Al-Ahly forces Al-Merrikh to draw and reach the quarterfinals

Follow-up: Muhammad Anwar Qalamami

The heart of Egypt’s Al-Ahly went from two clean goals against its Sudanese host Al-Merrikh to a 2-2 draw to reach the quarterfinals of the African Champions League, today Saturday, in the fifth and penultimate match of the first group stage matches of the continental competition, which also witnessed Simba’s victory over Congolese Vita Club 4-1.

Al-Merrikh advanced on a goal from Ramadan Ajab in the 26th minute, and Saif Terry added the second goal in the 36th minute, before Moroccan Badr Bannon scored Al-Ahly’s first goal in the 81st minute with a penalty kick. , while Yasser Ibrahim added the equalizer in the minute (90 + 4).

Ramadan Ajab, a Sudanese player, missed a penalty kick in the third minute of injury time in the first half.

Al-Ahly raised his score to 8 points in second place, while Al-Merrikh raised his score to two points in last fourth place.

Al-Ahly secured second place in the group, regardless of the results of the last stage.

In the second match, Simba secured his classification as the first of the group, beating the Vita Club 4-1.

Simba, the Tanzanian, raised his score to 13 points at the top of the standings, while the Vita Club balance stopped at 4 points in third place.

Match details

The match ended in a 2-2 draw, for which the representative of Egyptian football reached the quarterfinals.

Minute 90 + 4: Yasser Ibrahim signs the tie for Al-Ahly. An exciting return to the Egyptian team, which is about to qualify.

Clark plays his last card by entering Bakry into town, hoping to score other goals.

81st minute: Moroccan Badr Banoune sues Al-Ahly with a penalty. A valuable goal can be equivalent to a pass to the quarterfinals.

76th minute: Bwalia, the Zambian header, misses Mars’ goal!

The entry of Hussein Al-Shahat and Walid Suleiman in place of Muhammad Sharif and Al-Mali Aleu Diiang in Al-Ahly’s squad

66th minute: Nigerian Tony Edjo almost scored the third goal for Mars after a magnificent organized operation.

57th minute: Al-Shennawi stops an impenetrable block in front of the dangerous Ramadán Wonder and saves his goal with a third goal.

47th minute: Mohamed Sharif squandered a golden opportunity to come back after being left alone with Mars goalkeeper Muhammad al-Mustafa harassing and deflecting the ball before the Sudanese defense sent it away.

46th minute: Musimane enters Zambian duo Walter Bwalia and Taher Mohamed Taher in place of Marwan Mohsen and Nigerian Junior Ajay, hoping to give Al-Ahly’s offensive line a boost.

beginning of the second half

Al-Merrikh, despite his good start to the match, was able to take advantage of Al-Ahly’s defensive mistakes to emerge the winner in the first half. The coach of the Egyptian team, South Africa, Pitso Musimane, is obliged to adjust the tendons in the second half, while the English coach Lee Clark, coach of the Sudanese football representative, will seek the preservation of primacy.

The end of the first half, with Mars overtaking Al-Ahly with two unanswered goals.

Minute 47: Ramadan Wonder misses the penalty, leaving the score (2-0) in favor of Al-Merreikh.

45th minute: Moroccan defender Badr Bannon assigns Al-Ahly a penalty after blocking the dangerous Seif Terry.

36th minute: Saif Terry doubled the score for Al-Merreich (2-0) after a quick foray down the right side of Al-Ahly’s defense, and Al-Shennawi was left alone, unable to stop the Sudanese international striker. Another defensive lapse, Al-Ahly suffered a second goal, which made the rest of the match difficult for them.

Ramadan’s wonderful goal ignited the summit and turned things upside down, as the Sudanese team’s performance improved than their Egyptian counterpart, who was confused.

26th minute: Ramadan Wonder surprised Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Shenawi with a difficult header from an indirect free kick. A fatal defensive error by Al-Ahly was equaled by distinguished treatment from the Al-Merrikh forward, which resulted in the first goal (1-0).

Minute 17: A powerful shot from the spearhead of Marawan Mohsen collides with the cannons of Mars and becomes a corner kick that was not new.

Minute 16: The first scoring opportunity of the match was for Al-Ahly, Mohamed Sharif’s header passed over the goal of Al-Merreikh’s goalkeeper, Mohamed Al-Mustafa. A rare missed golden opportunity!

Despite the absence of explicit scoring opportunities thus far, Mars’s desire to earn game points is evident, while Al-Ahly plays smartly and works to absorb the enthusiasm of the hospitality owners.

It appears that the field will affect the course of the match, as most players face difficulties in taming the ball on the “Blue Gem” court.

Minute 4: Attempt by Seif Terry and himself with Al-Ahly goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shennawi, but Ethiopian referee Tessima announces an offside.

The period of taking the pulse between the two teams and there are few opportunities.

The opening whistle

The next summit will witness the presence of some fans from both sides

Ethiopian government in Malak Tessima leads Arab “summit” between Mars and Al-Ahly

Al-Ahly lineup

Mars lineup