The second day of Round 6 in the Egyptian Premier League (Nile League) featured three matches: Ismaily vs. Haras El Hodoud, Al Ittihad vs. Modern Sport, and Pyramids vs. Pharco.
Ismaily 2–2 Haras El Hodoud
The first match ended in an entertaining 2-2 draw between Ismaily and Haras El Hodoud.
Haras El Hodoud opened the scoring in the 25th minute through Mohamed Mamdouh, who converted a brilliant cross from Trésor Mofossé with a well placed strike inside the penalty area. They doubled their lead in the 47th minute when Ismaily’s Mohamed Bayoumi accidentally scored an own goal with a header following a long ball from Haras El Hodoud’s Fawzy El Hanawy.
However, Ismaily fought back in the second half. Aly El Malwany reduced the deficit in the 53rd minute with a close-range shot inside the box and Marwan Hamdy equalized in the 64th minute from the penalty spot.
With this draw, Ismaily moved to 6 points and sits 11th in the standings, while Haras El Hodoud remains in the bottom with just 3 points.
Al Ittihad 0–0 Modern Sport
The second match saw Al Ittihad and Modern Sport play out a goalless draw.
Al Ittihad now occupies 6th place with 9 points while Modern Sport is in 17th place with 4 points.
Pyramids 3–0 Pharco
In the day’s final match, Pyramids secured a 3-0 victory over Pharco.
Mohamed Chibi opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a brilliant long-range shot after Pharco goalkeeper Mohamed Shika fell out of position. Sodiq Awujoola doubled Pyramids' lead in the 53rd minute with a shot from inside the box after receiving a cross from Ibrahim Adel and Fiston Mayele completed the rout in the 68th minute, finishing a one-on-one chance following a solo effort by Mohamed Chibi.
This win elevates Pyramids to 11 points, placing them second in the league table on goal difference behind Zamalek. Pharco is in 11th place with 7 points.
Upcoming Matches (Thursday):
Al Ahly vs. Al Masry – The highlight of this round. (6 PM GMT).
National Bank vs. Ceramica Cleopatra (4 PM GMT).
Smouha vs. Ghazl El Mahalla (4 PM GMT).
Petrojet vs. El Gouna (6 PM GMT).
Wednesday Results
Al Ittihad Alexandria 0-0 Modern Sport
Ismaily 2-2 Haras El Hodoud
Pyramids FC 3-0 Pharco
League Table (Top-6)
Games Played | Points | |
| 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 9 |
| 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 8 |
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