On Sunday night, Fagrie Lakay and his Pyramids team put an end to Al Ahly's hopes of finishing a league campaign unbeaten after they thumped the newly crowned Egyptian Premier League champions 3-0.
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Marcel Koller's men went into their encounter against their rivals two matches away from achieving the remarkable feat of completing a top-flight season undefeated.
Pyramids were the closest team to the Red Devils all season long, but ultimately could not pip the Club of the Century to the league title.
While Jaime Pacheco's men were unable to clinch their first-ever Egyptian Premier League championship, they did rain on Ahly's parade and inflicted them with their first defeat of domestic competition this season.
An own goal from Mohamed Abdelmonem, a strike from Lakay and a Mostafa Fathi goal late in the encounter dashed the record African champions' hopes of becoming "Invincibles".
It was Lakay's 10th goal in the Egyptian top flight in this campaign as he helped his team qualify for their first-ever CAF Champions League campaign for next season.
The Cairo based-side suffered continental disappointment during the 2022/23 campaign when they were eliminated by DStv Premiership outfit Marumo Gallants at the quarter-final stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, but will be hoping to fare better in Africa's premier club competition next season.
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While Pyramid's league season might be over, Koller's men still need to play their final EPL encounter against Al Masry this Wednesday as they look to end the season on a high by winning that tie.
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