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00:00very north of Africa, where they will be rewarded with a result here.
00:08Referee blows the whistle and away we go in Suez.
00:14Quarter final of the Total Energy's Confederation Cup.
00:18First leg here in Suez.
00:21Al Mazri taking on Simba on home soil.
00:25Al Mazra in all white shooting from left to right
00:29as we watch on in this first 45.
00:32Simba breaking to that final four over the course of this tie.
00:36Well, a first.
00:40Elian Panzu to take into a good area.
00:44Simba.
00:56Al Mazri.
00:58With an extended spell of possession for the first time in
01:01good five or 10 minutes.
01:03Choose the biggest chance of the opening quarter an hour.
01:07Here's another one.
01:09I want that somehow finds its way into the back of the net.
01:12Abdel Rahim Degmoum.
01:14Striking from range.
01:16Moussa Kamara got a decent hand to the ball.
01:20But couldn't keep it out.
01:22And the home fans.
01:28Have what they were hoping for.
01:31An early goal.
01:33In the first leg of this quarterfinal tie.
01:36They break the deadlock.
01:39Struck on the bounce.
01:42And similarly bouncing just in front of Moussa Kamara.
01:46A little awkward for the keeper.
01:48But he will.
01:51Have expected to have done better there.
01:58Taking nothing away from Abdel Rahim Degmoum.
02:0326-year-old.
02:07Another 90 to come in the return leg on home soil.
02:11An away goal here could be crucial.
02:14Tend to be fairly low scoring affairs in these quarterfinals.
02:18Free kick was to get involved immediately.
02:22Brushes past.
02:24One, two, three.
02:26On two.
02:27Central position.
02:29Ahuwa is the furthest forward.
02:31Gets his shot away.
02:33Comfortable enough.
02:35Back in 2014.
02:38Here is Ahuwa.
02:40Cuts inside.
02:42Opens up the space for a shot.
02:46Along with the absent Che Malone.
02:53And the goalkeeper.
02:55Strike from Kogoma was hopeful at best.
03:00But has a...
03:03It's Ahuwa.
03:05Not enough power.
03:07Not enough height.
03:09Struck.
03:11The top of the wall.
03:13R.S. Bakan.
03:24Simba send it forward.
03:26Looking for one final opportunity in this first half.
03:28But Eteba can't get it under control.
03:32Mohsen will...
03:34Double back on himself.
03:36As Al-Madri wait for the halftime whistle.
03:39And it duly arrives.
03:43So...
03:45Halfway through this match.
03:47A quarter of the way through this quarterfinal.
03:52So off we go again.
03:54Ahuwa at 1-0.
03:56Halfway through this first leg.
03:59Long ball.
04:01To Salamosa nearly immediately.
04:04And here is Dennis.
04:06Brilliantly spins away from Khalid Sobe.
04:08Cuts inside.
04:10Looks to get his shot away.
04:12Stops him in his tracks though.
04:14Back loose there as well.
04:25Good about the shot from Range and Pansu.
04:28He will take it on now.
04:30It's going to bounce awkwardly.
04:32In front of Mahmoud Gad.
04:35Egyptian side as the two-man ball
04:37creeps.
04:39Never forwards but is
04:41spotted
04:43by the referee.
04:47It's delivered into
04:49a dangerous area.
04:51I think it went through to Mahmoud Gad
04:52without even a flick.
04:54And Pansu looks to
04:57release his captain down the left-hand side.
05:00Cross was behind those waiting in the middle.
05:03Going to come back to Hosseini now.
05:05Al-Masri can't get out of their own half.
05:10Pansu able to just drift
05:12past a couple of Al-Masri players but...
05:15The shot.
05:18I have to say rare attacks forwards
05:20in this second half.
05:23Ball into the box.
05:25It was just behind Salah Mohsen.
05:27He will get there though.
05:29Back to El-Sadawi.
