Cairo derby: Al-Ahly stuns Zamalek 5-3 in Egyptian Premier League

The Red Devils’s goals came from Malian midfielder Aliou Dieng in the 16^th minutes. Tunisian left-winger Ali Maaloul added the second from a penalty spot in the 19^th minutes.

Striker Mohamed Sherif added third in the 25^th minutes as Malian midfielder Dieng added the fourth in the 53^rd minutes. Finally left-winger Maaloul scored the fifth again from a penalty spot in the 65^th minutes.

Zamalek’s goals came from winger Moustafa Fathi in the 51^st minutes then winger Ahmed Sayed ‘Zizo’ scored the second from a penalty spot in the 79^th minutes. Moroccan left-winger Achraf Bencharki scored the third for the White Knights in the 90^th minutes.

The result pushed Al-Ahly to lead the domestic table with 9 points from 3 matches as Zamalek dropped into at 5th place with 6 points from 3 matches.