体坛英语资讯：Cairo Derby ends goalless, keeping Egyptian Premiere League title race alive
<p><span word="ALEXANDRIA">ALEXANDRIA</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 30-- <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="Derby">Derby</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="Ahly">Ahly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zamalek">Zamalek</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="scoreless">scoreless</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="Zamalek">Zamalek</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="Premiere">Premiere</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p><p><span word="Heavy">Heavy</span> <span word="downpour">downpour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Borg">Borg</span> <span word="El">El</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alexandria">Alexandria</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="greasy">greasy</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="passes">passes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="tackles">tackles</span>.</p><p><span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Romanian">Romanian</span> <span word="referee">referee</span> <span word="Istvan">Istvan</span> <span word="Kovacs">Kovacs</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="derby">derby</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Clasico">Clasico</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standstill">standstill</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Ahly">Ahly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zamalek">Zamalek</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Football">Football</span>.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passions">passions</span> <span word="engendered">engendered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fixture">fixture</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="referees">referees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="flown">flown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officiate">officiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="derby">derby</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="impartiality">impartiality</span>.</p><p><span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="Ahly">Ahly</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="Naser">Naser</span> <span word="Maher">Maher</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="header">header</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="range">range</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Zamalek">Zamalek</span> <span word="defenders">defenders</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p>
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