The first half ended in a goalless draw between ZED and Ceramica in the league.

The first half of the match between ZED and Ceramica ended in a goalless draw. The game took place at 8 PM today, Saturday, at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium, as part of the eighth round of the Egyptian Premier League.

The first half was exciting from both sides, especially for ZED, who were more active and threatened Ceramica's goal on several occasions. However, they failed to convert those chances into goals, ending the half in a scoreless tie.

ZED entered the match aiming for a positive result against Ceramica and to continue climbing the league table, especially with the points being close between the two teams and both wanting to secure all three points.

Ceramica is currently in fourth place in the Egyptian league table with 15 points, four points behind Zamalek in third place, while ZED sits in ninth place with 11 points.

ZED's lineup to face Ceramica is as follows:
 

Goalkeeper: Ali Lotfi.

Defense: Tarek Alaa, Moussa Mohamed, Mohamed Hussein, Samah Ibrahim.

Midfield: Abdullah Bakri, Mata Magassa, Mohamed Ibrahim.

Attack: Abdel Rahman Al-Banoubi, Raafat Khalil, Mahmoud Said Oka.

On the bench were:

Mohamed Mazika, Abdel Rahman Joudah, Marwan Mahmoud, Marwan Hajij, Mahmoud Nabil, Mohamed Ezz, Ahmed Adel Messi, Mostafa Saad Messi, Ahmed Atef.

Ceramica's lineup is as follows:
 

Goalkeeper: Mohamed Alaa.

Defense: Fawzi Al-Hanawi, Mohamed Al-Maghraby, Ahmed Ramadan Beckham, Ahmed Hani.

Midfield: Amr Qalawa, Ahmed Belhaj, Amr El-Solia, Peter Korkis, Sadiq Aigola.

Attack: Gradichar.

On the bench were:
 

Mohamed Bassam, Moaz Ahmed, Chastis Arthur, Karim Nedved, Samir Al-Iraqi, Mohamed Reda Bobo, Mohamed Shika, Khaled Al-Nabrosi, Marwan Othman.