Bassem Morsi’s acrobatic goal wins it for Zamalek
A brilliant acrobatic goal from off-form striker Bassem Morsi kept alive Zamalek’s slim hopes of defending their Egyptian Premier League title following a 1-0 home win over second-from-bottom Haras El-Hodoud on Tuesday.
Despite taking an early lead, Zamalek were once again below-par in a scrappy match with few goal-scoring chances. They at least managed to finally claim all three points after a defeat by Ismaily and a draw with Dakhleya in their previous two matches.
The second-placed side are still a massive 11 points behind leaders and archrivals Ahly, who came from a goal down to defeat Smouha 3-1 in Alexandria earlier in the day, with 10 matches remaining.
Match Facts:
Full time: Zamalek 1-0 Haras El-Hodoud
Goals by: Bassem Morsi 7
Yellow cards:
Mohamed Adel, Mohamed Koffi, Bassem Morsi, Hazem Emam (Zamalek)
Moustafa Gamal (Harras El-Hodoud)
Line-ups:
Zamalek:Mahmoud Abdel-Rehim, Hazem Emam, Mohamed Koffi, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Adel, Tarek Hamed, Ahmed Tawfiq, Maarouf Yussuf, Mahmoud Abdel-Razek (Moustafa Fathi 77), Mahmoud Kahraba (Emmanuel Mayuka 90), Bassem Morsi
Harras El-Hodoud: Ahmed Saad, Islam Ramadan, Tarek Abou Al-Ez, Mohamed Gabr, Mahmoud Moubarak, Ahmed Ramadan, Ahmed Salem, Mohamed Abdallah, Moustafa Gamal (Ahmed Zaghloul 80), Ahmed Abdel-Kader (Islam Roshdi 69), Mohamed Farouk (Alaa Shaaban 64)
