Egyptian Premier League round-up: Wins for Ahly, Zamalek as Pyramids held

Al-Ahly, Zamalek, Ceramica Cleopatra, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, Pharco FC and Future FC claimed victories in the 4^th week of the 2021-22 Egyptian Premier League season.

At Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo, Al-Ahly maintained their winning start to the season as the Red Devils defeated Arab Contractors 1-0. Midfielder Hamdy Fathi scored the decisive goal in the 67^th minutes.

The result cemented Al-Ahly on top of the domestic league with 12 points from 4 matches as Arab Contractors remained at 11^th place with 4 points from 4 matches.

At Ismailia Stadium, Zamalek got back to winning ways with an important 2-0 victory over Ismaili Friday night.

Zamalek’s goals came from right-winger Ahmed Sayed Zizo from the penalty spot in the 84th minutes as striker Omar el-Said added the second in the stoppage-time.

The victory lifts Zamalek to 3rd place with 9 points from 4 matches as Ismaili remained winless this season at 18th place from4 matches.

Earlier in the day, Pyramids FC and Al-Masry of Port Said had to settle for a point each at Borg el-Arab Stadium in Alexandria after a pulsating 2-2 draw.

Striker Ibrahim Adel opened the scoring for Pyramids in the 19^th minutes then Moroccan attacking midfielder Walid el-Karti added the second in the 39^th minutes.

Al-Masry’s goals came from left-back Hassan Ali from the penalty spot in the 52^nd minutes as striker Amr Marei grabbed the equaliser in the 88^th minutes.

The draw pushed Pyramids to climb up to 2^nd place with 10 points from 4 matches while Al-Masry of Port Said remained at 10^th place with 4 points from 4 matches.

At Petrosport Stadium in Cairo, Enppi held Smouha to a 1-1 draw. The petroleum side goal came from left-winger Moustafa Shalabi in the 39^th minutes as Smouha’s striker Marwan Hamdi equalized in the 34^th minutes.

The result kept Enppi in 14^th place with 4 points from 4 matches as Smouha remained at 8^th place with 6 points from 4 matches.

Elsewhere, Talae el-Geish held to a goalless draw against Ghazl el-Mahalla at the Military Sports Stadium in Cairo.

The result pushed Ghazl el-Mahalla to 4^th place with 8 points from 4 matches as El-Geish dropped to 16^th place with 2 points from 4 matches

Ceramica Cleopatra, meanwhile, defeated National Bank of Egypt (NBE) 1-0 at Arab Contractors Stadium.

The match sole goal came from playmaker Mohamed Ibrahim in the 37^th minutes.

The win lifts Ceramica Cleopatra to 5th place with 8 points from 4 matches as National Bank of Egypt remained at 9th place with 6 points from 4 matches.

At Alexandria Stadium, Al-Ittihad of Alexandria clinched a 1-0 victory over El-Gouna. Striker Khaled el-Ghandour scored for his side in the 65^th minutes.

The victory pushed Al-Ittihad to 7th place with 7 points from 4 matches as El-Gouna dropped to 13th place with 4 points from 4 matches.

At Borg el-Arab Stadium in Alexandria, newcomer Pharco FC stunned Mise el-Maqassa 2-0.

Pharco’s goals came from defender Abdallah Bakry in the 4^th minutes as striker Amr Gamal added the second in the 79^th minutes.

It was Pharco’s first win after three consecutive winless matches in the league, including three losses. The victory left the club in the 15th place with 3 points.

Mise el-Maqassa dropped into 12th place with 4 points from 4 matches.

Elsewhere, newcomer Future FC thrashed Eastern Company 4-1 at Petrosport Stadium in Cairo.

Right-winger Omar Kamal opened the scoring in the 5^th minutes as Future’s central midfielder Ghanam Mohamed scored the second in the 16^th minutes and striker Marwan Mohsen added the third in the 22^nd minutes.

Left-winger Ahmed Refaat scored the fourth for his side in the 90+2 minutes.

Eastern Company’s sole goal came from right winger Mohamed Hassan in the 80^th minutes.

The result left Future FC to 6th place with 7 points from 4 matches as Eastern Company remained winless this season at the 17th place from 4 matches.