Al Ittihad beat El Gouna 2-1 in Egyptian Premier League

Al Ittihad secured a win over visitors El Gouna by 2-1 in the match that brought the two sides together as part of the sixth round of the Egyptian Premier League, held at 20:00 Damascus time.

Al Ittihad opened the scoring early after an own goal scored by Mohamed Mostafa Mido into his own team's net in the 8th minute, before Hossam Hassan added Al Ittihad's second goal in the 10th minute. In the second half, Mohamed Toni extended his side's lead with a third goal in the 60th minute, before El Gouna narrowed the gap later on.

The match saw Tolulope Samuel Ojo sent off from El Gouna's ranks in the 61st minute, leaving his team to complete the match with ten players.

Hossam Hassan was named man of the match after scoring a goal and playing for 75 minutes, with a performance rating of 7.88.

Statistically, Al Ittihad dominated proceedings with 58 percent possession compared to 42 percent for El Gouna, and carried out 15 shots compared to just two for their visitors, including 4 shots on target compared to none for El Gouna. Al Ittihad also had 8 corner kicks compared to 3 for El Gouna, while El Gouna committed 15 fouls compared to 9 for Al Ittihad.

With this win, Al Ittihad raised their tally to 10 points in sixth place after playing 5 matches, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 1, with a goal difference of 6 to 3. In contrast, El Gouna remained in nineteenth place with just two points from 5 matches, having drawn two and lost three without a single win, scoring 3 goals and conceding 6.