Youssef El Fahli © BackpagePix
AS FAR Rabat emerged as 2-0 winners over Pyramids within the CAF Champions League quarterfinal second-leg match performed on the Honneur Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Nonetheless, it was Pyramids who progressed to the semifinals of Africa’s premier membership soccer event for the primary time after the Egyptian aspect gained the entertaining tie 4-3 on combination.
Rabat, who gained the 1985 CAF Champions League, bowed out of the continental event and they’ll now give attention to the Moroccan Botola Professional League and Throne Cup.
The Militarians acquired off to the proper begin as they opened the scoring as early because the eighth minute. Khalid Ait Ouarkhane’s cross discovered Youssef El Fahli, who fired residence handy Rabat a 1-0 lead.
Pyramids then looked for the equalising purpose and so they thought they’d levelled issues when Fiston Mayele netted on the stroke of halftime. Nonetheless, the purpose was disallowed for offside and the rating was 1-0 to Rabat at halftime.
Along with his aspect trailing 4-2 on combination after the restart, coach Alexandre Santos determined to introduce the attack-minded duo of Ahmed Hammoudan and Joel Beya within the 71st minute.
The duo proved to be impressed substitutes as Hammoudan arrange Beya, who scored within the 82nd minute, however Pyramids stood agency on the again within the remaining minutes, and the sport resulted in a 2-0 win in favour of Rabat.
Rabat (1) 2 (El Fahli 8′, Beya 82′)
Pyramids 0
Pyramids gained 4-3 on combination
FAR RABAT: Hamza Hamiani – Anas Bach, Hatim Essaouabi, Henoc Inonga (Nakach 32), Corte Carneiro (Mendy 63′) – Zinedine Derrag, Khalid Aït Ouarkhane, Mohamed Rabie Hrimat – Abdelfettah Hadraf (Hammoudan 71′), Amine Zouhzouh, Youssef El Fahli (Beya 71′)
PYRAMIDS FC: Ahmed El-Shennawy – Mohamed Chibi, Mahmoud Marei, Ali Gabr, Mohamed Hamdy (Obama 76′) – Ahmed Tawfik (Samy 90′), Mohannad Lashin, Walid El Karti, Karim Hafez (Alef 67′) – Mostafa Fathy, Fiston Mayele (M. Hamdy 90′)
