ZED FC come from behind to beat Modern Sport and extend unbeaten run

ZED FC secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Modern Sport in the seventh round of the Egyptian Premier League at Cairo Stadium, maintaining their unbeaten record against their opponents.

Modern Sport took the lead through Mahmoud Mamdouh, but goals from Raafat Khalil, Ahmed Adel and Ahmed Atef completed the comeback for the hosts. Mamdouh scored twice for Modern Sport.

The result means ZED FC have still never lost to Modern Sport, with four wins and four draws in all competitions.

It also ended Modern Sport’s run of four consecutive victories, while ZED FC extended their unbeaten sequence to six matches across all competitions, comprising three wins and three draws.

ZED FC moved up to eighth in the table with 11 points. Modern Sport remain fifth on 13 points.

Mamdouh strikes twice but Modern Sport beaten

Modern Sport made the stronger start and went ahead in the 13th minute. Mamdouh headed home from a corner delivered by Ali Fawzi.

ZED FC levelled 10 minutes before half-time when Youssef Ibrahim sent in a cross for Raafat Khalil, whose powerful header found the net in the 35th minute.

The home side then turned the game around five minutes later. Ahmed Adel put goalkeeper Mostafa Makhlouf under pressure, and the goalkeeper’s attempted clearance struck Adel before ending up in the net.

Modern Sport restored parity with five minutes remaining. Mamdouh met another cross from Ali Fawzi with an excellent overhead kick, sending the ball into the goal to make it 2-2.

The second goal took Mamdouh’s league tally to eight. He leads the Egyptian Premier League scoring chart by four goals from his nearest challenger.

ZED FC, however, had the final word deep into stoppage time. Ahmed Atef ran through on goal after receiving a pass from Ahmed Adel and finished past the goalkeeper in the fifth minute of added time to seal the win.

Modern Sport will face Al Ahly in their next match, while ZED FC will travel to play Ceramica Cleopatra.