Zamalek secure 2nd place in the Egyptian League

Zamalek won 2nd place in the Egyptian League after defeating Ismaily 3-0 on Monday.

Forward Mostafa Mohamed opened the scoring after 11 minutes when Tarek Hamed made a great assist to Mohamed, who curled from a close range.

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Eleven minutes later, Shikabala moved in delivering a great pass to Ahmed Eid, who swung up a low cross to Kasongo, who found the net to make it 3-1

The White Knights scored the third goal in the 71st minute when Imam Ashour moved in to lift a great cross into the penalty area, where Bencharki powered home to make it 3-0.

In the 82nd minute, Wagih Abdel-Hakim grabbed a consolation goal for the visitors to make it 3-1.

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Match Facts:

Yellow card: Emam Ashour, Ahmed “Zizo’ Sayed / Mohamed Hashem, Mohamed Makhlouf

Red Card: Mohamed Ammar (Ismaily)

Lineups:

Zamalek: Mohamed Abou Gabal – Ahmed Eid, Mohamed Abdel-Ghani, Mahmoud “Hamdi” El Wensh (Mohamed Abdel Salam 46), Abdallah Gomaa (Eslam Gaber 46) – Tarek Hamed, Emam Ashour, Mahmoud “Shikabala” (Ahmed “Zizo” Sayed 58) – Kabongo Kasongo (Achraf Bencharki 61), Mohamed Ounajem (Mohamed Hassan 77), Mostafa Mohamed.

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Ismaily: Mohamed Fawzi – Mohamed Bayoumi, Mohamed Ammar, Mohamed Hashem, Mahmoud El Badri – Mahmoud Dunga, Nader Ramadan (Mohamed Makhlouf 74), Ahmed Madbouli (Medhat Fakousa 66), Abdel Rahman Magdi (Wagih Abdel Hakim 74) – Benson Shilongo (Mohamed Hamdi 46), Mohamed El-Shami (Piqueti Silva 46).

Venue: Cairo’s international stadium

Referee: Mahmoud El-Banaa

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