CAIRO (Interstat) — El Ahly SC opened its Egyptian Premier League season with a commanding 3-1 win over El Mokawloon El Arab SC on Thursday at Arab Contractors Stadium.

Substitutes made an immediate impact for the visitors. Trezeguet opened the scoring with a header in the 35th minute before Emam Ashour doubled the lead with a right-footed strike in the 71st. Forward Mohamed Salem sealed the victory in the 85th, finishing a right-footed shot after notching an assist earlier. El Mokawloon’s Ibrahim El Qadi scored a consolation goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

The match concluded with a red card shown to El Mokawloon’s Mostafa Gamal in the final moments. Both clubs now hold 1-0 and 0-1 records, respectively, across all competitions.