Peseiro's First Match In Egypt Ends In Stalemate

Peseiro's First Match In Egypt Ends In Stalemate

Former Nigeria’s manager, Jose Peseiro in his debut with Zamalek of Egypt had his club forcing a 1-1 draw with Petrojet in his debut. The draw left Zamalek with 27 points in third place of the Egyptian league, trailing leaders, Pyramids by three points and arch-rivals, Al Ahly by two points.

The former Nigeria coach missed several key players, and he had to reshuffle his team.

He made four changes from the previous game including Mohamed Atef who made his second appearance of the season.

He again drew against Al Ahly in this weekend’s Cairo derby with Al Ahly.

Peseiro believes his team’s 1-1 draw against Ahly in the Cairo derby was a fair result, but stressed the players need time to adapt to his new tactics.

Substitute Achraf Bencharki gave Ahly the lead in the 72nd minute, but Mahmoud Bentayg equalized for Zamalek six minutes from time.

“I think Ahly were better in the first half but without clear scoring chances, apart from the shot that hit the crossbar,” Peseiro told the post-match press conference.

“The draw is a fair result between the two sides,” he added.

-Sportsvillagesquare