Ahli beat Harras Hodoud 1-0 in the Egyptian Premier League game played in Cairo on Monday. Angolan Flavio Amado scored the only goal of the game courtesy of a 36th minute header. The Red Devils started the game without Mohamed Abou-Treika, who's in Germany for medical check-up. Injured Hossam Ashour also didn't take part. In their absence, Mohamed Barakat played behind the strike duo of Flavio Amado and Ahmed Belal. Moetaz Eno was given the nod in midfield for the second successive game. The game's first chance fell to Ahli's Belal, as he was found clear by Flavio's cross before placing a weak header in Mathurin Kameni's hands. Minutes later, Abdul-Hamid Bassiouni volleyed just wide after he was nearly through on goal thanks to Ahmed Abdul-Ghani's flick. The visitors could have scored in the 24th minute when Abdul-Ghani rounded Amir Abdul-Hamid, and it was only Ahmed Al-Sayed's offline clearance which prevented Ahli from conceding. Ahmed Eid had his calls for a penalty waved away by the ref after a tackle from Abdul-Hamid. Replays showed that the former had good ground for his protests.
On 26 minutes, Belal had a goal ruled out for offside. The striker chipped an effort past Kameni from Flavio's pass. Replays also showed he wasn't offside. Ahli finally broke the deadlock when Eno's nice cross was met by a typical Flavio header at the far post. Hodoud superiority In the second half, Hodoud looked keen on hitting an equalizer. Tarek Al-Ashri's men had most of the possession but couldn't pose much threat to Ahli's defense. Half an hour on, Ahli looked nearer to adding a second as the entrance of Gilberto and Ahmed Hassan reactivated the Red Devils' attack. The Angolan connection of Gilberto-Flavio produced Ahli's best chance of the half. The former's cross was met by the latter's flying header but the ball was saved by Kameni. The win lifts Ahli to first in the table with 32, while Hodoud remain fifth with 23. Watch the game's goal:
