Ceramica Cleopatra beat Modern Sport to join six-point group in league

Ceramica Cleopatra secured their second consecutive league victory by beating Modern Sport 2-0 in the third round at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia.

Sadiq Ougola opened the scoring for Ceramica Cleopatra in the sixth minute after a serious defensive mistake by Modern Sport. Ahmed Belhaj then doubled the advantage in the 63rd minute to complete a comfortable win for the side.

Belhaj was named player of the match after helping Ceramica Cleopatra claim all three points. His performance also moved him to the top of the league’s scoring chart, where he is level with Hossam Ashraf of Zamalek, Hossam Hassan of Al Ittihad Alexandria, Mahmoud Mamdouh of Modern Sport, Ouda Fakhoury of Pyramids and Mawuli Wayo of Al Qanah.

The result gives Ceramica Cleopatra six points from their opening three matches and places them third in the table for now. They are level on points with Al Ahly, Tala’ea El Gaish and Al Masry, although Al Ahly still have their third-round fixture against Smouha to play on Thursday.

Modern Sport remain on four points and occupy ninth place after suffering their first defeat of the campaign.

Ceramica Cleopatra began the league season with a 2-1 defeat by newly promoted Al Qanah. They responded in the second round, beating Al Ittihad Alexandria 3-1, before following that result with another victory against Modern Sport.

Their next assignment will be an away match against Smouha in the fourth round on 8 September. Modern Sport will return to action against Wadi Degla on Wednesday, 9 September.