L Ahly secure fourth consecutive Caf Champions League final

TUNIS Al Ahly advanced to their fourth consecutive Caf Champions League nal on Friday night, following their 4-0 aggregate victory over Esperance de Tunis at the Cairo International Stadium.

The home team settled early on the ball and looked comfortable in possession during the rst ve minutes of the game. In soaking up the pressure, Esperance looked to cause Al Ahly problems in counter-attacking situations.

Percy Tau and Kahraba linked up well going forward and created the rst notable chance of the game early on. The South African played a lobbed ball into the area which got the better of the opposition's defensive line, with Kahraba’s e ort hitting the crossbar.

While the goal-scoring opportunity was ruled out for o side, Al Ahly continued to apply pressure going forward. Al Ahly passed the ball around with authority while the travelling out t sat deep in defending their quarters.

After 20 minutes on the clock, the Tunisian out t managed to get into the game and made their way into the Al Ahly half. The hosts took the lead in the 21st minute of the match as Tau found El Shahat with an inch-perfect through ball from the halfway line.

In latching onto the ball, the attacker lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper as the ball bounced into the back of the net.

In seeing out the rst half, Al Ahly bossed the possession count and starved ES Tunis of any kind of goalscoring opportunities. Much like that of the rst half, Al Ahly commenced the second 45 minutes on a strong note.

In penning the opposition back, the Egyptian side actively searched for their second goal despite their aggregate advantage. The travelling side had moments in which they progressed the ball up eld. However, Al Ahly did well to recycle the ball inside their own half.

With 70 minutes on the clock, the Egyptians remained in control of the tie. Al Ahly kicked into gamemanagement mode during the closing stages of the game but kept their foot on the pedal in going forward.

The Tunisians had no answer to the swift attacking Al Ahly advancements, as the home side went on to secure a 1-0 victory on home soil. Supersport