Al-Hilal of Sudan defeat Zamalek 2-0

KHARTOUM (GoPharaohs.com) - Sudanese club Al-Hilal defeated their Egyptian guests, Zamalek 2-0 in their CAF Champions League round of 32 match. Zamalek’s chances of advancing to the round of 16 are now heavily dependent on their performance at home in the second-leg match.

Zamalek initially controlled the game in the first half and missed a few opportunities to score early. Zamalek team captain Hazem Emam was substituted prematurely due to injury. Al-Hilal dominated in the second part of the first half as well as the second half. Zamalek keeper denied several sure-scores from Al-Hilal before Tamer Abd El-Wahab scored an own-goal in the 58th minute. Al-Hilal scored again in the 83rd minute to seal the deal.

Zamalek will have to out-play Al-Hilal and achieve no less than a three goal difference to make it to the next round.

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