Zamalek extended their league winning streak! VIDEO

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.

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