CAF Champions LeagueStade D´Abidjan vs Al Ahly SC

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00:00Both goalkeepers captaining their sides today.

00:04We are underway on Matchday 5 in this crucial tie between Stade Dabijon

00:09and Al-Ali, the defending champions.

00:12Stade Dabijon needing to win.

00:18They are not to exit in the group stages, but in all likelihood

00:22they are going to finish bottom of Group C.

00:27And go home early, unless they can do something very, very surprising today.

00:36So Al-Ali play.

00:40Left to right, early start and an early save.

00:43Brilliantly so by Bamba, to deny Wessex.

00:47They made their last campaign Stade Dabijon.

00:52Al-Ali's first of 12 titles didn't come until the early 80s.

00:57Pretty understandable how they've missed each other over the years.

01:00It was 4-2 in Cairo on Matchday 1.

01:04To the defending champions as they're through the middle, in comes Ashur.

01:07On the volley, Ashur straight at.

01:10The goalkeeper then tipped away.

01:12Bamba would have been relieved, but he was in behind.

01:15Going too far before it was cut out, Emad Ashur.

01:19Abu Ali would have been a couple of kilometres offside had that gone through to him.

01:25Gay, this is better from Stade Dabijon.

01:27Corey in behind, little slip.

01:29Is it costly?

01:30Oh, yes it is!

01:32Because Saint-Jean-Corey has called home an absolute beauty

01:36to give Stade Dabijon the lead in a game they have to win

01:40against the African champions Al-Ali.

01:43A little stumble and how the 26-year-old profited from that.

01:49Only one thought in his mind, he got his body shape all right.

01:54Since the second round, he hasn't always convinced in front of goal,

01:58but look at that from Corey.

02:03It's touched in by Niamh, but you can see the slip from Yasser Ibrahim.

02:08It'll take nothing away from the finish.

02:10Open up his body, just inside the right-hand post.

02:15Absolutely stunning goal.

02:17Look at that.

02:18He got it absolutely right.

02:21From Marley's whistle goes to signify half-time

02:25and it is advantage to Stade Dabijon.

02:29Appearing in the competition for the first time in over half a century,

02:32their African Champions League debut.

02:36They've reached the group stages for the first time

02:39and they currently lead Al-Ali.

02:41The defending champions' record, 12-time African winners.

02:48The club kings were beaten last time around.

02:53They're trailing here in Abidjan at the break as well

02:56because after that sensational goal from Saint-Jean Corey,

03:00his first of the group stage, it is...

03:02The reigning African champions.

03:07Because Jerissa Bamba, apart from the very opening minute,

03:12when forced into a proper safe zone with Al-Ali.

03:16A fairly comfortable half.

03:24Mohamed Afshar, now he's known.

03:28Coming on.

03:30El Saliha, the other to leave the park.

03:3534-year-old.

03:39Afshar will be some creativity.

03:43Kareem Willi, goes by the nickname Njedved.

03:47Playaway number 20 for Al-Ali, who's just come on.

03:51Given a supposed similarity in position and looks

03:56to the Czech legend Pavel Njedved.

04:0325.

04:06Atia.

04:12Njedved.

04:13Afshar.

04:14And here just camps on the edge of the stands, Abidjan.

04:18Boggs, which we didn't see at all in the first half.

04:21El Shahatz with the delivery, deep.

04:23Abu Ali, free header!

04:25And Abu Ali tees up the goal.

04:28And Al-Ali, a level.

04:30A little simplicity in the end.

04:33Deep cross.

04:34Wessem Abo, Ali with the header.

04:37And Emad Ossor with the simplest of touches.

04:41From all of an inch or two out.

04:44His second goal of the competition.

04:47And the second goal of the group stage.

04:53Has rewarded Al-Ali's brief spell of pressure.

04:59With bringing them level early in the second period.

05:03And that did not take the Egyptians very long whatsoever.

05:08Focus and kept their space.

05:13Emad Ossor was at Belouiste in Algeria, of course.

05:17Swung in this, that's dangerous.

05:19Ball into the middle!

05:20And Al-Ali take the lead.

05:22And Emad Ossor has his first ever double in the African Champions League.

05:28Well, his first was simplicity from all of an inch or so out.

05:32And his second required a little bit more work.

05:35Diving header.

05:37To finish off a really inviting cross.

05:40And Al-Ali, the defending African champions have come from behind.

05:45To turn this game in their favour.

05:472-1 up against Dabijon.

05:49And Assur has got both of them.

05:53Look at that ball in.

05:55Emad Soukouakou just couldn't get the right side to get his head in front.

05:59Really good header, just needed a touch, needed anything.

06:04Excellent delivery, look at that.

06:09By those two to get out of there.

06:11And then excellent body strength and positioning as well from Al-Shahad.

06:16Ashfaq, Assur in a bit of space.

06:18And here is Ashfaq.

06:19Assur right down the middle.

06:20In for the hat-trick, Assur.

06:21Oh, he couldn't take it.

06:24He was falling over off-balance as he went to do so.

06:28Could have been a wonderful...

06:30Great one here for Al-Ali as well.

06:35Ashfaq with so much space down this right-hand side for the Egyptian.

06:39An African champion just in the middle.

06:41It goes.

06:42Well, they could have wrapped it up there.

06:43Ashfaq goes down.

06:44Was he clipped?

06:45Not so according to the referee.

06:46Chance for a strike.

06:47Good goal here.

06:48And that seals the win for Al-Ali.

06:50The third of the day.

06:52To take the top of Group C.

06:55And Eman Assur has his first hat-trick in the African Champions League.

07:01And what a way to seal it.

07:06His first was a toprope.

07:08His second, a nice header.

07:10And his third was a rocket in stoppage time.

07:16To secure a much-needed victory for the reigning African champions.

07:21And to ensure that Sam Zabijan are eliminated

07:26from the 2024-2025 Champions League group stage.

07:33Even though there is still one more game still to play.

07:38And look at the first touch.

07:40And then the second, wrapping his foot around it.

07:43Assur, the referee, has played advantage.

07:46The ball inside to him.

07:48And the finish absolutely unerring.

07:50And it was the last action of the game as well.

07:55And Al-Ali are top of Group C.

07:59They go two points clear of Orlando Paris

08:02and four clear of Beloista.

08:04Ahead of both those teams meeting in Johannesburg on Sunday.

08:08They came from behind as well to do it.

08:11Sam Zabijan scoring, opening the scoring for Sam Zabijan.

08:15Sam Zabijan.

08:17And when they needed the Ivorians to have any chance

08:20of making it through to the knockout phase,

08:22which was incredibly slim.

08:24But with a short equalize,

08:26seven minutes into the second period,

08:29all those dreams of the Ivorians began to die.

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