TANGIERS: Egyptian giants Al Ahly brushed previous New Zealand’s Auckland Town 3-0 on Wednesday within the opening spherical of the Membership International Cup in Morocco. Hussein El Shahat hammered in a long-range power in first-half stoppage time for Al Ahly, who added to their lead with targets from Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau. El Shahat’s strike put him in elite corporate because the fourth participant to attain at 3 other editions of the Membership International Cup – becoming a member of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.
Auckland, the Oceania champions showing on the match for a document tenth time, had defender Adam Mitchell despatched off within the final moments. Al Ahly, runners-up to match hosts Wydad Casablanca in ultimate yr’s CAF Champions League, will play the Seattle Sounders on Saturday with the winners advancing to satisfy Actual Madrid.
Hussein El Shahat, Mohamed Sherif and Percy Tau all scored as Egyptian facet Al Ahly cruised to a 3-0 victory on the Membership International Cup in Morocco on Wednesday to arrange a 2nd spherical tie in opposition to Seattle Sounders. Ahly, who’ve received the bronze medal within the earlier two editions, ruled the competition on the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier and now look ahead to a much more checking out day out in opposition to Primary League Football opposition on the similar venue on Saturday.
The Cairo membership needed to wait till first half of injury-time for his or her opener in opposition to the Oceania champions, which got here when El Shahat minimize inside of from the left wing and unleashed a low power from 30 yards that beat goalkeeper Conor Tracey. It was once 2-0 on 56 mins after Sherif beat the offside lure and slipped the ball previous Tracey to finish the sport as a competition with Auckland not able to muster a lot in relation to an attacking risk.
South Africa world Tau added a past due 3rd with a easy end following an excellent back-heel lend a hand by means of Kahraba. The winner of the fit between Ahly and Sounders will face Actual Madrid within the semi-finals. House favorites and African champions Wydad Casablanca take on Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal of their 2nd spherical tie on Saturday. The victor in that fixture will meet Brazilian outfit Flamengo within the semi-finals. – Businesses