Egypt's Masry will probably need to win away from home against last season's runners-up RS Berkane while compatriots Pyramids are expected to seal smooth progress to the Confederation Cup semis on Sunday. Masry were held to a 2-2 home draw by Morocco's Berkane in the first leg of the competition's quarter-finals, with forward Mouhssine Iajour scoring twice, including a late goal that broke the hearts of the home fans. Given the stuttering form of Masry, even domestically, it's hard to foresee them claiming a victory away from home. However, new coach Tarek El-Ashri, who made his debut in the first leg, is adamant Masry can still pull off an upset. "Our hope is still there. We will do our best to progress despite the first-leg draw," he said in a television interview. "We are well aware that we are representing Egypt, not just our club, so we have to rise to the occasion." Pyramids are likely to become the only Egyptian side left in the competition though following Sunday's second-legs. The debutants continued their impressive winning run on the road by crushing Zambia's Zanaco 3-0 in the first leg. It would take a huge upset to knock them out on their home soil. Pyramids' Croatian coach Ante Cacic is taken nothing for granted though. "We are aiming to secure another victory and replicate the performance that we put on in the first leg," he said. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)