Veteran keeper Essam El-Hadary produced an amazing performance to help Ismaily claim a goalless draw at reigning champions Ahly in the Egyptian league on Wednesday.
A fast-paced and eventful clash saw neither side manage a single goal, as both teams had their keepers to thank for a string of crucial saves to keep clean sheets at Gouna Stadium.
The dying minutes of the game saw Ismaily defender Shawky El-Saied sent off for a second bookable offense following a scuffle with Ahly striker Amr Gamal.
Ahly climbed to 12th spot with four points but they still have two games in hand, whereas Ismaily who were deducted six points by FIFA for failing to pay off the wages of former striker John Owoeri are now 16th with three.
MATCH FACTS
Full time: Ahly 0-0 Ismaily
Yellow card(s): Shawky El-Saied 21′, 90+5/ Hossam Ashour 39′, Ahmed Abdel-Zaher 63′
Red card(s): Shawky El-Saied 90+5
Starting line-ups:
Ahly: Sherif Ekramy, Sherif Hazem, Mohamed Naguib, Saad Samir, Sabri Rahil (Moussa Yedan 78′), Hossam Ashour, Hossam Ghaly, Mahmoud Trezeguet (Mohamed Hany 86′), Walid Soliman, Amr Gamal, Ahmed Abdel-Zaher (Mohamed Rezk 84′)
Ismaily: Essam El-Hadary, Shawky El-Saied, Karim Eldaw, Ahmed El-Esh, Ahmed Samir Farag (Bahaa Mady 68′), Alexandro (Mohamed Zika 64′), Hosny Abd-Rabou, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Amr El-Soulaya, Kelechi Osunwa (Mahmoud Metwally 81′), John Antwi
Venue: Gouna (Red Sea)
Match Video Review
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