05:31That's a nice ball forwards
05:33to El-Ghahri.
05:35It was Mohsen
05:37who looked to strike.
05:39And Pansu
05:41knocks it on to Ahuwa.
05:43In fact it's Eteiba, sorry,
05:45but now Ahuwa and Pansu
05:47have to deliver it again.
05:49Ahuwa and Denis were waiting in the middle.
05:52Denis trying to create some space.
05:55Probably on for Kapombe.
05:58His cross though.
06:01Oh well, it will stay.
06:03Two behind him.
06:05That was the first ball really
06:07between the lines of the
06:09defensive five
06:11and Gadd
06:13for Eteiba to run on to.
06:15Now they have to be wary
06:17of the defensive lines at the other end.
06:19Bambo through to Mohsen
06:20who takes a shot!
06:23Treyker
06:24badly Davids.
06:26Two times top scorer of the
06:28South African
06:29Second Division during his playing days,
06:31but they can't find a breakthrough here.
06:33Kiwi Denis
06:34goes on into the box, went down.
06:37Simba played on.
06:38Korea
06:41in Europe.
06:45He's back defending for now.
06:47As it was.
06:51Veteran attacking midfielder.
06:5432 years of age.
06:57Had some
06:58important experience.
07:00Here comes Simba.
07:01It's Mpanzu.
07:02He's round the keeper.
07:04But he can't find the target.
07:06But it has been mostly one-way traffic
07:09in this second half.
07:11Simba have just been missing
07:12the final touch.
07:14And was that the moment
07:17once you're forward on the end of
07:18rather than you're right back.
07:22A real fairytale for Kpombe.
07:27Missed by everyone.
07:29It's going to be Kpombe again!
07:31Saved by Gad.
07:33Another chance for the fairytale.
07:37From Kpombe.
07:39About as thoroughly as they've tested
07:41Mahmoud Gad
07:42at any point in this first leg.
07:45Such a loyal servant of Simba.
07:46With the club since
07:482017.
07:52Rejoining the club he started his career with.
07:55Having moved to Cannes in France for a year
07:58in 2013.
08:02And the ball into the middle!
08:04And Kamara
08:06can only deflect it
08:08onto the boot of John Ibuka.
08:11But the offside flag has gone up.
08:13Ibuka
08:15tells his teammates to calm down.
08:17He has faith that
08:19VAR
08:21will overturn this.
08:23Should it be overturned?
08:25Let's see the answer here.
08:27Well,
08:29to me
08:31certainly been the better side
08:33in the second half.
08:35They come close on occasion.
08:39Another
08:41piece of misfortune.
08:44Another piece of
08:46perhaps...
08:53The goal
08:54is reinstated.
08:58John Ibuka makes it 2-0.
09:04Nigerian substitute
09:06proves to be
09:07a super sub
09:08for Al-Mazri.
09:11Closing on Moussa Kamara.
09:13He could only
09:15punch it straight
09:17into the body
09:18of the centre forward.
09:20Bouda flexing in
09:22and Al-Mazri
09:23having
09:24defended their one goal lead
09:27with all their might in this second half.
09:29And rewarded
09:31with a two goal lead
09:33in the 90th minute.
09:36Ball in from the left.
09:38It's from another
09:39substituted
09:40Mino Gaber.
09:46Kamara got to the ball.
09:51It was unfortunate perhaps
09:52with
09:53the bounce for the first goal.
09:55He's certainly unfortunate
09:56with that deflection but...
10:03Ibuka looks to
10:04set away
10:06Al-Mazri for a third!
10:09Flag stayed down.
10:11No it hasn't.
10:12Did say.
10:14So that one won't count.
10:21And there
10:22is the final whistle
10:24in Suez.
10:28Al-Mazri
10:29take control
10:30of this quarter-final tie.
10:36With a late goal
10:37from their
10:38super sub
10:40John Okoye
10:41Ibuka.