Egyptian Premier League: Eleven in a Row... Pyramids Soar at the Summit with a Four-Goal Win

Pyramids 4-1 Tala’ea El Gaish | Egyptian Premier League – Round 7

Dr. Talal Othman, General Manager — GCC Sport

There is nothing harder in football than winning when everyone expects you to, and Pyramids are doing it this season with a regularity that bores their opponents and alarms their rivals. A commanding 4-1 victory away at Tala’ea El Gaish on Tuesday evening, at the Military Sports Authority Stadium in Cairo, lifted the leaders to 21 points from seven matches — a perfect record — while Tala’ea El Gaish remain on seven points in 15th place.

An Unbroken Run

The most telling figure is not found in the table alone: this was Pyramids’ eleventh consecutive official win in every match they have played this season. Seven league victories, a win over Al Qanah in the Egypt Capital Cup, and three wins to open their CAF Champions League campaign — home and away against Kenya’s Gor Mahia, then away against South Sudanese champions Al Merreikh Bentiu in Juba, ahead of Saturday’s return leg in Cairo. A side yet to taste a stumble, writing its season in ink that refuses to be erased.

A Lightning Start... and a Goalkeeping Gift

Pyramids gave their hosts no time to settle. In the sixth minute, Mohanad Lasheen converted a cross into the box that followed a corner kick. Just nine minutes later came the second blow, from the unlikeliest source: a misplaced pass from Tala’ea goalkeeper Emad El-Sayed fell to Mostafa Abdel Raouf “Zico,” who simply rolled the ball into an empty net. The goal belongs to Zico, but the blame belongs to Tala’ea.

Tala’ea’s Response and a Moment of Confusion

Tala’ea El Gaish tried to have their say, and in the 34th minute produced the finest moment of the match: a precise cross from Khaled Abou Zeyada met by a superb Ahmed Tarek header into the left corner of Ahmed El-Shenawy’s net. Ten minutes before half-time, Youssef Ibrahim “Obama” thought he had restored the two-goal cushion, but referee Mohamed Maarouf ruled it out after a VAR review confirmed an infringement by the Pyramids player.

The Crossbar Saves... and the Bench Decides

Early in the second half, in the 52nd minute, the match nearly turned on its head when Ahmed Tarek’s strike crashed off the Pyramids crossbar. It was Tala’ea’s most dangerous moment — and their last window of hope. Pyramids then reasserted control, with the decisive blows coming from the bench: substitute Mahmoud Saber unleashed a powerful shot into the bottom left corner in the 77th minute, before VAR awarded Pyramids an 89th-minute penalty, converted by Mahmoud Abdel Hafiz “Zalaka” to close the account.

Final Verdict

What sets Pyramids apart this season is not merely their goal tally, but their ability to punish every opponent’s mistake and to draw on the depth of their squad when a match demands fresh legs. Tala’ea El Gaish, meanwhile, paid the price for a lapse from their goalkeeper and missed an equalizer by the width of the crossbar.

Goals

  • Pyramids: Mohanad Lasheen (6), Mostafa Abdel Raouf “Zico” (15), Mahmoud Saber (77), Mahmoud Abdel Hafiz “Zalaka” (89 – pen.)
  • Tala’ea El Gaish: Ahmed Tarek (34)

Other Results This Round

  • Wadi Degla 1-1 National Bank of Egypt: National Bank move to 10 points in ninth place; Wadi Degla to 7 points in 14th.
  • Modern Sport 2-3 ZED: ZED came from a goal down to claim a valuable win, rising to 11 points in eighth place, while Modern Sport stay on 13 points in fifth.