CAIRO: Telecom Egypt overturned their two-goal trailing to draw 2-2 at Petrojet in the Egyptian Premier League on Monday, whereas Ghazl Mahalla held Police Union to a goalless draw. In Suez, the home side was comfortably holding a first-half lead, thanks to goals from Alaa Ibrahim and Eric Bekoe. Last season s top scorer Ibrahim saw his poor effort scrap into the net 32 minutes after goalkeeper Amir Tawfik failed to stop it. At the stroke of half-time, Ghanaian striker Bekoe scored a magnificent goal when he twisted and turned before sending a perfectly-placed 20-yard shot into Tawfik s net. But Hossam Hassan s team leveled things after the break, courtesy of two headers from Ahmed Omran and Mohamed Ateya on 47 and 72 minutes respectively. Despite their courageous comeback, Telecom remains third from bottom with 29 points, trailing 13th placed Mahalla by a single point. Petrojet remained fourth with 47 points. Elsewhere, Mahalla s 0-0 with Police in Cairo wasn't that satisfactory, but Sherif Al-Khashab s team remains safe away from the relegation zone. In Alexandria, Olympic have almost booked their ticket out of the top flight after losing 3-1 to city rivals Harras Hodoud. Goals from Ahmed Saied Ouka , Ahmed Eid and Abdel-Hamid Basiouni sealed the win for Hodoud, while Mahmoud Al-Attar Jackson scored Olympic s only goal. Hodoud are third with 49 points, as Olympic are at the bottom with 23.
