However, the final 15 minutes of the match saw a number of attempts from Ahly players who kept Zamalek footballers in their area.

But efforts of Ahly players, better known as the red devils, found no success, and the game ended with both teams failing to score.

With this draw, Zamalek remains on top with 55 points; two points ahead of title defenders Ahly, with 11 league games remaining for each, keeping the title race between the two rivals alive.

Meanwhile, Ahly coach, Uruguayan Martin Lasarte, said in a press conference after the game that his team had the upper hand in the first half, adding that the performance of his men was affected by the poor state of the pitch.

"The poor condition of the field affected our performance. This harmed our passes," he told reporters.

The derby was played without fans as spectators have been banned from domestic league in Egypt since February 2017 when 72 Ahly supporters died in clashes between fans at Port Said stadium.

The crowd ban was briefly lifted in January 2017 but immediately reimposed after 20 Zamalek fans died in a stampede after police used tear gas to disperse crowds lined up to attend a regular league game against Enppi in Cairo. Enditem

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