Champions Stumble: Al Ahly Stuck in 15th After ENPPI Draw | OneFootball

Trezeguet scores but Red Devils drop more points after late equalizer

Champions Stumble: Al Ahly Stuck in 15th After ENPPI Draw

Al Ahly were held to frustrating 1 - 1 draw against ENPPI in the Egyptian Premier League on Saturday night .. a result that deepens the champions early season struggles.

How the goals came

The Red Devils opened the scoring in the 35 minute when Mohamed Hany delivered fine cross that Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet headed into the net.

But ENPPI fought back and equalized on 65 minutes after Al Ahly midfielder Aliou Dieng was penalized for foul.

Key incidents

Drama unfolded when goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy was initially shown a red card for reckless challenge, only for VAR to overturn the decision.

Injury setback for Zizo

Al Ahly also suffered blow as star midfielder Ahmed Sayed Zizo was forced off with pain in his groin and upper thigh.

Club doctor confirmed the player'll undergo medical tests on Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.

What it means

With this result, ENPPI move to seventh place with 9 point while Al Ahly slip to 15th on just 6 point after 6 round.

Al Ahly skip third round

It's worth noting that the 3rd round of the Egyptian Premier League this season was played without Al Ahly.

This campaign features 21 club after last season’s relegation was canceled with 3 team promoted from the 2nd tier joining the existing 18 in the top flight.

As a result .. each round of the 1st round consists of 10 match with 1 team getting rest. According to the draw, Al Ahly was the team that missed the 3rd round.