Wael Gomaa scored from a penalty in the 82′ to put Ahly back to second place with just a single point behind Premier League leaders Zamalek.
Ittihad dropped to the bottom of the table with 15 point, Al Ahly is in 2nd place with 39 points only one point away from Zamalek.
Al Ahly suffered a huge blow when Mohamed Shawky sustained a knee injury but he had to stay on the field as the Reds had already made their three substitutions.
Watch the only goal of the match here:
Wael Gomaa