Ghaly's Derby faced West Ham in an away encounter this afternoon. The Egyptian played the full match and did well. Ghaly also assisted Derby's only goal in the game when he sent a superb through pass to Mears who faced the keeper and made the score 1-1. However, the match ended in a 2-1 loss for Derby as the homeside scored again in the 77th minute.

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Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly continued to impress despite the poor form of his side Derby County who suffered another defeat at the hands of West Ham on Saturday afternoon by two goals to one.

The match was even but poor defending from the Derby side cost them another defeat. Derby played relatively good and their midfield was the best with Ghaly and Savage.

The chances in the first half were very few but West Ham managed to take advantage of poor marking by the centre defender Leacock who let Zamora get ahead of him and power a header at goal to score the first goal in the 20th minute.

The goal reflected why Derby is in the bottom of Premiership with a single win. They lack the basic quality needed for Premiership level of football in all their player except Ghaly and Robbie Savage.

After the goal, Derby tried to come back into the game but West Ham defense was well organized. In the 45th minute, Hossam Ghaly tested the goalkeeper with a shot from outside the box but it came off a defender and was saved by the keeper.

In the 2nd half, Derby and Ghaly shone in patches, particularly in the 60th to 65th minute. The Egyptian created a real chance for Mears in the 62nd minute when he sent a terrific first time through pass to the onside forward but the goalkeeper rushed out quickly and blocked the ball at Mears feet.