CAIRO (Interstat) — Hussein El Shahat scored twice and Al Ahly pulled away from visiting Kitara for a 4-0 victory on Sunday in a global football match. Al Ahly, the home side, led 2-0 at halftime and added two more goals after the break while keeping Kitara scoreless. The win moved Al Ahly to 2-0 in the competition and 4-0-1 across all competitions. Kitara fell to 0-2 in the competition and 2-2-1 overall. The match was played with Al Ahly as the home team and Kitara as the visitor, and the scoring came entirely from the home side. Al Ahly finished with four goals total, while Kitara finished with none.

El Shahat opened the scoring in the 37th minute and struck again in the 51st. Afsha made it 2-0 in the 44th minute, and Taher Mohamed completed the scoring in the 68th. El Shahat was Al Ahly’s top star, finishing with two goals. Afsha added one goal, and Mohamed also scored once. In order of importance, El Shahat’s two-goal effort led Al Ahly’s performance list, followed by Afsha’s one-goal game and Mohamed’s one-goal game. The goals arrived in a steady sequence for Al Ahly, with two before halftime and two after the interval. Kitara could not find a response and finished the match without a goal.

The result followed a recent head-to-head meeting in which Al Ahly won 2-1 at Kitara. Al Ahly entered the game after a 3-3 draw with Al Qanah, a 2-1 win at Kitara, a 2-0 win at Zamalek and a 5-0 win at Asyut Petroleum. Kitara had recently drawn 0-0 with Ntugasaze, lost 2-1 to Al Ahly, beaten Kataka 2-1 and beaten Kigezi HomeBoyz 1-0. Those results gave the match a clear backdrop, with Al Ahly carrying strong form into the contest and Kitara still seeking its first win in this competition. The teams’ most recent head-to-head game had also gone Al Ahly’s way by a 2-1 score.

El Shahat’s recent appearances included a match against Al Qanah in which he played 18 minutes and received a yellow card. Against Kitara, he scored in each half and led Al Ahly’s scoring effort. Afsha and Mohamed also capitalized as Al Ahly turned scoring chances into goals. Kitara, meanwhile, could not convert its opportunities and remained without a goal in the match. Al Ahly’s defense kept a clean sheet and the home side protected its lead after moving ahead early. El Shahat’s two goals made him the top star for Al Ahly.

The visitors were unable to cut into the deficit before halftime, and Al Ahly added goals in the second half to remove any doubt about the result. Al Ahly scored four goals and Kitara scored none. The result left Al Ahly unbeaten in the competition and Kitara still searching for its first win in this competition. Al Ahly’s overall record remained strong across all competitions, while Kitara’s overall mark showed a mix of wins, losses and a draw. Al Ahly’s competition record is now 2 wins and 0 losses, and Kitara’s competition record is 0 wins and 2 losses. Across all competitions, Al Ahly is 4 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, while Kitara is 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. The home side maintained its advantage through the final whistle.

Entering the match, Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Al Ahly 1, Kitara 1, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Al Ahly a 98.3 percent probability to win. Al Ahly had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5.