Match Centre

The 3-3 scoreline flattered Olympic El Qanah, with Al Ahly's superior xG (1.0 vs 0.44) and shot volume (12 total shots to 8) suggesting they should have won comfortably. Despite enjoying 57% possession and creating more dangerous opportunities (8 shots inside the box vs 5), Al Ahly were undone by two costly own goals from Ibrahim Samy (43') and Yassin Marei (80'), while their own finishing proved wasteful with just 5 of 12 shots on target.

Al Ahly's early control was reflected in Omar El Saeey's 18th-minute opener, but defensive lapses allowed Olympic El Qanah to stay in the game through Mahmoud Hany's 32nd-minute equaliser. The visitors were clinical with limited chances, converting 3 of their 4 shots on target, including Hazem Abosena's 54th-minute strike. Achraf Dari's 93rd-minute equaliser was deserved given Al Ahly's territorial dominance (7 corners to 2), but the decisive stat was their inability to convert quality into goals — their xG of 1.0 underperformed the 3 goals scored, while Olympic El Qanah overperformed theirs by 2.56 goals.