CAIRO (Interstat) — Al Ahly defeated home side Modern 1-0 on Thursday behind Omar El Saaiy’s 17th-minute goal. Zizo assisted the only goal before leaving in the 88th minute. Modern’s Youssef A. received a yellow card in the 79th minute, while Al Ahly’s Eid A. was booked in the 42nd. Al Ahly made substitutions involving Eid A. and Bakrar M. in the 66th and brought on Bencharki A. for Zizo in the 88th. Modern made substitutions in the 66th and 78th minutes and introduced Reda K. in the 88th. Al Ahly improved to 2 wins, no losses and 1 draw in the competition and 5 wins, no losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Modern moved to 1 win, 2 losses in the competition and 2 wins, 2 losses overall. The visitors protected their lead through the closing stages to secure the win.