90+5 Full time 90 Referee shows 5 minutes of additional time. 88 Yellow card for Fathi 85 Ahly is mounting a huge pressure on Zamalek in the final minutes of the game. 82 What a chance for Ahly ! Mohsen's header is denied by the post. 78 Yellow card for Gennesh for wasting time. 77 Third substitution for Zamalek as Ahmed Madbouli replaces Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz 74 Great chance for Ahly but Gennesh denies Salah Mohsen's shot. 71 Walid Soliman converts from the spot. 68 Penalty for Ahly! Kasongo blocks Fathi's free kick with his hand. 67 What a chance for Zamalek. Kasongo was clear on goal but his effort goes over the bar. 66 Third sub for Ahly as Salah Mohsen replaces Karim Nedved 66 Second sub for Zamalek as Mahmoud Dunga replaces Youssef Obama. 65 Yellow card for Junior Ajayi. 63 What a chance for Ahly ! Soliman shot from inside the box is blocked by the last defender 62 Yellow card for Mahmoud Alaa. 61 Powerful shot by Abdel-Aziz but it goes over the bar 56 Zamalek make a first sub as Mohamed Antar replaces Ayman Hefni. 51 What a chance for Ahly! Mohareb sends a header but Gennesh punches it over the bar 49 Fast counter by Ahly but Ajayi's effort goes easily in the hands of the keeper. 46 Ahly make a second sub as Eslam Mohareb replaces Hosham Ashour. 46 Second half is underway 45+5 End of first half. 45+1 Referee shows 5 minutes of additional time. 45 Saad Samir is injured and will be replaced by Mohamed Naguib. 41 Ahly are unable to mount any threat until now as Zamalek are applyinh high pressure on them. 40 Yellow card for Hefni 34 El Shennawi makes a superb save to deny the third. 30 Yellow card for Obama for a hard tackle on Saad Samir. 28 Yellow card for Hossam Ashour after a hard tackle on Ayman Hefni. 23 What a chance for Ahly! Mohsen powers a header from inside the box but it goes over the bar. 21 Hefni adds the second after receiving a low cross from Yussuf. 20 GOOOAAAL FOR ZAMALEK! 16 Ahly are now pressing forward to get the equalizer. 11 Yellow card for El-Sulaya following a bust up with Nagguez. 7 Kasongo, left unmarked at the far post, scores from inside the box following a cross from Hefni. 6 GOOOAAAL FOR Zamalek! 20:00 Match is underway 19:40 Players have finished the warm up and are heading for the dressing rooms. 19:15 Ahly coach Hossam El-Badry has made one surprising choice to his lineup as he fields midfielder Karim Nedved who made a handful of appearances this season. 19:10 Zamalek have opted to a 4-3-3 formation with a three central midfielders in an attempt to counter Ahly's domination in midfield. Starting lineups: Ahly: Mohamed El-Shennawi - Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Ayman Ashraf, Sabri Rahil - Amr El-Sulaya, Hossam Ashour, Karim "Nedved" Walid - Junior Ajayi, Walid Soliman, Marwan Mohsen. Zamalek: Mahmoud Gennesh - Ahmed Fatouh, Mahmoud Alaa, Mahmoud "El-Wench" Hamdi, Hamdi Nagguez - Tarek Hamed, Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz, Maarouf Yussuf - Youssef "Obama" Ibrahim, Ayman Hefni, Kabongo Kasongo. 18:30 Both teams have just arrived at Cairo stadium and are expected to start their warm ups soon. 18:15 Referee Mohamed El Hanafi is the first Egyptian to officiate the Cairo derby since Mohamed Farouk did in the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup. 17:30 Zamalek are hoping to end Ahly's supremacy in the Cairo derby as they haven't on a single game in the league since 2007. 16:45 Zamalek will be without their international keeper Ahmed El-Shennawi who sustained a knee injury that will keep out for months. 16:00 Ahly will miss the league's top scorer Walid Azaro after the Morocco striker suffered a hamstring injury but welcome back influential Tunisian left-back Ali Maaloul. 14:30 Ahly are chasing several records after winning a third straight title with six matches to spare last month. They set a record for most goals scored in one season following their 2-1 win over Petrojet on Sunday. 13:30 Zamalek, who are led by a caretaker coach and are in talks with Swiss Christian Gross to lead them next season, are a distant fourth and virtually have no hopes of finishing in the top three and earning automatic African qualification. 12:30 Having endured a season to forget, Zamalek will be keen to restore some pride and grab a long-awaited win over arch-rivals and Egyptian Premier League champions Ahly when they lock horns in the Cairo derby on Thursday.
Venue: Cairo stadium Referee: Mohamed El-Hanafi Teams' position: Ahly: 1st (The Champion) with 85 points Zamalek: 4th with 58 Check the match preview here (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports.)
