ALEXANDRIA (Interstat) — FC Union Tornesch defeated Harksheide 2-1 on Monday in the first week of the German Oberliga season at Alexandria Stadium.

Gabriel Chukwudi put Union Tornesch ahead in the ninth minute with a left-footed goal. Bader Mousa doubled the lead in the 65th minute with a right-footed strike. Mahmoud Alaa pulled one back for Harksheide in the 84th minute with a goal off a pass from Amadou Bah.

Bah received a yellow card in first-half stoppage time.

Union Tornesch, now 1-0 in the competition and 1-1 overall, had lost its previous match 1-0 at Harburger on March 11. Harksheide fell to 8-10-2 in Oberliga play and 8-13-2 across all competitions after it had won 4-0 at Halsten-Rellingen on Sunday.

Chukwudi, Mousa and Alaa each scored a goal. Bah recorded an assist.