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Zamalek fans violate crowed ban in Egyptian league game against Ismaily Zamalek fans enter the Air Defence Stadium in Cairo to support their team against Ismaily despite a crowd ban
Zamalek supporters, following in the footsteps of Ahly's fans, defied a crowd ban during an Egyptian Premier League game against Ismaily on Sunday. Crowds have been barred from attending domestic football games since February 2012, when post-match violence between Ahly and Masry fans left more than 70 dead. "We let around 3,000 Zamalek fans enter the stadium," Khaled Metwally, an interior ministry official, said in a television interview. "Our mission is to secure the stadium and the fans and not to apply the orders of the Egyptian football association." The Egyptian football Association (EFA) stated last Thursday that a game would be called off if the supporters of either side violated the crowd ban. It also said the visiting them would be awarded a 2-0 walkout win. However, Ahly's die-hard supporters (Ultras Ahlawy) briefly stormed the same Stadium in Cairo in their side's 4-1 Egyptian Premier League win over Gouna on Saturday. They left the venue after 10 minutes and the match went ahead as scheduled. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at@AO Sportsand on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/74757.aspx