00:05The Moroccans facing Pyramids in the CAF Champions League quarterfinals again hoping to reach the
00:11semis for the first time since 1988 after their near miss last season so a rivalry renewed and
00:21early handball gives Asfar a free kick inside Pyramids territory Santos largely opting for continuity in his team today
00:51Played out wide by Abdel Feta Hadraf Cross is headed away
01:16Hadraf it's a decent ball
01:20Intercepted though by Mahmoud Marai
01:23Will be interesting to see how Asfar gets on without their home fans
01:28Mayeli with an early chance
01:31And blazes it over
01:40Marai
01:44Zakala made a run
01:46Shibi couldn't find him
01:49Better though from Pyramids
01:51Just growing into this game
02:06Samy put under pressure by Ait Wurkan
02:15El Shinawi opts to go long and it's collected for Asfar by Derag
02:21Has the run out wide
02:25And it's a really good play this play
02:26And it's a really good play this by Asfar what a chance for the opening goal and they've scored
02:30Inside eight minutes and the Moroccans have the lead
02:35Ahmed Hamoudan brought into the team today
02:40And it's a really good play repays the faith of his manager Alexander Santos
02:51And it's a really poor start for the CAF Champions League holders Pyramids
02:57They're 1-0 down in Rabat
03:02And it's a big blow to strike early on from Asfar
03:11Amoudan certainly looks on side
03:18Player just dallying on the ball near their own box
03:22But not being made to pay
03:24Here's Maher
03:32See the frustration there from Ahmed Taufik
03:35His only real option was to go back to his centre-half
03:39It's worked out this time though and there is a shot
03:41It's a low one from Nassamaha
03:44Tanauti his first of the game so far
03:47Took it early
03:50Didn't get anything like the connection he was looking for there
04:02Artan yet to blow his whistle
04:03There it is though
04:04So it's Asfar who have the early advance
04:18It's the home team who get us back underway
04:2145 minutes away from what could be a very important clean sheet of course
04:32Take it short to Maher back to Shibby
04:35In goes the cross
04:35Good pull in and once again it's headed behind by Yunus Abdulhamid
04:4638th goal using all of his experience there
04:49Got himself back into a good position quickly
04:54Shibby will send this one in directly
04:59It's a good cross
05:00And it's fallen kindly what a chance for an equaliser
05:03He is in
05:04And pyramid strike
05:05And get a crucial away goal through Zalaka
05:11On the rebound
05:15Was on hand to score
05:17It was Ahmed Atef who looked favourite to find the net initially
05:24He missed kicked under pressure
05:27That's a lacquer on hand
05:29To put the ball into the empty net
05:35And this tight back level
05:42Pyramids have barely threatened all game until this moment
05:48But a wicked corner kick from Mohamed Shibby
05:53Caused all sorts of problems
05:56And it's eventually ended up
06:00Resulting in a precious away goal
06:09Bah did check the goal but there was nothing there
06:14The onus now back on Asfar to try and find another goal
06:24And they're trying to get the ball into the box earlier
06:27They have done so
06:27And there's a header
06:28And it lands wide at the far post
06:31Fire a deflection though
06:32So it will be a corner for Asfar
06:37Cross looked to be sailing out of plate
06:39It was kept in by Bach
06:41And then headed wide in the end
06:44Although
06:47Hadrath's ball is a good one
06:48Headed clear
06:49To Carnero
06:52Hadrath
06:54That's another good cross
06:57Pressure building on that pyramid's defence
06:59In it goes again
07:00And out comes El Shinaoui
07:01Really good goalkeeping
07:03And he's got his team a free kick as well in the process
07:07Passed just too far in front of Hadrath
07:15This game
07:18Had a bit of spice added to it
07:20From somewhere in the last few minutes
07:23It's always been bubbling there under the surface
07:26Hamoudan
07:27Good tackle on him
07:32Bad ball forward either
07:34Looking for Maha
07:35Collected by Atef
07:37And it's three forward here for Pyramid
07:39Hamoud Atef going alone
07:43That wobbling is shot
07:45A long way wide
07:52That's a good ball in behind for El Fali
07:56But under pressure by Taufik
07:59El Fali
08:00Desperately trying to find room for a cross
08:03Couldn't do so
08:05Gone down there El Fali
08:10Gladney
08:14Headed down nicely by Kabat
08:17Hadrath
08:17Gets a shot away
08:19And it's
08:19An easy one to say for El Shinaoui
08:26And it's
08:27Fali
08:28Does well to
08:31Scoop
08:32The ball into the box
08:39Nicely work to
08:41Hamoudan
08:43Caneros run helps him
08:45Find the space
08:46And now Hadrath
08:47And there's the shot
08:48From
08:48Atef
08:49Which drifts wide
08:51And Mohamed Shibi
08:53Who's on the
08:53Booking now
08:54Comes off
08:56Good performance from Shibi
09:00Solid
09:01Defensively
09:02And
09:03Always carried a threat
09:04Down the right flank
09:05As well
09:08Obama to take this corner
09:09It's a deep one
09:13The header
09:14Hasn't broken very kindly to Pyramid
09:17But
09:17It will be tidied up
09:20By the substitute
09:21El Fakuri
09:25Nicely done too
09:26Played into
09:27Hamdi
09:28Trying to
09:29Hold it up
09:31Stopped by
09:33Luadni
09:36This game is there to be won
09:38For either team
09:38And Pumid's perhaps
09:39Sensing that now
09:40And there's the shot
09:41And it's
09:43Saved by
09:44To Nauti
09:45Perhaps going wide anyway
09:47Moving on
09:58The play
10:00Asshi
10:01From a
10:03Stretching
10:04Luadni
10:08On
10:09Goes
10:09Zico for the return
10:10And then gives her a shot away, which is saved by Tenauti, and he's held back by Hamdi.
10:20Caught it quite well there, Zico.
10:25Perhaps trying to do everything he can to prove a point as to why maybe he thinks he could have
10:30been starting tonight.
10:33Good touch from Marais.
10:43Good work from Zico again just to get a head of the ball into the sixth of six out of
10:50minutes, and Zico's away.
10:52He has El Fakuri in support in the middle.
10:56Zico just happy to keep possession.
11:04Nasheen loses out.
11:06That's a great pass to him from Zico.
11:08It's cleared away.
11:22Al Fali.
11:25Keep it in.
11:26And that might be that.
11:29It's been a strange game.
11:32Played at a really good intensity.
11:36First half, though, was very scrappy.
11:42but there is the final whistle it opened up in the second period and
11:49Pyramid's got their leveller early in it through Zalaka
