Zamlek beat Smouha 2-1 at home | Highlights

Zamalek Beat Smouha 2-1 at home and maintain their four-point advantage on top of the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.

Achraf Bencharki’s powerful header in the first half was quickly canceled out by Smouha’s on-loan winger Mostafa Fathi, who refused to celebrate after netting against his parent club.

However, key defensive midfielder Tarek Hamed scored a rare goal three minutes before the break to settle an end-to-end affair in Zamalek’s favour as they were given a boost before facing rivals and nearest challengers Ahly in the Cairo derby on Monday.

Bencharki continued to steal the show with an all-around display to take his tally to 10 league goals and move joint top in the league’s scoring chart.

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Zamalek, who were held to draws by Arab Contractors and Pyramids FC in their previous two games, are on top of the table on 42 points, four clear of Ahly, who still have two games in hand.

Smouha, who tasted their second defeat of the season, dropped to seventh with 29 points.