CAIRO. Zamalek liquidates Ghazl El Mehalla 4-0 with goals of M. Fathi (36′), A. Bencharki (38′), M. Ounajem (71′) and A. Bencharki (74′). Zamalek took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Cairo International Stadium stadium in Cairo on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ibrahim Noureddine who had the assistance of Samir Gamal Saad and Ahmed Salah. The 4th official was . The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.4 degrees Celsius or 57.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Zamalek

4 - 0

Ghazl El Mehalla

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 12 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 107 Attack 94
  • 55 Dangerous attack 47
  • 102 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Zamalek had a superior ball possession 60% while Ghazl El Mehalla was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Zamalek was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Zamalek won the match​.

Zamalek shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Ghazl El Mehalla shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Zamalek didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Ghazl El Mehalla received 1 yellow card (E. Samir).

Match Timeline

8'
36'
38'
64'
Mohamed Ashraf Roqa- sub ->Seifeddine Jaziri
64'
64'
71'
74'
76'
Malick Touré- sub ->Ahmed Afifi
76'
77'
79'
79'
89'
Ashraf Moahmed Sayed- sub ->H. M. Mkami
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Zamalek
77
34
Pyramids FC
71
34
Al Ahly
70
34
Future FC
56
34
El Geish
56
34
Smouha
47
34
National Bank of Egypt
46
34
Pharco
42
34
ENPPI
39
34
Al Masry
38
34
Al Mokawloon
38
34
Al Ittihad
38
34
Ismaily
38
34
Ceramica Cleopatra
37
34
Ghazl El Mehalla
36
34
El Gounah
36
34
Eastern Company SC
33
34
Misr Lel Makasa
15
34

After this contest, Zamalek will have 19 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Ghazl El Mehalla will stay with 10 points like Ceramica Cleopatra to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

Zamalek – Formation

Zamalek
G
Mohamed Abou Gabal 1.Egypt
D
Hamza Mathlouthi 24.Tunisia
79'
D
Mahmoud Alaa 4.Egypt
D
Ahmed Fatouh 29.Egypt
79'
D
Mohamed Abdel Ghani 5.Egypt
M
Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz 17.Egypt
64'
M
Mostafa Fathi 30.Egypt
36'
M
Zizo 25.Egypt
64'
M
Emam Ashour 8.Egypt
F
Seifeddine Jaziri 9.Tunisia
64'
F
A. Bencharki 20.Morocco
38', 74'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Awad 16.Egypt
D
Mahmoud El Wensh 28.Egypt
D
M. Emam 7.Egypt
79'
M
Hamdy Abdelmoaty 35.Egypt
M
Mohamed Ashraf Roqa 12.Egypt
64'
M
Abdallah Gomaa 22.Egypt
79'
M
Islam Gaber 11.Egypt
F
M. Ounajem 27.Morocco
64' 71'
F
Razack Cissé 26.Côte d'Ivoire
64'

The manager Patrice Carteron decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Abou Gabal, H. Mathlouthi, Mahmoud Alaa, Ahmed Abou El Fotouh, Mohamed Abdel Ghani, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Mostafa Fathi, Zizo, Emam Ashour, S. Jaziri and A. Bencharki.

The home team had on the bench: Hamdy Abdelmoaty, M. Ounajem, Mohamed Ashraf Roqa, Mohamed Awad, R. Cissé, Abdallah Gomaa, Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh, Islam Gaber and Hazem Emam.

Substitutions

Zamalek made 5 changes: A. Sayed for R. Cisse (64′), M. Abdel Aziz for M. Ounajem (64′), S. Jaziri for M. Tawfik (64′), H. Mathlouthi for M. H. Emam (79′) and A. Fattoh for A. Gomaa (79′).

Ghazl El Mehalla – Formation

Ghazl El Mehalla
G
Mahmoud Reda 1.Egypt
D
Moaz El Henawy 30.Egypt
D
Hesham Balaha 7.Egypt
76'
D
Mohamed Camacho 2.Egypt
M
H. Mao 25.Tanzania
89'
M
Ibrahim Kone 11.Côte d'Ivoire
90'
M
Ahmed Afifi 19.Egypt
76'
M
Ehab Samir 24.Egypt
8'
F
Paulin Voavy 21.Madagascar
77'
F
Yehia Hamed 17.Egypt
F
Abdo Yehia 32.Egypt
Substitutes
G
Amr Shaaban 13.Egypt
D
Khaled Sami 15.Egypt
M
Ahmed El Sheikh 10.Egypt
M
Sayed Al Shabrawy 18.Egypt
M
I. Abdel-Fattah 5.Egypt
90'
M
Malick Touré 9.Mali
76'
M
A. Sayed 8.Egypt
89'
F
Ahmed El Nadry 34.Egypt
77'
F
Abdelrahman Atef 40.Egypt
76'

Mohamed Ouda played with: Mahmoud Reda, Moaz El Henawy, Hesham Nabawi, Mohamed Fathallah, H. Mao, I. Kone, Ahmed Afifi, Ehab Samir, P. Voavy, Yehia Hamed and Abdel Kader Yehia.

These were the players on the bench: Amr Shaaban, Ahmed El Nadry, Ahmed El Sheikh, Sayed Al Shabrawy, Ibrahim Salah, M. Touré, Abdel Rahman Attef, Ashraf Sayed and Khaled Sami.

Substitutions

Ghazl El Mehalla made 5 changes: H. Adel for A. R. Attef (76′), A. Afifi for M. Toure (76′), P. Voavy for A. El Nadry (77′), H. M. Mkami for A. M. Sayed (89′) and I. Kone for I. Salah (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​