Ahly didn't deserve Tuesday win

Ismaily’s weak frontline was the main reason for Tuesday’s 1-0 ‎defeat by Ahly in the postponed game on the seventh matchday ‎of the Egyptian League, a club official confessed on ‎Wednesday.‎ ‎“Our attack was very weak and we had a lot of missed ‎opportunities against the goal,” Ismaily board member Mohsen ‎Abdel-Meseh told the club’s official website following the game.‎ “Our goalkeeper and defenders gave good performances, ‎especially Ahmed Khairy and Hosni Abd-Rabou. I hope the ‎players do their best in the coming period so as to reconcile with ‎our fans,” added Abdel-Meseh.‎ In the absence of injured Nigerian striker Godwin Ndubuisi, ‎Ismaily was obliged to play with a single player, Ahmed Aly, in ‎the attacking line. Aly, however, was hardly in top form, missing ‎several opportunities that cost the team three badly needed ‎points.‎ Even a decision by Dervishes coach Mahmoud Gaber to press ‎forward with Mohamed Mohsen Abou-Gresha and Abdallah El-‎Chahat failed to help the club, who are now 7th in the league ‎table with 14 points – 11 behind leaders Haras El-Hodoud.‎ Several controversial decisions by referee Gihad Grreish in ‎Tuesday’s game appeared to frustrate both Ahly and Ismaily ‎officials. Ismaily assistant coach Abou Taleb El-Esawy, ‎however, refused to discuss the matter.‎ “The referee wasn’t fair, but I’ll not talk about details. Ahly didn’t ‎deserve to win, as we dominated the entire game while they ‎were just lucky at times,” El-Esawy told Ahram Online. ahramonline .