Ahmed Hassan Mekki and Ahmed Safi scored one apiece to help Hodoud beat Motema 2-1 at home on Sunday, a result that's widely perceived to be unsatisfying.

The Alexandrian side could have recorded a victory by a larger margin if it wasn't for the absence of their influential strikers, Al-Isawi believes.

"The team were negatively affected by the absence of three strikers in Ahmed Abdul-Ghani, Ahmed Eid and Ahmed Salama," he told FilGoal.com.

"If the trio had been available, they would have converted many of the chances we created in the match."