Egypt Cup: Zamalek suffer back-to-back defeats after late Wadi Degla strike

Zamalek were beaten 1-0 by Wadi Degla in the second round of the Egypt Cup group stage, suffering their second consecutive defeat in the competition.

Aser Hany scored the only goal in the closing stages to give Wadi Degla victory and leave Zamalek bottom of Group A without a point.

Zamalek opened their campaign with a 3-0 loss to ZED, while Wadi Degla followed up their 1-0 win over Al Ittihad Alexandria in the opening round by maintaining their perfect record.

Wadi Degla now have six points and sit at the top of the group. Zamalek are last on zero points.

Group A also contains Al Ittihad Alexandria, Tala’ea El Gaish and ZED.

How the match was decided

Zamalek made the more forceful start and nearly took the lead in the fifth minute. Nasser Mansi’s effort was stopped by Wadi Degla goalkeeper Mohamed Grisha.

Five minutes later, Zamalek goalkeeper Omar Abdelaziz produced a save to deny a well-directed header.

Wadi Degla missed an opportunity to break the deadlock in the 42nd minute when Ahmed Farouk headed wide from inside the six-yard box.

Zamalek made a series of changes during the second half, introducing El Sayed Osama, Ahmed El Gafaly, Yassin Moussa, Ahmed Hassan and Ziad Medhat.

The game remained evenly balanced until the 89th minute, when Wadi Degla found the decisive goal.

A poor clearance from Mostafa El Zanary fell to Hany, who struck the ball first time into the net to put Wadi Degla ahead.

Zamalek could not find a response, allowing Wadi Degla to secure all three points and complete consecutive victories in Group A.