Zamalek extended their league winning streak! VIDEO

Defending champions Zamalek extended their Egyptian league winning streak to five matches upon beating hosts Ittihad of Alexandria 1-0 on Monday.

Match Info:

2nd half: Ittihad of Alexandria 0-1 Zamalek
Scorer: Ibrahim Abdel-Khaleq 11

Yellow cards:
Moustafa Gaber (Ittihad of Alexandria)
Bassem Morsi (Zamalek)
Line-ups:

Ittihad of Alexandria: El-Hani Soliman, Hisham Shehata, Hani Said, Amr Nabil, Mohamed Bazouka, Ashour El-Adham, Abdel-Rahman Farouq, Ahmed El-Alfy (Mohamed Shaarawy 86), Moustafa Gaber (Mohamed Adel 83), Youssef Ibrahim (Mohamed Abdel-Meguid 70), Hermann Kouao.

Zamalek: Mahmoud Abdel-Rehim, Hazem Emam, Mohamed Koffi, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Adel, Ahmed Tawfiq,, Maarouf Yussuf, Ibrahim Abdel-Khaleq, Mahmoud Abdel-Razek (Moustafa Fathi 79), Mohamed Ibrahim, (Mahmoud Kahraba 20), Emmanuel Mayuka (Bassem Morsi 65)

Venue: Alexandria stadium

An early goal from midfielder Ibrahim Abdel-Khaleq gave the Whites the victory that helped them keep the pressure on arch-rivals and leaders Ahly.

Second-placed Zamalek are now five points behind Ahly, who could well restore their eight-point lead should they beat lowly side El-Entag El-Harby on Tuesday.

Zamalek will be looking to win their remaining six matches to keep alive their hopes of retaining the league title.