A contentious first half aim by Simba SC‘s Jean Ahoua noticed Stellenbosch FC narrowly lose 1-0 within the 1st leg of their CAF Confederation Cup semi-final tie on the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar on Sunday afternoon.
The edges began gradual with nobody getting a clear-cut probabilities at aim within the opening 10 minutes. It was solely within the 17th minute that the house aspect examined their guests with Shomari Kampombe lacking the goal within the field whereas trying a bicycle kick earlier than lacking one other alternative 4 minutes later.
Six minutes from that it was Stellies in possession with their clearest probability but at aim. The aspect received a thrown in, captain Fawaaz Basadien to Andre de Jong who flicked it for Devin Titus, however his tried header compelled the goalkeeper to punch it out for a nook kick
Simba have been awarded a free kick within the 39th minute simply exterior the Stellies field after Kibu Denis was fouled. Ahoua stepped up however was denied by Oscarine Masuluke. With the sport wanting to enter the break deadlocked, Fadlu Davids’ aspect acquired one other set-piece and this time round Ahoua slotted it beneath Masuluke’s physique give Simba the lead at halftime after the aim was doubled checked to not be offside by VAR.
Each side returned from the break unchanged. It took three minutes for Stellies to attempt to stage after Titus discovered De Jong, however the latter couldn’t get a robust contact on the ball within the field. A minute later, Ahoua may have made it 2-0 however missed the goal. The Tanzanian giants continued to dominate and have been virtually rewarded with second aim in 77th minute by means of substitute Joshua Mutale however his shot acquired deflected and went over the bar.
Simba take a 1-0 mixture lead into the second leg in South Africa in seven days’ time.
