Zamalek confirmed its eligibility in the African Super Cup, after its coronation and within one week of the second title after winning yesterday the Egyptian Super Cup at the expense of its traditional rival Al-Ahly on penalties "4-3", in the meeting that brought them together at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and ended its original time Negative tie.
Zamalek continued its glow, after last week defeating Tunisian Esperance "3-1", and winning the African Super Cup, which it followed yesterday by beating its traditional arch-rival Al-Ahly on a penalty shootout, in a confrontation in which four main reasons emerged that favored the "white" at the expense of the opponent, From the plan that French coach Patrice Carteron followed, and to compensate for the absence from control in the first half, to fight the "red" team in the middle of the field in the second half in light of unsuccessful changes for Al-Ahly coach, including the payment of player Mahmoud Kahraba, who was not successful and in line with the "Red" squad , And then wasted easy opportunities for the players of God For me, the last of which was Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Jabal shining in Al Zoud his goal throughout the match, and he headed with a successful response during a penalty shootout, especially for the ball of Al Ahly players Mohammed Hani and Senegalese Alliu Badji
The Emirates Today monitors, in detail, the four reasons that favored Zamalek at the expense of Al-Ahly, and winning the Egyptian Super Cup.
1- Reading Carton coach
French Zamalek coach Patrice Cartieron relied on the concept of realism in reading the game and dealing with Al-Ahly players, after being keen and as far as possible to rely on two different plans over the two halves, starting with defensive tightness during the first half, and then owning the midfield during the second half.
Despite the complete absence of Zamalek during the first 45 minutes, the French coach succeeded in reducing the severity of the Al-Ahly attackers, and pressure to exchange control at the midfield level during the course of the second half
2- Al-Ahly coach’s mistakes
The errors of the Swiss coach Fyler emerged during the match in choosing the appropriate squad for Al-Ahly to play in the match, in addition to his delay in making the substitutions that did not produce their effects, including the descent of Mahmoud Kahraba, who formed a negative point in the "Al-Ahmar" squad, before these errors were completed during a penalty shootout That revealed the team's unwillingness to deal with it.
3- Al-Ahly players rushed
Another reason, most likely, was Zamalek, represented in the easy opportunities missed by Al-Ahly players in the first half, as the team had the opportunity to score at least two goals, which was to change the course of the match in full, which in itself helped the Zamalek coach to change his strategy in the inning The second is to reduce the pressure on the team's goalkeeper
4- The Zamalek goalkeeper shine
Like the brilliance of Zamalek goalkeeper Mohamed Abu Jabalen, a turning point in the performance of the Zamalek team, it was not limited to his brilliance in tackling the expensive attempts of Al-Ahly players during the course of the match, but also in the continued brilliance in supplying his goal during penalty kicks, and successfully tackling the fourth and fifth kicks for Al-Ahly, which were paid by Mohamed Hani And Senegalese Eliou Badhi, which gave "Al Abyad" a 4-3 penalty kick and victory in the Egyptian Super Cup