Al Ahly were held to a 1-1 draw against Ismaily on Monday afternoon in Matchday 2 of the EPL Cup. 

Ahmed Sayed Gharib scored his debut goal for Al Ahly in the last minute of the game to save a point for the Red Eagles in Alexandria. 

It was a great performance from our youngsters, who put on a strong display against Ismaily’s full team. 

Ismaily opened the score in the first half through Carmelo Algarañaz’s header which found the back of the net. 

In the second half, Pitso Mosimane made several changes to boost the attacking power of the team. 

We pushed forward for the equalizer and we were close to find the net on several occasions. 

In the last minute of the game, the referee whistled a penalty after a late challenge from Ismaily’s goalkeeper against Hossam Hassan. 

Hossam stepped up and placed the ball in the right bottom corner but the goalkeeper saved it. Ahmed Sayed Gharib came in with the rebound which found the back of the net.