CAIRO: Zamalek duo Mahmoud “Shikabala Abdel-Razeq and Hazem Emam burst into tears after they were jeered by their own fans when the White Knights were down by two goals against Police Union, who managed to keep their lead intact till the final whistle.
Minusu Buba and Samuel Kyere scored on 22 and 71 minutes respectively to give the home side a deserved 2-0 win over the ailing Cairo giants.
Shortly after the second goal, Zamalek s spectators booed off their own players, which cause Shikabala and Emam to shed tears while their teammates were trying to comfort them.
Shikabala, who was involved in many verbal exchanges with fans throughout his career, made way for Ahmed Al-Merghani in the second half.
Zamalek, whose loss to Police is their fifth in the Egyptian Premier League this season, are now in 10th place with 11 points. Police lie seventh with 12.
Visitors Zamalek could have taken an early lead when Shikabala whipped in a cross that found striker Sherif Ashraf, but the latter s header missed the target by inches.
Buba put Police ahead when he rose unmarked to head home a precise Kyere cross from the right flank.
Mahmoud Fathallah, who has recently recovered from a complex shoulder injury, made his comeback in the game and failed to prevent Buba from notching the opener, thanks to his poor aerial challenge.
One minute past the half-hour mark, Ashraf was close to bringing the score level from close range, but keeper Ahmed Saad blocked his first drive before the former Ahly man tried to score on the rebound, but his effort went away.
Right after the break, Zamalek took control of the game for a while, and their opponents became dangerous on the counter attack.
Shikabala was about to hit an equalizer early in the second period, but his powerful free-kick went inches past the post.
Kyere turned from provider to scorer on 71 minutes when he went one-on-one with Abdel-Wahed Al-Sayed to slide past him.
Zamalek tried in vain to reduce the arrears, but the hosts maintained a clean sheet.
