The events of the first half ended with Al-Ahly ahead of its Tunisian counterpart, Esperance, with a clean goal, during the meeting that currently brings them together at Cairo International Stadium, in the second leg of the African Champions League semi-finals.
The start of the match came quickly on the part of the two teams, and the fifth minute witnessed the first opportunity for Al-Ahly club from a powerful shot by Mahmoud Kahraba inside the penalty area, which was blocked by the crossbar and went out for a goal kick.
The first 15 minutes witnessed complete control of the ball by Al-Ahly players in the midfield area
The match between Al-Ahly and Al-Taraji in the Champions League
Hussein Al-Shahat opened the first goals of the Red Genie in the 22nd minute in the Tunisian Esperance goal, after a wonderful pass from Pesersi Tau, who started from behind, to reach Hussein Al-Shahat, who hit a ball from the left of the penalty area after being completely alone in the goal, to shoot it accurately from the top of the goalkeeper, Sedky Al-Dabashi, into the net.
Al-Shahat missed the second goal for Al-Ahly in the 27th minute, after a distinguished pass from Ali Maaloul, to be hit by Al-Shahat powerfully over the crossbar.
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The official formation of Al-Ahly to face Esperance in the semi-finals of the Champions League
Swiss coach Marcel Koller, coach of Al-Ahly club, announced the formation of his team for the match today, Friday, against Esperance de Tunis, in the second leg of the African Champions League semi-finals.
The formation was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ali Lotfi.
Defense line: Ali Maaloul, Muhammad Abdel Moneim, Yasser Ibrahim, Muhammad Hani.
Midfield: Elio Diang, Hamdi Fathi, Marawan Attia.
Offensive line: Hussein Al-Shahat, Mahmoud Kahraba, Percy Tao.
The official formation of Esperance to face Al-Ahly in the semi-finals of the African Champions League
On the other hand, Anis Al-Busaidi, the interim coach of the Tunisian Esperance team, revealed the formation of his team to face Al-Ahly.
The formation was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Sedky El Dabashi.
Defense line: Muhammad bin Ali – Muhammad Amin bin Hamida – Muhammad Amin Togay – Yassin Miriah.
Midfield: Fossini Coulibaly – Mohamed Ali Bin Ramadan – Ghaith El Wahhabi.
Offensive line: Anisi Al-Badri – Muhammad Ali Bin Hamouda – Rashad Al-Arfawi.
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