Hodoud took an early lead when Ahmed Eid cannoned an unstoppable shot from inside the area two minutes after the kickoff.

Ahmed Abdul-Ghani scored the second for the home side three minutes later upon converting a penalty kick.

The Port Said side replied shortly after, when Wageh Abdul-Azim reduced the arrears on 12 minutes with a close-range effort.

Ahmed Osman restored parity five minutes from the half-hour mark.

Hodoud, who have one more match in hand, are now in fifth place with nine points, while Masri are 13th on five.