Week Three: Back On Track!

By: MiDoS | August 29th, 2008

Junior Agogo
Zamalek is getting back on track after winning strong side Masry in El-Dawry. Zamalek needed this win badly as it comes after two draws in El-Dawry and the CAF Champions League successively. Wisam El-Abdy opened the score sheet just after one minute from kick-off while Agogo secured the win in the 51st minute. Zamalek now has 7 points from 3 matches and crawls up the ranking table hoping to retain the missing title.

Zamalek vs. Masry: 2-1 (Wisam El-Abdy 1’, Junior Agogo 51′ – Ashour El-Adham 9’)

Start-Up Line:
Mohamed Abdel Monsef, Hany Said, Wisam El-Abdy, Mahmoud Fathalla, Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Magdy, Ahmed Ghanem (Ahmed Abdel-Raouf), Ayman Abdelaziz (C), Mahmoud Samir (Mohamed Abdallah), Abdel Halim Ali, Junior Agogo (Gamal Hamza)

Zamalek in Action:

-1’ Goaal!! Wisam El-Abdy scores the opener! Wisam goes for a header from a foul taken by Mohamed Ibrahim. What a start!! =)

-8′ Yellow Card-Ahmed Ghanem

-9’ Ashour El-Adham scores the equaliser for Masry!

-11’ Halim tries one from a tight angle from the right; keeper holds it tight.

-25’ BRAVO Monsef!! El-Abdy makes a fatal mistake and loses the ball, Monsef stretches and makes a superb save.

-29’ Agogo makes a run from the left, ball reaches Ibrahim inside the box, keeper stretches a hand and tackles Ibrahim. No penalty given.

–Between the two halfs–Mohamed Abdallah In Mahmoud Samir Out

-46′ Agogo makes a run from the left, goes for a shot; ball goes wide

-49′ A corner taken from the right by Abdallah, Wisam jumps high and wins a header, ball reaches Halim who fails to shoot on target; keeper finds the ball in his hands!

-51’ Agogo scores the second!! Wisam tries to go for a shot, ball reaches Agogo who places it easily to the left of the keeper. What a cool finish

-60’ Abdel Raouf In Ahmed Ghanem Out

-66’ Mohamed Abdallah go past the defenders, goes for a shot; keeper saves it

-73’ Abdallah again fires one, ball goes over the post!

-77’ Gamal Hamza In Junior Agogo Out

-85’ Wisam El-Abdy fires one from a foul, keeper stops it well

-89’ Ahmed Magdy – Yellow Card

Zamalek Player Ratings:

Mohamed Abdel Monsef (7/10) Saved a real chance in the 25th minute
Hany Said Man of the match
Wisam El-Abdy (7/10) Scored a goal but made a fatal mistake in return.
Mahmoud Fathalla (6/10) Played a good match but slides alot inside the box!
Mohamed Ibrahim (5/10) Looked OK and made some good runs.
Ahmed Magdy (5/10) Appeared a little throughout the match.
Ahmed Ghanem (5/10) Looked nervous for no reason. Keep calm Ghanem =)
Ayman Abdelaziz (5/10) Gave the ball away too easily in some occasions.
Mahmoud Samir (4/10) Didn’t look in shape and kept the ball under his feet.
Abdel Halim Ali (4/10) Halim? Halim? ANY BODY HERE?! ANY BODY THERE?!
Junior Agogo (8/10) Scored his first goal with Zamalek and looked sharp on goal throughout the match. Thumbs-up Agogo!
Ahmed Abdel-Raouf (Not tested)
Mohamed Abdallah (7/10) Played in the second half but was very effective and looked sharp on goal. Keep it on Abdallah =)
Gamal Hamza (Not tested)

Finally, Zamalek captured 3 points and played a good match, especially the second half. Reiner Hollmann on the other side made an excellent substitution when he decided to throw Mohamed Abdallah as a winning card. We all wish the best for our beloved team in the upcoming matches.

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