7th minute and threw a ball to the left of goalkeeper Abu Jabal.

In the 12th minute, Zamalek hit a direct free kick on the edges of the penalty area after a hand from the border defense, and Obama responded to the deployment to hit the ball in defense.

Al-Saadani, the Haras al-Hodoud goalkeeper, shone in the 22nd minute after Obama was completely alone and a shot was deflected by the goalkeeper, followed by a quick shot from Kasungu, which the goalkeeper sent into the corner. to receive praise from your peers on the field.

The point guard almost doubled his lead in the 39th minute with a shot from a fixed shot on the edge of the penalty area to pass over the human wall, but goalkeeper Abu Jabal turned it into a corner from which the border did not benefit.

And Ibrahima Konneh started in the 42nd minute to get past Zamalek’s defenders and be left alone under pressure to shoot a ball from goalkeeper Abu Jabal, but missed his way to the net to keep him away.

In the 57th minute, Zamalek tried to equalize from a corner that was executed with a cross inside the area, to be received by substitute Karim Bambo with a shot just over the crossbar.

Grindo went through Zamalek’s defenses, entered the penalty area in the 62nd minute and sent a cross that almost ended in a goal had it not been for the interference of Abu Jabal.

Zamalek managed to equalize in the 65th minute with a cross from Ahmed Eid down the right wing, which Mustafa Mohamed converted with a perfect header into the net.

Zamalek took the lead in the 75th minute with an elaborate header from the winch inside the penalty area, following an Islam Jaber cross, to lead the Whites for the first time in the match.

The match was stopped in the 90th minute to demand a fatal penalty from the border guards, but the referee turned to video technology to take time out before deciding not to count it.