Ismaily were punished for some woeful defending to suffer an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at Gouna in the Egyptian Premier League on Wednesday.

Hassan Gomaa fired the hosts in front in the 35^th minute when he was found unmarked at the far post to meet an inswinging cross with a left-foot shot that struck the body of a defender and went in.

In-form Nigerian striker Minusu Buba doubled the lead six minutes later when he outjumped his marker to head home at the back post as Gouna continued to expose the gaps in Ismaily’s shaky backline.

Ismaily star Hosni Abd-Rabou pulled one back after converting a 45^th-minute penalty but Gouna ran riot in the second half, adding two more goals to claim an impressive win.

Defender Moatasem Salem bizarrely headed a long ball into his own net to gift Gouna a third goal in the 54^th minute before Buba completed the rout five minutes past the hour mark to take his tally to four goals in two games.

Ismaily, who opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Petrojet, failed to catch leaders Ittihad El-Shorta, who bagged maximum six points, at the top.

Gouna, who drew 3-3 with ENPPI, have four points.

Elsewhere, Wadi Degla overcame their pains to open their league campaign with a 2-1 win over promoted Bani Suef Telephones.

Wadi Degla had their first match against Zamalek postponed following a bus crash which left their Belgian coach, Walter Meeuws, seriously injured.