QUITO, Egypt (Interstat) — Pyramids defeated Al Qanah 3-2 on Wednesday in a League Cup match at 30 June Air Defence Stadium. Nadir Benbouali opened scoring in the first minute, and Magdi A. doubled the lead in the 40th. Mohamed El Shebiny pulled one back for Al Qanah in the 57th, but Ali Hamouda restored Pyramids’ two-goal cushion in the 76th. Hazem Abu Sunna scored Al Qanah’s second in the 83rd. Mohab Samy recorded an assist and a yellow card for Al Qanah, while Ahmed Atef had an assist and a yellow card for Pyramids. Hamouda was also booked in stoppage time. Al Qanah’s Harsha M., Samy I. and El Sayed I. were booked, as were Pyramids’ Bedir A., Fawzi A. and Obama Y. Abdelrahman Mohamed was another key performer for Pyramids. Pyramids improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall, while Al Qanah fell to 0-1 in both.