A late goal from Mohamed Hamed earned Harras Hodoud a 2-2 draw at home to Zamalek on Thursday and denied the last season’s runners-up an opening Egyptian Premier League victory.
Zamalek looked close to securing their fist league win over Hodoud in five meetings after overturning a one-goal deficit in the second half.
A penalty from Ahmed Hassan Mekki gave the hosts the lead shortly after the quarter-hour mark but Ivorian striker Abou Kone marked his debut with a brilliant acrobatic effort to gift Zamalek the equalizer early in the second half.
Amr Zaki, who played his first game with Zamalek after returning from an unsuccessful loan spell with English side Hull City, put the visitors ahead after scoring his first goal on the club level since December 2009 via another penalty.
But Hamed’s goal three minutes from time cut short the celebrations of Zamalek, who are aiming to win the league title for the first time since 2004.
