Al-Masry and Al-Ittihad goalless at halftime in Egyptian Premier League round five

Al-Masry Port Said and Al-Ittihad Alexandria drew 0-0 in the first half of their round-five Egyptian Premier League match at New Suez Stadium.

• Al-Masry Port Said and Al-Ittihad Alexandria were level 0-0 at the break in their Egyptian Premier League round-five meeting on Tuesday.
• Al-Masry, led by coach Ahmed Sami, fielded Mohamed Shokri, Mustafa El-Ash, and Karim El-Iraqi in defense and Ali Suleiman in attack.
• Al-Ittihad Alexandria, coached by Hamza El-Gamal, contested the first half before the teams headed to the dressing rooms.
• Baher El-Mohamady scored an own goal in the 57th minute, giving Al-Ittihad Alexandria a 1-0 win over Al-Masry Port Said.
• John Ebuka scored in the 95th minute, extending Al-Ittihad Alexandria's lead to a 2-0 win over Al-Masry Port Said.
• Al-Ittihad Alexandria climbed to seventh place with seven points, while Al-Masry remained tenth with six.
• The 2-0 defeat extended Al-Masry's winless run to a third consecutive league loss, following previous defeats to Pyramids and Petrojet.