National Bank of Egypt (NBE), El-Gouna and Pyramids FC claimed victories in the 3rd week of the 2021-22 Egyptian Premier League season as Misr el-Maqassa and Arab Contractors were held to draw by Ceramica Cleopatra and Talae el-Geish respectively.
At Petrosport Stadium in Cairo, the National Bank of Egypt defeated Ismaili 1-0.
The game sole goal came from midfielder Mohamed Hilal in the 69th minutes.
The victory lifts NBE to 4th place with 6 points from 3 matches as Ismaili remained winless this season at 18th place from 3 matches.
At El-Gouna Stadium, El-Gouna beat newcomer Pharco FC 1-0.
Left-winger Mahmoud el-Shabrawy scored his side’s goal in the 72nd minutes.
The victory pushed El-Gouna to 10th place with 4 points from 3 matches as Pharco FC remained winless this season at 17th place from 3 matches.
Elsewhere, Pyramids FC blanked Al-Ittihad of Alexandria 3-0 at the Air Defence Stadium in Cairo.
Centre-forward player Mahmoud Wadi opened the scoring for Pyramids in the 53th minutes as playmaker Abdallah el-Said added the second from a penalty spot in the 59th minutes.
Then striker Ibrahim Adel added the third in the 94th minutes.
The result left temporary Pyramids FC at the top of the table after bagging the maximum points from their opening two matches.
Al-Ittihad of Alexandria remained at 10th place with 4 points from 3 matches.
At Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium, Misr el-Maqassa was held to a 0-0 draw by Ceramica Cleopatra.
The result kept Misr el-Maqassa in 7th place with 4 points from 3 matches as Ceramica Cleopatra remained at 5th place with 5 points from 3 matches.
Also, Talae el-Geish clinched a last-gasp 1-1 draw against Arab Contractors at Arab Contractors Stadium.
Arab Contractors’s goal came from defender Mohamed Samir in the 35th minutes as centre-back Ali el-Fil grabbed the equalizer from a penalty spot in the 90th minutes.
The draw lifts Arab Contractors to 8th place with 4 points from 3 matches as Talae el-Geish remained at 15th place with 1 point from 3 matches.
