ALEXANDRIA (Interstat) — Al Ittihad defeated Gouna 2-1 on Tuesday, using first-half and second-half goals to secure its first win in this competition. Hossam Hassan opened the scoring in the 10th minute and was substituted in the 75th. M. Tony doubled the lead in the 60th minute before being substituted in the 66th. Joseph Arumala also exited in the 66th after assisting Tony’s goal. Gouna’s Ojo T. received yellow cards in the 41st and 62nd minutes. Gouna made changes with Zizo at halftime, Gamal A. and Taalab A. in the 66th, Turay A. in the 71st, and Egbemba M. in the 83rd. Al Ittihad also substituted Alaa N. and Fakhri M. in the 80th minute. The result moved Al Ittihad to 1-0 in this competition and 1-1 overall. Gouna dropped to 0-1 in this competition and 0-2 overall. Al Ittihad rebounded from an earlier loss to Wadi Degla SC, while Gouna had fallen at Arab Contractors.