Smouha made an expected return to the second division after losing to city rivals Ittihad 3-2 on Thursday. The Alexandrian side had a slender chance of staying in the top flight with a win over their relegated opponents, but now they are five points off the safe zone with one week to go. A brace from Ahli loanee Hani Al-Egeizi and a goal from Mahmoud Fathi lifted Ittihad as Ahmed Hamoudi and Ibrahim Abdul-Khalek scored for Smouha. Elsewhere, MCDR stretched their superb unbeaten run to 15 games after Sameh Adrous equalized ten minutes from time to cancel out Moemen Zakaria's goal for Masri. Gouna edged Petrojet 1-0 to leapfrog the petroleum side to 9th place, while Police Union moved to fourth with a 2-0 victory over Gaish. In Cairo, ENPPI beat Harras Hodoud 2-1, with Egypt striker Ahmed Abdul-Zaher on target to level on 13 goals with the competition's top scorer Shikabala, who will miss Zamalek's final game.
