CAIRO: Ismaili were held at home to a frustrating 1-1 draw with Gaish on Monday, to move one spot down in the Egyptian Premier League table.
The visitors took the lead on five minutes when Mamdouh Abdel-Hai dribbled past his challenger to whip in an perfect diagonal cross that was converted by Talaat Moharam, whose looping header was too hard for Essam Al-Hadari.
Ismaili s Abdallah Shahat restored parity after 17 minutes upon cannoning a long-range fierce drive that was deflected off the left post and into the net.
The Dervishes could have taken the lead on the stroke of halftime, but Ahmed Ali s header was denied by the post.
Now Ismaili lie third on 12 points, two adrift of second-placed Petrojet. Gaish are fourth with 11 points.
