Ahly Beat Espérance 3-0 to Meet Kaizer Chiefs in CAF CL Final

Sun 27 Jun 2021 | 03:43 AM

Taarek Refaat

Ahly set to meet up with Kaizer Chiefs in the CAF Champions League final after crushing Espérance Sportive de Tunis 4-0 on aggregate.

The Red Devils took the lead 7 min before the end of the first half, as Ali Maaloul scored from a penalty kick after Taher Mohamed received a foul from rival Illyes Chetti.

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The penalty kick came after VAR consultation as the foul sparked controversy from Al-Ahly's bench.

Al-Ahly's substitution in the second half saw Hussein Al-Shahat replacing Taher, while the Tunis had not made any changes since the first half.

Al-Ahly set the confrontation easily at the start of the second half when Mohamed Sherif scored in goalkeeper Moez Ben Cherifa with a pass from Al-Ahly's Afsha.

The host scored the third goal a few minutes later thanks to El Shahat, who scored a superb shot also from brilliant Afsha.

Espérance, who lost a player for almost the whole match, was aiming for consolation, but Al-Ahly held firm to win 4-0 on aggregate and qualify for the final against South Africa's Chiefs.

[caption id="attachment_249055" align="alignleft" width="618"] Espérance's Hamdi Nagguez fails to stand in the right defensive position through out the game[/caption]