Wydad hits hard and Constantine decides on Maghrebian derby

Tunisian Esperance lost its first Champions League campaign following a 1-0 win over Guinean Guinea's Horuia Conakry on Friday in Group B's first round group B semi-final.

Morocco's Wydad Casablanca beat the 2017 champions by winning 2-0 at home against ASEC Mimosa in Group A, while Algerian Constantine defeated the African club 1-0 in group C.
The Savior of Badri

In the first match on September 28 in Conakry, Hurvaya was on course to win with Okansi Mandela (67) but Al Badri tied in the third minute of five minutes of time off.

Al Badri started the continental season in terms of finishing the latter, having scored the third goal of the final against the Egyptian Al Ahly (3-0) (3-0) to reverse the score of the team 1 -3 in Egypt. Esperance won its third continental title in 2018 after 1994 and 2011.

Zimbabwe, which faces Saturday the Orlando Pirates of South Africa, will be part of the same group.

Esperance Nada went on strike against the hosts but their players were affected by weather conditions and the high temperature of 34 degrees Celsius. They went under pressure to put pressure on the owners of the pitch, especially in the second half, and avoided scoring extra goals thanks to goalkeeper Rami al-Geridi.

Horoya threatened Esperance in the 23rd minute with a powerful shot by Saïi Bafour, blocked by Al-Geridi close by and another by Mandela.

Esperance responded with a shot by Ybadin Al-Khneisi, led by goalkeeper Jerome Berthe (25). Defender Khalil Al-Shamam pushed the ball out of goal at the right moment, following a center from Houdou Yakubo (Ghana, s26).

Horvaya pushed hard in the second half and the pressure created a goal when Boniface Haba pbaded a center of Mandela's head at close range to Gerridi's right (67).

The scorer missed the opportunity to strengthen when he received a ball inside the area, which he prepared for himself on the chest and that he He pulled with his right.

Esperance equalized when Algerian Youssef Blailey pbaded the ball to Al-Badri, who was pushed into the box with a right kick in the far right corner (90 + 3).

A good start for the valet

In the second match, despite the fact that Casablanca was absent due to the closure of the Mohamed V stadium for maintenance reasons, Wydad Casablanca revealed its intention to win back the title lost last season in the quarter-finals. ES Setif of Algeria, beating 5-2 at home ASEC Mimosa. At Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.

Ismail Al Haddad (S17), Michael Babatundi (48), Zuhair Al Matarji (56) and Walid Al Karti (69) scored goals for Wydad Casablanca, Wunlo Coulibaly (44) and Salif Bagat.

Wydad had the advantage throughout the match and could have won a bigger blow considering the chances missed by his attackers.

Wydad's pressure scored a goal when the cartie pbaded a ball behind the mourning defense, entered the area and shot in goal (17).

Mohammed Reza Tknauti saved Wydad's goal of equalization by tackling Vbadal Tabsuba's shot and corner shot (43).

Asek equalized thanks to a powerful Coulibaly shot coming from outside the area, which had been built by the goalie's left corner (44 ').

Babatundi took over the advantage three minutes into the second period, taking advantage of a sad shot by one of the defenders and the transferor to Nigerian, who prepared him for him. same and penetrated the surface before shooting to the right of Mamadou Sella.

Al-Matarji, Al-Haddad's substitute, opened the third goal after 4 minutes of play by taking advantage of a header that defender Suliman Cuanda was trying to bring back to the goalkeeper.

Al-Karti added the fourth goal by taking advantage of a center from Saladin Al Saidi, who left his right hand uncontrolled to the left of goalkeeper Sila (69).

The archer responded with an acrobatic shot from the intruder at close range (s 75).

The other substitute, Badi Ook, sealed the fifth goal 5 minutes after entering the Babatunde area, when he took advantage of an excellent center from Mohammed Onagem to follow him in empty goal (s 80).

Bagat scored the second goal for the guests with a shot from the edge of the box (s 85).

Wydad Casablanca, who defeated Nigeria's Lopez Stars 3-0, defeated South African Mamelodi Sundowns with a 2-0 win over Yaya Monet (45) and Matias Martins (53).

In the third group, the Algerian youth of Constantine beat the Maghreb derby to welcome Club Africain in favor of the score of 1-0. The match was the last match when Abdel Nour Belkheir grabbed the winning goal in the 89th minute.

Today, the same group plays the Congolese Democratic Mazembe with Egyptian Ismaili.

Al-Ahly, who holds the record number of titles (8) and champion of the last two editions, will play with the FITA, champion of the Congolese Democratic Club, and Simba Al-Tanzani with the young Algerian Al-Saoura.