Ismaily SC gets revenge on MIDO & beats Zamalek 1-0 | VIDEO

Mido tasted his first loss in charge of Zamalek when his former club Ismaily inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the Egyptian Premier League holders on Wednesday, giving them a reality check ahead of next week’s Cairo derby against arch rivals Ahly.

Zamalek won three games in a row after Mido took over for a second spell early in January but he was still criticized for a series of uninspiring displays despite the abundance of attacking talents at his disposal.

The criticism appeared justified when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Smouha last month before Wednesday’s loss at Ismaily further increased pressure on the former Tottenham Hotspur, Marseille and Ajax Amsterdam striker, given the impulsive nature of the club’s outspoken chairman Mortada Mansour.

Mido is Zamalek’s third coach this term, with Portuguese Jesualdo Ferreira, who led the team to the domestic double last season, leaving in an acrimonious manner last November and his successor Marcos Paqueta of Brazil being shown the door at the beginning of the year.

Ismaily started the season under Mido but he resigned after a few games after falling out with the club’s skipper Hosni Abd-Rabou. Tunisian coach Nasreddine Nabi then took over but his tenure lasted six matches, during which they only won once.

Match Facts:

Full time : Ismaily 1-0 Zamalek
Scorer: Islam Gamal 45

Yellow cards:
Mahmoud Metwali (Ismailiy)
Ali Gabr (Zamalek)

Red card:
Mohamed Koffi (Zamalek)

Line ups:

Ismaily: Mohamed Awad, Shawki El-Said, Islam Gamal, Taha Adel, Ahmed Samir Farag, Mahmoud Metwalli, Omar El-Wahsh (Ibrahim Hassan 71), Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Ahmed Samir (Moustafa Afroto 58), Marwan Mohsen,�Emmanuel Banahene (Emad Hamdi 71)

Zamalek:�Ahmed El-Shenawy; Mohamed Adel Gomaa (Shikabala 75), Hamada Toulba, Ali Gabr; Maarouf Yussuf, Ahmed Tawfik, Ibrahim Abdel-Khalek (Ahmed Hamoudi 46), Mohamed Koufi, Mostafa Fathi, Ayman Hefni, Mayuka (Bassem Morsi 58)

Venue:�Ismailia stadium