CAIRO (Interstat) — Anwar Abdelsalam came off the bench to score the only goal deep in second-half stoppage time Tuesday, lifting Ismaily SC to a 1-0 victory over Petrojet at Al Salam Stadium in an Egyptian Premier League match.

Abdelsalam, a substitute for Ismaily, also provided an assist on the play, finishing with a goal and an assist in the 90th minute plus six minutes of added time. The goal came from the left side. The victory was Ismaily’s fourth in the league this season against 15 losses and five draws, improving its overall record across all competitions to five wins, 19 losses and seven draws.

Petrojet, which entered the match as the home side, dropped to seven wins, seven losses and seven draws in the league. Its full-season mark across all competitions is 14 wins, 10 losses and eight draws.

The match was characterized by a flurry of yellow cards as tensions mounted late. Hatem Sokar of Ismaily received a booking in the 20th minute. Amr Saied of Ismaily was cautioned in the 48th minute. Petrojet’s Bader Mousa saw yellow in the 74th minute, followed by Abdoulaye Diabaté of Ismaily in the 80th minute. Barakat Haggag of Petrojet was carded in the 90th minute plus two, and Abdelsalam was booked in the 90th minute plus six after his goal.

Key contributors included Sokar, who had an assist for Ismaily; Diabaté, the Ismaily midfielder, also recorded an assist. For Petrojet, substitutes Amr Saied and forward Bader Mousa each had an assist, as did defender Barakat Haggag.

The result snapped a poor run for Ismaily, which had lost four of its previous five league matches. Ismaily fell 2-0 at home to Modern SC on April 24, lost 1-0 at El Gouna on April 19, drew 1-1 at Kahrabaa Ismailia FC on April 14, dropped a 1-0 decision at El Mokawloon El Arab SC on April 9 and played a 0-0 draw at Tala’ea El Gaish on April 5. Before that, Ismaily had a 0-0 draw at Haras El Hodood SC on March 20 and a 2-0 loss at El Masry SC on March 6. The team’s last victory before Tuesday came on Dec. 25, a 3-1 home win over Pyramids.

Petrojet entered the match on a mixed run. It drew 1-1 at Ghazl El Mahalla SC on April 23, beat Pharco 1-0 on April 18, lost 2-0 at Tala’ea El Gaish on April 13, defeated ZED 2-1 on April 9 and played a 0-0 draw at Kahrabaa Ismailia FC on April 6. A heavy 4-0 loss at home to ENPPI on March 29 was followed by a 1-0 win at ENPPI on March 25 and a 2-2 draw at El Mokawloon El Arab SC on March 21.

Tuesday’s match was the second meeting between the teams this season. On Dec. 19, 2025, Petrojet won 1-0 at home over Ismaily. The previous meeting on Aug. 9, 2025, ended in a 0-0 draw at Petrojet. Ismaily’s last win over Petrojet in league play came on Nov. 1, 2025, a 2-1 victory.

Despite the result, Interstat’s ELO system had projected Petrojet with an 88.60 percent probability to win the match.