The first half between Modern Sport and Al Ahly Bank concluded with Modern Sport leading 2-0 in the opening round of the Cairo Cup for the 2026-2027 season.
In the 7th minute, Ghanem Mohamed of Modern Sport fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, finding the back of the net for Al Ahly Bank.
Ali Fawzy scored the second goal for Modern Sport in the 37th minute from a penalty, further extending Modern Sport's lead in the match.
Al Ahly Bank's lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Abdel Aziz Belahouti
Defenders: Mahmoud Elgazar, Mohamed Nasr, Ahmed Meteb, Hisham Salah.
Midfielders: Mohamed Ben Sharqi, Ahmed Madbouli, Francisco Anderson, Salah Bouchama.
Forwards: Yao Anwar, Osama Faisal.
On the bench: Ahmed Sobhi, Khaled Shifo, Karim Elfanagili, Mohamed Reda, Mostafa Dowidar, Amir Medhat, Sayed Neymar, Mody Nasser, Ahmed Rayan.
Meanwhile, Modern Sport's lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Mahmoud Elzanfully (18)
Defenders: Adam Rajem (7) - Mohamed Sharqia (3) - Mahmoud Elhalwani (20) - Ali Fawzy (77)
Midfielders: Ghanem Mohamed (27) - Khaled Reda (4) - Mohamed Sabry (8)
Forwards: Mohamed Tito (90) - Kamel Kaboria (98) - Mahmoud Mamdouh (9)
Substitutes: Mostafa Makhlouf - Ahmed Youssef - Tarek Elsaid - Ahmed Mostafa - Michael - Karim Yahya - Ali Zaaza - Selim Suleiman - Eba
