Geraldo’s late goal secures Al-Ahly’s victory

CAIRO – 13 May 2019: Al-Ahly Angolan winger, Geraldo, scored a goal at the last second of the game against Smouha on Saturday night to secure the team victory and keep Al-Ahly on top of the Egyptian League table.

Geraldo kept Al-Ahly’s habit to score late winning goals which gained many points for the team this season.

إليكم هدف لاعبنا جيرالدو امام سموحة 🔥 كيف كان احتفالكم بعد الهدف!؟ 🤔https://t.co/TMEX1Abmv9#YallaYaAhly

— Al Ahly SC (@AlAhly) May 11, 2019

Smouha goalkeeper, Mohamed Abo Gabal, was the hero for is team after he stopped all Al-Ahly attempts to score during the game but he failed to save Gerlado’d shot at the last second that found the target.

Smouha coaching staff attacked the referee after the game as he added extra seven minutes at the second half stoppage time then he added another two minutes as the game stopped during the added time.

On the other hand, Al-Ahly manager, Martin Lasarte, praised his team players after the game, saying “The players had a fantastic game and we deserved the victory. We created many chances to score but we failed to convert them to goals. The late goal was a reward after a great performance.”

Al-Ahly are leading the league table with 70 points from 30 games, 5 points ahead of Pyramids who gained 65 points from 31 games while Zamalek comes third with 63 points from 28 games.