Ahli's equalizer in Wednesday's derby draw is a black spot in the Cairo giants' history, according to Zamalek manager Hossam Hassan. Hassan appeared to be furious after Dominique da Silva leveled the scoring to salvage a 2-2 draw for the Reds while two players from his side were on the ground. He rushed to Ahli coach Manuel Jose as play was halted for nearly ten minutes, arguing that his players needed to get medical attention. “I was hoping that the professional manager would ask his international players to put the ball out of play as a sign of fair play, but instead they took advantage of the situation,” Hassan said in the post-match conference. “It is a black spot in the opposition's history. What if the injured player had a heart attack? “Ahli would never have equalized unless we had two players out of play. We were the better side and we deserved to win. “I think I benefited from their manager's unorganized starting line-up and also from his substitutions. I used it in a positive way and that's the only way they would have scored against us.” Dominique's goal
Barakat replied vehemently Barakat replies Ahli veteran Mohamed Barakat was present at the conference room to respond to Hassan's comment. “We are Ahli and we were unfazed to be behind. We always play until the final whistle and that's what we've done last season when we equalized late in the 3-3 draw,” Barakat, who scored that killer equalizer in last term's thriller, said. “I didn't doubt for a second that we will equalize in the second half, especially that we didn't see any threat from Zamalek. They played well in the first half but after the break coach Jose made some changes and we had the upper hand. “About the fair play talk, I am asking everyone here to review Mohamed Abdul-Shafi's goal for Zamalek in the 3-3 draw last season. “You will see that Ibrahim Salah hit the ball straight into my face and then I went to the ground beside the lineman. ”Zamalek continued play and scored a goal.” Abdul-Shafi's goal last year
