Mazembe book Champions League final spot
DR Congo side TP Mazembe have booked themselves a spot in the final of the CAF Champions League after beating El Merreikh 3-0 in their semi final second leg in Lubumbashi on Sunday afternoon.
The DRC outfit outclassed the Sudanese club as they booked a 4-2 aggregate score after losing 2-1 away in the first leg in Sudan last weekend.
Two goals by Mbwana Aly Samata in the second half and a solitary strike by Roger Assale in the 79th minute was enough to hand the Lubumbashi-based club a massive victory.
Samata scored his first goal through an assist from Adama Traore as their movement forward and the constant pressure on the Merreikh defence proved to be too much.
Yaw Frimpong had a hand in the second goal of the afternoon as the Congolese giants overcame their visitors allowing Samata to complete his brace.
Although it was goalless at half time in the match, Mazembe came back stronger in the second stanza to seal the victory.
The DRC outfit are scheduled to meet USM Alger in the final as USM qualified for their first CAF Champions League final after their 2-1 aggregate win over Al Hilal on Saturday.
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USM Alger qualified for their first ever CAF Champions League final on Saturday, after playing to a goalless draw with Al Hilal in Bologhine in the return leg of their semifinals tie.
The 2-1 win in Omdurman in the first leg proved enough to take them through on aggregate.
USMA started the better of the two sides, coming close to opening the scoring through Mohamed Meftah, Mohamed Amine Aoudia and Karim Baiteche in the first 30 minutes of the game.
However, the visitors started to wake up halfway through the first half, with the ‘Red and Black’ slowly losing composure.
The two teams went into the break on level terms after failing to produce any sort of exciting football.
With a place in the final of Africa’s foremost club competition up for grabs, the atmosphere remained edgy and tense at Stade Omar Hamadi in the second half.
Hilal’s Malian centre-back Souleymane Konaté almost deflected the ball into his own net at the restart, while first leg hero Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche had to produce the goods again to deny Abdellatif Boya five minutes from time.
Mohamed Meftah’s opener deep into stoppage time was ruled out for an off-side position, which ultimately didn’t spoil the party.
The ‘Red and Black’ will battle TP Mazembe or Al Hilal’s fellow Khartoum giants Al Merreikh for the continental crown.
The 2-1 win in Omdurman in the first leg proved enough to take them through on aggregate.
USMA started the better of the two sides, coming close to opening the scoring through Mohamed Meftah, Mohamed Amine Aoudia and Karim Baiteche in the first 30 minutes of the game.
However, the visitors started to wake up halfway through the first half, with the ‘Red and Black’ slowly losing composure.
The two teams went into the break on level terms after failing to produce any sort of exciting football.
With a place in the final of Africa’s foremost club competition up for grabs, the atmosphere remained edgy and tense at Stade Omar Hamadi in the second half.
Hilal’s Malian centre-back Souleymane Konaté almost deflected the ball into his own net at the restart, while first leg hero Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche had to produce the goods again to deny Abdellatif Boya five minutes from time.
Mohamed Meftah’s opener deep into stoppage time was ruled out for an off-side position, which ultimately didn’t spoil the party.
The ‘Red and Black’ will battle TP Mazembe or Al Hilal’s fellow Khartoum giants Al Merreikh for the continental crown.
Semi Final 2nd LegAll kickoff times are shown as Africa/Johannesburg +0200 GMT | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | DATE | KO | HOME | SCORE | AWAY | REPORTS | |||||||||||||
2015-10-03
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22:30
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0 - 0
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2015-10-04
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15:30
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3 - 0
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Semi Final 1st LegAll kickoff times are shown as Africa/Johannesburg +0200 GMT | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | DATE | KO | HOME | SCORE | AWAY | REPORTS | |||||||||||||
2015-09-26
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20:00
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2 - 1
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2015-09-27
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19:00
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1 - 2
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