Zamalek conquered Al Mokawloon to win 2-1. A goal from M. Salim was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Zamalek to strike first with a goal of M. Fathi at the 61′. Then M. Ounajem scored again for Zamalek in the 76′ minute with a goal. Eventually, M. Salim reduced the distance for Al Mokawloon with a goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Zamalek was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
H. El Shami received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Al Mokawloon lost the match.
The referee was Mahmoud Ashour with the assistance of Omar Fathi and Shehab Rashed. The 4th official was Ahmed Hamdi.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 4 Total 11
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 123
- 41 Dangerous attack 71
- 83 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 5
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Zamalek had a strong ball possession 63% while Al Mokawloon was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Zamalek was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zamalek won the contest.
Al Mokawloon shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Zamalek shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Mokawloon received 3 yellow cards (A. Magdy, O. Bassam and M. Salim). Talking about the opposition, Zamalek received 2 yellow cards (T. Hamed and O. El Said).
(Al Mokawloon) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Mokawloon will stay with 5 points like El Geish to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Zamalek will have 16 points like Pyramids FC to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Al Mokawloon will play away with Ceramica Cleopatra on the 24th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Zamalek will host Ghazl El Mehalla on the 25th of December with a 10-4 head to head record in favor of Zamalek (1 draw).
Al Mokawloon – Formation
Al Mokawloon
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75'
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90'
Al Mokawloon adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Emad El Nahhas decided to play with the following team: Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud, Hassan El Shami, Basem Ali, Mohamed Samir, Ahmed Magdy, Ahmed El Shimi, Abdallah Yaisien, Mohamed Hamdy Zaki, Emad Fathy, Luis Hinestroza and John Okoli.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Salem, Khaled Husseiny, Oussema Romdhani, Mamadou Niass, Mohamed Magli, Omar Bassam, Hassan Mahmoud Shahin, Ahmed Dawooda and Karim Mostafa.
Substitutions
Al Mokawloon made 5 changes: J. Okoli for O. Bassam (38′), E. Fathy for K. Mostafa (63′), A. Yaisien for M. Magli (63′), M. Hamdi Zaki for A. Dawooda (75′) and L. Hinestroza for M. Salim (75′).
Zamalek – Formation
Zamalek
Also Zamalek adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Patrice Carteron played with: Mohamed Awad, Hazem Emam, Mahmoud Alaa, Mohamed Abdelghani, Abdallah Gomaa, Emam Ashour, Tarek Hamed, Razak Cissé, Youssef Obama, Achraf Bencharki and Omar El Said.
These were the players on the bench: Hossam Abdelmaguid, Ayman Hefny, Hamza Mathlouthi, Mohamed Abo Gabal, Mohamed Ounajem, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Mostafa Fathy, Hamdy Elsayed Mahmoud Abdelmoaty and Eslam Gaber.
Substitutions
Zamalek made 5 changes: R. Cisse for M. Ounajem (46′), A. Gomaa for I. Gaber (83′), O. El Said for H. Mathlouthi (84′), E. Ashour for M. Abdel Aziz (88′) and M. H. Emam for A. Hefny (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Al Mokawloon – Zamalek – 1-2
- Pyramids FC – El Geish – 3-0
- Smouha – Ismaily – 2-1
