Al Ahly continued their race with Harras El-Hodoud at the top of the Egyptian Premier League after two second-half goals gave them a 3-1 home win over 10-man Smouha on Saturday.
Playmaker Abdallah El-Saied scored his fourth goal of the season to put Ahly in front after 19 minutes but Smouha’s Ghanaian forward Samuel Affum, who scored twice in his side’s 2-1 win over Ismaily, equalized with a brilliant strike just before the break.
Veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika, who came on as a second-half substitute, converted a controversial penalty in the second half and matters went from bad to worse for Smouha when Tarek Hamed was sent off in the 77th minute for a second bookable offense.
Forward Mohamed Nagy “Gedo”, who had been a largely peripheral figure, notched home two minutes from time as Ahly claimed all three points to make up for their disappointing 1-1 draw with El-Entag El-Harby which denied them the chance to move top.
Surprise package Harras El-Hodoud, who crushed Petrojet 3-0 earlier in the day, remain on top of the table with 31 points, one ahead of Ahly. Zamalek, who face Ittihad of Alexandria on Sunday, are third on 26 points.
Smouha, whose victory over Ismaily
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