CAIRO (Interstat) — Ghanam Mohamed scored twice and Modern defeated National Bank of Egypt Club 2-0 on Thursday in a League Cup match. Mohamed opened the scoring in the 7th minute and added his second in the 37th. He also received a yellow card in the 15th. Modern led 2-0 at halftime. National Bank could not find a response after the break. Mamdouh M. was booked for Modern in the 45th, while Nasr M. and El Gazzar M. received yellow cards for National Bank in the 50th and 58th. Redjem A. also was cautioned for Modern in the 55th. National Bank made a substitution involving Madbouli A. in the 21st minute. Modern and National Bank each made changes at the start of the second half. Modern made substitutions involving Mamdouh M. and Mohamed in the 68th. National Bank made a substitution involving Bouchama S. in the 70th, and Modern made one involving Redjem A. in the 79th. Modern improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 across all competitions. National Bank fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall.