CAIRO – Al-Masry of Port Said and El-Gouna claimed wins in their matches in the 9th week of the Egyptian Premier League 2023-2024 season as Zamalek and Pyramids FC dropped points.
At Borg el-Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Al-Masry of Port Said stunned Zamalek 1-0.
El-Masry took the lead in the 45+6′ minutes through Algerian left-winger Ghiles Guenaoui with a brilliant curling effort inside a crowded penalty area as they went into the break ahead.
In the 33rd minutes, El-Masry failed to score from the penalty spot as Zamalek’s goalkeeper Mohamed Awad saved Tunisian midfielder Elyes Jelassi’s spot-kick.
Zamalek controlled the early minutes of the second-half in an attempt to claim the equaliser, but without any danger.
The White Knights had the better chances as Al-Masry’s keeper Mahmoud Gad kept the Port Said side on terms with outstanding saves.
The result is the White Knights’ third loss in eight league games.
The victory left Al-Masry of Port Said into second place with 15 points from eight games as Zamalek dropped into 11th place with 11 points from eight matches.
At Arab Contractors Stadium, El-Gouna FC snatched a 3-2 win over NBE Club.
Striker Hossam Ghanem scored a hat-trick to to hand El-Gouna three valuable points.
El-Gouna seemed on course for victory when forward Ghanem gave them the lead in the.46th minutes.
Right winger Mohamed Grendo netted the equalizer in the 52nd minutes as NBE’s forward Karim Bambo added the third in the 58th minutes.
Ghanem claimed an equalizer in the 62nd minutes before scoring the game-winner in the 64th minutes.
The win left El-Gouna FC in sixth place with 13 points from eight matches as NBE Club remained in 18th place with three points from nine games.
At Cairo’s Al-Salam Stadium, Modern Future FC and Ceramica Cleopatra played out a 1-1 draw.
Striker Marwan Mohsen opened the scoring for Future in the 17th minutes as Ceramica’s left-back player Mohamed Shokry equalized in the 90+4 minutes.
The draw left Ceramica Cleopatra to 4th place with 14 points from nine matches as Future FC stayed in 8th place with 13 points from eight games.
At Cairo’s Air Defence Stadium, Pyramids FC and Baladeyet el-Mahalla shared the spoils in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
Congolese forward Fiston Mayele opened the scoring for Pyramids in the 22nd minutes of the game.
Baladeyet el-Mahalla striker Hossam Ashraf succeeded in scoring his side’s first goal 10 minutes before the end of the first-half.
South Africa international Fakhri Lakay sealed Pyramids’ second goal in the 47th minutes.
Baladeyet el-Mahalla left-back player Ahmed Reda knocked in a second from a smart pass from team-mate Hossam Ashraf and unleashed a quite stunning strike in the 75th minutes.
Pyramids FC remained on top of the domestic table with 17 points from eight matches as Baladeyet el-Mahalla dropped into 12th place with 10 points from eight games.
