Al Ahly have earned a late 1-0 victory over newly-promoted ZED FC in the Egyptian Premier League on Thursday.
The Red Devils were held to a disappointing 2-2 draw against ENPPI to drop points for the second consecutive league game after a 4-3 defeat to NBE FC last month.
However, the champions managed to get the job done on Thursday night with winter-signing Wessam Abou Ali finding a late winner.
The first half saw Al Ahly create multiple chances to find the early breakthrough only to be denied by goalkeeping heroics from ZED’s Aly Lotfi.
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In the 75th minute, Ahmed Abdelkader thought he gave Al Ahly the lead from a thumping strike but the goal was ruled out for offside by VAR following a brief review.
Despite their disappointment, the visitors intensified the pressure in search of a victory to climb up the league table and they did just that with a minute remaining to the full-time whistle.
Anthony Modeste combined with Wessam Abou Ali at the edge of the box before the latter unleashed a powerful shot beyond Aly Lotfi to earn the win and all three points.
Al Ahly’s upcoming league game will be against arch-rivals Zamalek in the Cairo derby next Monday, April 15th.