Ahli eased to a 3-0 away win over an off-form 10-man Harras Hodoud side in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday. Geddo broke the deadlock two minutes past the half-hour mark before Ahmed Fathi doubled the Red Devils' lead 18 minutes from time. Veteran midfielder Ahmed Hassan came off the bench to complete the rout late in the 85th minute. Hodoud, whose performance was particularly lackluster, played for over 50 minutes with ten men as Abdul-Rahman Farouk was sent off on 49 minutes for two bookable offences. Ahmed Abdul-Ghani wasted a penalty kick midway through the first half before the score was opened. Title holder Ahli are now in second place with 43 points, three behind leaders and arch-rivals Zamalek. Obvious dominance Ahli were on the lookout for an opener from the very beginning, showing obvious dominance. The first scoring chance fell to Hossam Ghaly when he headed a Dominique Da Silva wide headed effort from a tight angle near the six-yard box only to be denied by Hodoud keeper Gharib Hafez. Former Ahli man Islam Al-Shater could have slotted an own goal on 13 minutes when Geddo sent a shot that deflected off him towards the goal but missed by inches. Hodoud earned the spot kick when Ahli defender Wael Gomaa was adjudged for a challenge on the edge of the area. Abdul-Ghani's shot went wide of the mark. Geddo opened the scoring when he sensationally headed a powerful cross from Ahmed Fathi, who eluded a couple of challengers before whipping it in. Numerical advantage The dismissal of Hodoud's Farouk gave Ahli a numerical advantage that gave them the chance to tighten their grip on the game. Farouk was given his marching orders to have handled the ball either side of the interval. Egypt skipper Hassan replaced Da Silva shortly after the break to support the frontline. He sent a precise cross that was fiercely headed by Geddo but the latter's effort was inaccurate. Hassan missed the target by a mile when he volleyed a Barakat diagonal cross but atoned for his embarrassing miss when he scored in a similar fashion, connecting with a Sayed Moawad cross. Fathi doubled Ahli's lead with a left-footed shot that deflected off a defender and into the net. The toothless Hodoud could have pulled one back when Ahli were up by two goals through an inch-perfect free kick from Abdul Ghani but guardian Ahmed Adel rose to prominence and kept a clean sheet.
