Ahly's defenses without Gomaa and Moawad against Mahalla

Ahly’s technical staff will have to do without their experienced defenders Wael Gomaa and Sayed Moawad in Ghazl El-Mahalla’s match after the bookings they received during the Ismaily match. The title holders struggled against Ismaily but managed to defeat them 1-0 with a goal by striker Abdullah El-Said on day seven of the Egyptian Premier League. “The technical staff are upset over referee Gihad Greisha’s decisions,” football director of the Cairo giants, Sayed Abdel-Hafiz, told a local TV sports programme after the match. Gomaa is banned from the court for two games as he received a red card while Moawad is expecting a one-game suspension with his fourth yellow card, according to the Egyptian Football Association regulations. “We really missed our supporters during the game and this surely affected the players’ performance,” Abdel-Hafiz added, referring to the fact that the match was held behind closed doors as punishment for the crowd’s rioting.   ahramonline .