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CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's Al-Ahly won Sunday's 4-0 home win over South African club Itla Libra in the first leg of the African Champions League preliminary round.
The first leg was to be held on the field of the champions of South Sudan. The return match would be held on 23rd of this year in Al Ahli, but it was held in front of the Egyptian team's court at the request of club officials who informed Libra because of the security conditions in the country.
Al-Ahly, who booked a big ticket for the knockout round, scored Tunisia's Ali Maaloul (17th), Moroccans Walid Azzaro (32-48) and Ahmed El-Sheikh (90 + 3).
Al-Ahly, crowned eight times in the African Champions League, dominated the first half because of the difference in expertise and technical and physical abilities compared to the players of the new African participation "Tell Libra", where the club was founded in 2013.
Al-Ahli's pressure resulted in a penalty after the blocking of Amr Al-Sulayyali, Ali Al-Maaloul, who shot to the left of goalkeeper Daniel Khamis, scoring the goal for his team at the 17th minute.
The Al-Ahmar players took advantage of the obvious confusion in the opposing team's ranks and alternated between two missed opportunities by Walid Azzaro, Ramadan Sobhi, Hussein Al-Shahat and Saleh Juma.
Al-Ahli added the second goal in the 32nd minute on Azzaro after a center from Hussein Al-Shahat, before the player lost an easy opportunity in the second minute of time off after he arrived in the center of Al-Shahat.
Al-Ahli maintained his pressure in the second half and added Azzaro's third goal to his team and his second personal goal, taking advantage of Omar Al-Sulayya's center to put the ball into the net. goalkeeper Daniel (48).
And saved the South Sudan model champion from a new goal for Nigerian substitute Juniora Ajaye (70), who was then goalkeeper's keeper (90 + 2).
Al-Ahli was able to score the fourth goal only thanks to substitute Ahmed Sheikh with a powerful shot to the right of Daniel (90 + 3).
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