Team achieved Zamalek wins over Al-Ittihad of Alexandria With a score of 2-0 in the match that brought them together this evening, Sunday, at Cairo International Stadium, in the seventh round of the Premier League competition.
The double for Zamalek was scored by: Nasser Mansi in the 66th minute after entering the match only 3 minutes, then Nabil Dunga added the second goal with a powerful shot that hit Karim El Deeb and into the net in the 72nd minute, and Al-Ittihad of Alexandria continues the scoring drought for the fifth match in a row.
With this result, Zamalek’s balance rises to 14 points at the top of the standings, after playing 7 matches, while Al-Ittihad of Alexandria has 9 points in 7th place after playing 7 matches.
Match events
With the start of the match, it intensified Zamalek They put pressure on the Al-Ittihad Alexandria defense in search of the lead goal, while Zaeem Al-Thagher was content with defending, and was surprised by a counterattack in the 10th minute, from which he earned a corner kick.
In the 16th minute, Karim El-Deeb, the Al-Ittihad player, shot a missile from outside the penalty area, but Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Awad blocked it brilliantly, and in the 25th minute, the leader of Al-Thaghr was forced to make a substitution with Fadi Farid going out for injury and Abdel-Ghani Mohamed entering.
Zamalek players continued to press in search of a goal to advance, while Al-Ittihad players relied on counterattacks to hit the White Knight’s defenses.
At the beginning of the second half, Zamalek continued to put pressure on the Al-Ittihad Alexandria defense, and the White players wasted more than one opportunity. In the 56th minute, referee Ahmed Al-Ghandour issued a red card to Abdel-Ghani Mohamed, the Al-Ittihad player, after claiming a fall in the Zamalek penalty area, and the referee issued a second yellow card to him.
In the 65th minute, Abdullah Al-Saeed shot a missile that hit the crossbar of Al-Ittihad’s goal and did not reach the net. Nasser Mansi, the Zamalek striker, scored the lead goal for his team against Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, in the 66th minute after a pass from Abdullah Al-Saeed to Omar Jaber, who sent it to Nasser Mansi to score the first goal. .
Nasser Mansi had entered the match as a substitute for Hossam Ashraf in the 63rd minute, scoring the goal after entering the match only 3 minutes.
In the 70th minute, Zamalek almost scored the second goal in light of the intense pressure and the sentences created by Abdullah Al-Saeed with his magical passes, and in the 72nd minute, Nabil Dunga shot a powerful ball from outside the penalty area, hitting Karim El-Deeb and into the net of the leader of Al-Thaghr.
The 83rd minute saw the entry of Mahmoud Shikabala, replacing Mustafa Shalaby, and in the 88th minute, Hamza Mathlouthi entered as a substitute for Nabil Imad Donga, to participate after a period of absence due to a bruise in the chest ribs.
Formation of the two teams
The Zamalek formation included: Goalkeeper: Mohamed Awad, Defense line: Ahmed Fattouh – Mahmoud Hamdi “Al-Wansh” – Hossam Abdel Majeed – Omar Gaber, Midfield: Nabil Imad Dunga – Mohamed Shehata – Abdullah Al-Saeed, Offensive line: Mustafa Shalaby. – Hossam Ashraf – Ahmed Mustafa “Zizo”.
On the bench were: Mohamed Sobhi, Hamza Al-Mathlouthi, Ahmed Mahmoud, Ahmed Abdel-Rahim “Isho”, Mahmoud Abdel-Razek “Shikabala”, Konrad Michalak, Omar Farag, Saif Al-Jaziri and Nasser Mansi.
The Al-Ittihad Alexandria formation included: Goalkeeper: Sobhi Soliman, Defense line: Marawan Daoud – Mahmoud Shabana – Mahmoud Metwally – Ahmed Ayman, Midfield: Moro Salifu – Nasser Nasser – Karim El-Deeb, Offensive line: Emmanuel Abeh – Fadi Farid – Boateng. Benjamin.
On the bench were: Ahmed Daadour, Karim Yahya, Ahmed El-Shimi, Omar El-Wahsh, Abdel-Ghani Mohamed, Felipe Nasmiento, Amr Gomaa, Mohamed El-Maghrabi, and Islam Samir.