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09.12.2001
Clockwatch: Sundowns 1-1 Al Ahly
Clockwatch: Sundowns 1-1 Al Ahly
African Champions League final first leg
Loftus Versveld, Pretoria
92 mins Final whistle. Sundowns 1-1 Al Ahly. The Egyptians celebrate a gutsy and well-executed away performance.
90 mins Mnguni`s goalbound shot hits a forest of Al Ahly legs. Two minutes of time to be added.
88 mins Lucky Qaba misses a great opportunity to score for Sundowns. Al Ahly fail to clear a corner and the ball drops to the unmarked Qaba. With the goal at his mercy from five meters out he shoots over the crossbar.
85 mins Abdel Hafiz comes close to latching on to a long ball but Tlale comes off his line and beats him to it. Alaa Ibrahim, Al Ahly`s top scorer in the competition, comes on for Abdel Moneim.
84 mins Corner to Sundowns. Bennett Mnguni wins the header but misses the target. The South Africans make their final substitution. Joel Masilela comes on for Simba Marumo.
80 mins Lucky Qaba, who has only been on the field for a few minutes strikes the upright with a scorcher from 25 metres.
75 mins Hossam Ghali is booked for a tackle from behind on Sundowns` Bennett Mnguni. Al Ahly make a subsitution. Walid Mostafa comes on for Aly Maher. Mostafa takes over the captain`s armband from Hady Khashaba.
71 mins Sundowns make another substitution. Lucky Qaba comes on for Dan Semake.
65 mins Sundowns make their first substution. Sibongakonke Ndlovu comes on for captain Daniel Mudau, much to the disapproval of the home fans.
63 mins Carlo Scott beats three Al Ahly defenders, but then shoots tamely straight at El Hadery.
61 mins Ahly`s Hossam Ghali tries a long-range shot that is easily gathered by Tlale. The Eygptians are controlling the pace of the game.
58 mins GOAL. Sundowns 1-1 Al Ahly. Abdel Hafiz scores with a great header after getting on the end of a cross from the left. It is a deserved equaliser for Al Ahly - and a valuable away goal.
55 mins Corner to Al Ahly as a cross rebounds off Lovers Mohlala. A dangerous ball in is cleared by Sundowns. Said returns to the action.
52 mins Sundowns striker Carlo Scott is booked after a tussle for a high ball with Ahmed el Said. Said leaves the field for attention to his left shoulder.
50 mins Sundowns controlling possession and looking much more composed
Second half
Half-time Sundowns 1-0 Al Ahly. Gift Kampamba`s goal separates the two teams. But there is a worried look about the Sundowns fans after Al Ahly came back strongly at the end of an entertaining first half.
45 mins The fourth official indicates two minutes of added time. Al Ahly are denied a free kick just outside the Sundowns box when Mostafa looked to have been fouled by Matthew Booth.
43 mins Another corner to Al Ahly as they continue to pile on the pressure.
42 mins Sundowns are pegged back in their own half by a resurgent Al Ahly. Corner conceded by Lovers Mohlala. Sundowns goalkeeper John Tlale looking suspect under the high ball.
38 mins Abo Mossalam swings in a good cross which Sundowns` goalkeeper John Tlale fails to gather. But he redeems himself with an excellent save from a shot from outside the box.
35 mins Al Ahly win a corner which Sundowns have difficulty in clearing. A good spell for the Egyptians with Nigerian midfielder, Sunday Ibeji, taking control.
34 mins Al Ahly`s Abdel Hafiz is booked for diving in search of a penalty.
31 mins Sundowns Bennett Mnguni hits a 25 metre shot which forces a good save.
26 mins GOAL. Sundowns 1-0 Al Ahly. Sundowns` Zambian midfielder Gift Kampamba goes on a great run from midfield and strikes a superb left-footed shot from outside the penalty area. Ahly`s defence was at fault for not picking him up.
21 mins Simba Marumo hits a good shot from the edge of the Ahly penalty area which forces El Hadery to dive to his left to save. Sundowns are starting to find a openings in the Al Ahly defence.
16 mins Sundowns` striker Carlo Scott goes tantalisingly close to giving his side the lead. He beats the advancing El Hadery, but his toe-poke hits the Al Ahly post. Daniel Mudau created the chance with a threaded through ball which beat the offside trap.
11 mins Sundowns fail to make the corner count.
10 mins Al Ahly goalkeeper Esam El Hadery needlessly gives away the first corner of the match. He failed to hold onto a Sundowns cross which was going out anyway.
5 mins Sundowns midfielder Gift Kampamba takes the first shot at goal but his effort from outside the penalty area is well wide.
3 mins The match gets off to a slow start. Sundowns make the early running amid some tight marking in the Al Ahly defence.
Kick-off
1345gmt The teams are standing for the South African and Egyptian national anthems. Sundowns are in their traditional gold shirts and blue shorts. Al Ahly are in red shirts and white shorts.
Sundowns: John Tlale, Matthew Booth, Michael Manzini, Fabian McCarthy, Joas Magolego, Charles Motlohi, Gift Kampamba, Bennett Mnguni, Daniel Mudau, Simba Marumo, Carlo Scott.
Coach: Ted Dumitru (USA)
Al Ahly: Essam Al Hadary, Shady Mohamed, Abou El Magd Mostafa, Ahmed Abo Mosallam, Hady Khashaba, Said Abdelaziz, Hisham Hanafy, Hossam Ghali, Sunday Ibeji, Mohamed Farouk, Alaa Ibrahim.
Coach: Manuel Jose (Portugal)
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