CAIRO (Interstat) — WE SC scored three goals and defeated El Daklyeh 3-1 on Thursday in a global football match, turning a level halftime score into a clear road victory with two second-half strikes. The visiting side opened the scoring early, saw El Daklyeh answer before the break, then regained the lead soon after halftime and added another goal in the second half to secure the result. WE SC improved to two wins and one loss in the competition and two wins and one loss across all competitions. El Daklyeh fell to one win and two losses in the competition and one win and two losses across all competitions. WE SC scored in three separate phases: early, immediately after halftime and late in the second half. El Daklyeh’s lone goal came during a first-half response that briefly pulled the home side level.

WE SC began the match with purpose and took the lead in the 9th minute. The early goal gave the visitors a 1-0 advantage and forced El Daklyeh to chase the game from the opening stages. El Daklyeh responded in the 35th minute, producing an equalizer that changed the momentum before halftime. The home side’s goal leveled the match at 1-1 and ensured the teams went into the break on even terms. At that point, neither side had managed to build a two-goal cushion, and the match remained open as the second half approached. The 9th-minute goal was the earliest scoring moment of the match, and it gave WE SC a lead it held for more than 25 minutes of play. El Daklyeh’s equalizer arrived 10 minutes before halftime, giving the home side a brief lift before the interval.

The second half began with WE SC quickly restoring its lead. In the 47th minute, the visitors scored again to make it 2-1, reclaiming control just after the restart. El Daklyeh tried to respond, but WE SC managed the game and found a third goal in the 76th minute. That strike gave the visitors a 3-1 cushion and left El Daklyeh needing two goals in the closing stages. The home side could not produce another breakthrough, and WE SC saw out the remaining minutes to finish with the win. The final whistle ended the match with WE SC ahead 3-1.

The result continued contrasting recent form for the two sides. WE SC had lost 1-0 at home to El Mansoura and won 3-0 at Proxy earlier this season before the match. El Daklyeh had lost 1-3 at Masar and defeated Maleyeit Kafr El Zayiat 2-1 at home in its previous outings. The match remained competitive into the second half, and WE SC scored twice after the break. El Daklyeh scored once, in the 35th minute, and did not add another goal. WE SC scored in the 9th, 47th and 76th minutes. The visitors’ three goals came from different stages of the match.

WE SC’s victory moved its competition record to two wins and one loss, matching its overall record across all competitions. El Daklyeh’s competition record moved to one win and two losses, also matching its overall record across all competitions. The match featured four goals in total, with WE SC scoring in the 9th, 47th and 76th minutes and El Daklyeh scoring in the 35th. WE SC led 1-0 after the first goal, the teams were level at 1-1 at halftime, and WE SC pulled away after the break. The visitors’ two second-half goals provided the final margin. El Daklyeh remained within one goal until the 76th-minute strike, but the third goal ended its hopes of a comeback.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of WE SC 2, El Daklyeh 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected El Daklyeh with a 62.8 percent probability to win. WE SC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 1.5.