Two goals from Abdul-Halim Ali and Osama Hassan in the first-half were enough for Zamalek to grab an easy 2-0 home victory over ENPPI in the Egyptian League on Thursday. The Cairo giants are still in third place of the league table with 33 points, five behind second-placed Ismaili and 11 adrift of leaders Ahli. ENPPI's defeat left them in the 13th place with 16 points, three above the relegation zone. Unmarked Ali ended his goal drought as early as the sixth minute when he connected with Hassan's misdirected shot to slot into the back of the net. The 33-year-old striker turned provider in the 29th minute to help Hassan, who was deployed in the heart of midfield by French coach Henri Michel, double the lead for the hosts. Ali laid off the ball on the edge of the area to Hassan who curled a stinging shot into the bottom corner of the net. Hani Abdullah wasted the chance to pull one back on the stroke of the hour when he was released by Samir Sabri's deft pass in the 18-yars box but fired poorly wide.
