Pyramids crush Ceramica Cleopatra 4-1 in Egyptian league

Pyramids beat visiting Ceramica Cleopatra 4-1 in the match that brought the two sides together in the sixth round of the Egyptian Premier League for the 2026/27 season, which kicked off at 20:00 Damascus time and was broadcast by On Sport.

Abdallah Magdy opened the scoring for Ceramica Cleopatra in the 5th minute, before Pyramids responded with three goals in the first half, scored by Mostafa Zico in the 14th minute, then Ahmed Nadir Benbouali in the 20th minute, then Mohanad Lasheen in the 37th minute. In the second half, Youssef Obama added Pyramids' fourth goal in the 77th minute.

The match saw Justice Arthur sent off from Ceramica Cleopatra's ranks in the 86th minute after receiving a red card.

Mohanad Lasheen was named man of the match after playing 84 minutes, during which he scored one goal and provided an assist for another, with a performance rating of 8.5.

Statistically, Ceramica Cleopatra dominated possession with 65 per cent against 35 per cent for Pyramids, completing 469 passes with 86 per cent accuracy compared with 241 passes with 78 per cent accuracy for Pyramids. In contrast, Pyramids were more dangerous in attack, taking 16 shots compared with 9 for Ceramica Cleopatra, with an expected goals value of 1.79 for Pyramids against 0.67 for Ceramica Cleopatra, while Pyramids also won 4 corner kicks compared with 2 for their guests.

With this win, Pyramids raised their tally to 15 points in second place after playing 5 matches, winning all of them, scoring 9 goals and conceding just one goal. In contrast, Ceramica Cleopatra's tally remained frozen at 12 points in fifth place after 4 wins and one loss from 5 matches, scoring 10 goals and conceding 3 goals.