CAIRO: Zamalek are leading the hunt for the second spot after a hard fought win 1-0 over Harras Al-Hodoud on Monday.
A goal from Gamal Hamza in the eighth minute was all what Zamalek needed to take full points and open a five-point gap with third-placed Ismaili.
The Whites had full control of the game and had several occasions to double the lead but they failed to make their advantage count.
Cameroonian keeper Carlos Kameni made some brilliant saves to deny Karim Zekri and Mahmoud Abdul-Razeq s efforts to keep his side in the game.
Abdul-Hamid Bassiouni could have brought the score level but his header bounced back from woodwork.
Harras Al-Hodoud could have got back in the game but keeper Mohamed Abdul-Monsef made a heroic save to keep his clean sheet and help Zamalek clinch three precious points.
The results leave the Whites second with 46 points
