Ahram online provided a live coverage of Saturday’s match between Zamalek and Ahly in the 14th matchday of the Egyptian Premier League
Full time: Zamalek 0-3 Ahly
Scorers: Mahmoud Kahraba 61, Mohamed Sherif 75, 90
The referee blows his final whistle as Ahly claim the Cairo derby’s bragging rights with a 3-0 win. Thanks for following our live updates!
90′ Sherif on target again as Ahly go 3-0 up! A pull-back from Ali Maaloul finds him to fire a brilliant first-timer into the roof of the net from inside the area.
90′ GOOOOAL FOR AHLY!!!
89′ A chance for Ahly! Sherif is released by a threaded pass but keeper Awad rushes out to foil him.
88′ A low shot from Zamalek’s Nabil Emad goes wide.
85′ In a rare effort, Zamalek’s Ashour chests a ball in the area and swivels but his shot goes over the bar.
83′ Ahly make a substitution. Midfielder Ahmed Nabil Kouka replaces winger Ahmed Abdel-Kader.
82′ Ahly substitute Tahr receives a yellow card for a challenge on Emam Ashour.
79′ Ahly are now in total control and they look capable of adding a third in the final minutes.
76′ Both sides make double substitutions. Zamalek throw on wingers Youssef Nabih and Shikabala. Ahly also introduce new recruit Marwan Atteya and winger Taher Mohamed Taher, who returns from injury.
75′ Ahly go 2-0 up after a Zamalek defensive blunder! an innocuous cross from Mohamed Hani causes mayhem in the area and substitute Mohamed Sherif pounces to side-foot home and leave Zamalek with an uphill to climb.
75′ GOOOOAL FOR AHLY!!!
73′ Ahly are denied by a goal-line clearance but the assistant referee flags for offside.
70′ The referee waves away penalty appeals by Zamalek after a shot from Nabil Emad strikes a defender.
67′ Both sides make a substitution. Zamalek’s versatile winger Sayed Abdallah replaces left-back Mohamed Abdel-Shafi and Ahly striker Mohamed Sherif replaces Kahraba, six minutes after he opened the scoring.
63′ The game finally springs into life! Zamalek are expected to throw caution to the wind now.
61′ Kahraba scores against ex-club to break the deadlock! He heads home from close range after Hamdi Fathi nods a long ball into his path in the area.
61′ GOOOOAL FOR AHLY!!!
58′ Zamalek make a double substitution. Omar Gaber replaces Tunisian right-back Hamza Mathlouthi and central defender Mostafa El-Zannari replaces midfielder Amr El-Sissi.
57′ A Zamalek corner is cleared and Ahly launch a swift breakaway that sees an angled low effort from Kahraba saved by keeper Awad.
53′ Ahly’s Mohamed Hani fires a snap shot that Zamalek keeper Awad does well to parry.
51′ Both sides pick up where they left off in the first half. They remain too conservative!
47′ The question is whether any side will abandon their cautious approach in the second half!
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
45′ What a bizarre chance for Ahly! El-Shahat threads a pass that Hamdi Fathi, who is onside, just fails to get on the end of it. The ball then rolls past the keeper and hits the post before going out.
42′ Ahly’s right-back Mohamed Hani fires an angled shot high over.
39′ Zamalek defender Abdel-Maguid heads high over from a Zizo corner.
36′ It’s still an evenly-balanced yet boring affair.
34′ Zamalek’s Emam Ashour makes a blistering run before being fouled near the penalty area.
30′ Zamalek’s right-back Mathlouthi makes a timely interception to steal possession from Abdel-Kader as the latter was about to shoot from inside the area.
29′ Zamalek midfielder Nabil Emad lets fly from distance, forcing a superb save from keeper El-Shennawi from under his crossbar.
27′ Ahly forward Kahraba wastes a one-on-one chance but he is already flagged for offside.
25′ It’s still a slow-tempo affair as both sides remain too cautious.
22′ Both sides are resorting to some innocuous long balls!
20′ An angled shot from Zamalek midfielder Amr El-Sissi goes high over after Zizo slipps a pass into his path.
19′ Ahly create the game’s first real chance! A pull-back from winger Ahmed Abdel-Kader finds playmaker Magdi Afsha, whose first-timer from inside the area goes just over the crossbar.
18′ A half-chance for Zamalek! A corner is flicked by Emam Ashour at the near post but Hossam Abdel-Maguid’s subsequent header goes high over.
15′ The first quarter of an hour was scrappy, with both sides giving away possession far too easily.
12′ A shot from Ahly’s Ahmed Abdel-Kader is deflected by a defender for a corner.
10′ No threats at either end in the first 10 minutes!
8′ A left-wing cross from Zamalek’s Zizo is cleared by the Ahly defence.
6′ Zamalek’s Emam Ashour tries to skip past Mohamed Hani down the left flank but the ball goes out for a goal kick.
3′ Ahly press high up the pitch in the early stages.
1′ Ahly’s Hussein El-Shahat sends in a low cross that Zamalek’s defence clears.
The match is underway
Starting line-ups:
Zamalek: Mohamed Awad, Hamza Mathlouthi, Hossam Abdel-Maguid, Mohamed Abdel-Ghani, Mohamed Abdel-Shafi, Nabil Emad, Amr El-Sisi, Emam Ashour, Mostafa Shalabi, Ahmed Zizo, Seifeddine Jaziri
Ahly: Mohamed El-Shennawi, Mohamed Hani, Khaled Abdel-Fattah, Rami Rabia, Ali Maaloul, Aliou Dieng, Hamdi Fathi, Magdi Afsha, Hussein El-Shahat, Ahmed Abdel-Kader, Mahmoud Kahraba
19:30 Ahly boss Koller fields new recruit Khaled Abdel-Fattah, a natural full-back, as a central defender to make up for the absences at the back. Mahmoud Kahraba starts as a lone frontman against his ex-club.
19:30 Zamalek coach Ferreira sticks to the same 4-3-3 formation that he has deployed in recent games. The White Knights have won only one game out of five since the Portuguese boss applied this scheme.
18:30 Zamalek also will be without full backs Ahmed Fatouh and Abdallah Gomaa leaving veteran Mohamed Abdel-Shafi as the only option in the left back.
17:30 Ahly is suffering from a long-list of absences as Mohamed Abdel-Moneim, Yasser Ibrahim, Amr El Sulaya, Bruno Savio and Hamdi Fathi have sustained injuries recently and are doubtful for the game in addition to the suspension of Mahmoud Metwalli.
16:00 Zamalek are eying their first win since defeating Ismaily 3-1 last month, losing to Aswan and drawing with Dakhleya and Ittihad in their last three games.
15:00 Despite the fact that the league race is still open, Zamalek will be fighting to avoid any loss, especially amid the recent fine run of other challengers, Pyramids FC and Future
14:15 Ahly will be eying killing the league title dreams of holders Zamalek and winning today’s derby will push them to go eight points clear of the Whites at the top.
13:45 The Reds are in the driving seat of the league’s table with 31 points after playing 13 games so far this season, five points over Zamalek who are fourth in the ranking.
13:00 Ahly will be facing rivals Zamalek in the 14th matchday of the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday at Cairo International Stadium.