Ashraf AboArafe
Defeating of the Qatari Al-Duhail Al-Ahly qualifies for the European champion Bayern Munich Feb. 8. Hussein Al-Shahat scored the only goal in the 30th minute of the first half, as well as the referee canceled a goal by Walter Bwalya according to the VAR so that Al-Ahly qualifies for the semi-finals of the tournament.
- First half!
Al-Ahly started the match with a formation consisting of: Muhammad Al-Shennawi, Muhammad Hani, Ayman Ashraf, Badr Banoun, Ali Maaloul, Amr Al-Sulayyah, Hamdi Fathi, Taher Muhammad Taher, Muhammad Majdi Afsha, Hussein Al Shahat and Walter Bwalia.
The match started with strong pressure, and Muhammad Al-Shennawi succeeded in removing a long ball in the fourth minute from inside the penalty area due to a mistake made by the Al-Duhail team, and Al-Ahly responded with a serious opportunity through Taher Muhammad Taher, who received the ball inside the penalty area in the sixth minute, and tries to dodge, but the defense He turns it into a corner kick, which is executed by Maaloul, and Bwalia met her with a weak header that passes off the field.
Al-Ahly players entered the match’s atmosphere, and the players circulated the ball in the middle of Al-Duhail stadium, and Maaloul sent a cross in the eighth minute, but it was not used.
A complete possession of Al-Ahly in the first ten minutes, a strong appearance in the middle of the Qatari team’s stadium, and continuous attempts to score the progress goal.
In the 11th minute, Hussein Al Shahat presses the Al Duhail defense and launches a powerful shot that clashes with the defense and goalkeeper Salah Zakaria in a dangerous opportunity for the team. Great public enthusiasm in the stands, and continuous support from those on the stadium.
Returning to the preparation of Al-Ahly’s defense, and continuous attempts to find a loophole, in light of the retreat and defensive bloc of Al-Duhail in the middle of its stadium and in front of its own goal.
A long ball from Taher Mohamed to Al Shahat in the 23rd minute, but the Al Duhail defense is closer to the ball. Tarjem Al-Shahat won control and Al-Ahly scored a goal in the 30th minute of a strong shot from the borders of the penalty area.
Al-Ahly players continued their offensive pressure, and in the 33rd minute, they passed Fasha to Maaloul inside the penalty area, who tried to send a cross that collided with Al-Duhail defense and came out a corner kick. Hamdi Fathi fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, in the 37th minute, it passed over the bar.
In the 38th minute, Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar cancels a goal for Al-Ahly, scored by Walter Bwalia from a long ball and launched towards the goal and places the ball to the left of the goalkeeper, but the referee cancels the goal for offside.
Al-Ahly almost added the second goal after Taher Mohamed Taher was alone in the goal, but the goalkeeper pushed the ball away and collided with Walter Bwalia and missed a sure opportunity.
The final minutes pass without a change in the score, and Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar blows the whistle at the end of the first half, with Al-Ahly advancing with a clean goal scored by Hussein Al-Shahat.
* Second half!
Badr Bannon succeeds in clearing a cross and turns it into a corner kick in the 48th minute, and passes without danger, and Taher Mohamed responds with a wonderful delivery of the ball and dribbles the defense inside the penalty area, but falls to the ground.
Musimani makes the first change in the 54th minute, and pays Diang in place of Hamdi Fathy, who got a yellow card in the first half.
Diang spoiled a powerful shot by Dudu, the Duhail player, from inside the penalty area in the 57th minute.
Ayman Ashraf succeeds in returning the ball to Al-Shenawi brilliantly, and Al-Shenawi tries to block a strong shot from Al-Duhail, and the ball comes out to a corner kick in the 60th minute.
Hani passes to Majdi Afsha inside the penalty area, but Al Duhail’s defense is closer to the ball, and Al-Shennawi returns again and succeeds in blocking a shot from inside the penalty area.
Al Sulayyah is receiving treatment after a strong intervention from the Al Duhail player in midfield.
In the 71st minute, Musimani pays Akram Tawfiq to replace Taher Mohamed, and Marwan Mohsen instead of Bwalia.
Al-Ahly appears in the offensive side in the 87th minute, and Diang launches a powerful shot from outside the boundaries of the penalty area, which passes next to the left post of the Duhail goalkeeper.
Musimani pushes Salah Mohsen to replace Hussein Al-Shahat in the 82nd minute. Mahdi Bin Attia gets a warning after a strong interference with Marwan Mohsen. In the 90th minute, Al-Ahly players organize a dangerous attack, and the players circulate the ball on the borders of the Al-Duhail penalty area, but the defense keeps the ball away.
The referee counts 6 minutes time instead of lost, and Marwan Mohsen succeeds in drawing the ball and passes to Diang, but the defense of Al Duhail is closer to the ball. Maaloul starts off and gets a corner kick, which is given to Salah Mohsen, who meets her directly with the foot, and the defense pushes her away.
The final minutes pass without a change in the score, and Guatemalan referee Mario Escobar blows the whistle at the end of the second half and the match, with Al-Ahly winning with a clean goal scored by Hussein Al-Shahat.
