VIDEO | CAF Champions League Highlights: ASEC Mimosas (CIV) vs Simba (TZA)
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00:00 The fourth official is the Algerian Nabil Boukalfa.
00:04 Well let's hope they don't have too much to do if you see what I mean. Let's hope it's a
00:11 free-flowing clean game and I'm sure it will be.
00:15 Five changes is what this man Benjika Abdelhak has made at the starting 11 of Simba compared
00:26 to their last game. He's relatively new to that hot seat. He's the Algerian coach. He only took over
00:36 on the 2nd of December, unlike Julien Chevalier who's been a strip and he was at USM Algeria.
00:45 It will be Asseg to kick off. Pitch looks immaculate doesn't it?
00:53 Football here by the host Asseg. Teezy ball in. Pinball in the penalty area.
01:04 The goal may scramble. It's resulted in a man down. It's another stoppage. Once again it's a Simba player.
01:13 Looks like he's taken a knock to his shin.
01:19 Lacred is not eligible. Lacred has had a superb tournament so far.
01:23 Brilliant opportunity inside the penalty area. Goes down. No penalty.
01:30 It looks to be a genuine injury. That's a superb first time ball. Look at the spin on that.
01:45 Abdelhak. Goes for goal. Good effort. Very good effort because the goalkeeper,
01:56 Foley Ayaye, couldn't keep hold of it. That was a good press and a good shot by Antibes Ankisa.
02:04 Way too casual here by Zuzu.
02:12 Had his pocket picked. Great initiative by the right. Looks to be Zuzu.
02:18 That is one considerable long run up.
02:24 Oh goodness me. Certainly generated some power behind it and not too far off target either.
02:32 Look at this. That was more 30 meters out.
02:40 Superb play. It really was by Artur Bader. Into the penalty area. Another corner kick.
02:50 Better by the home side. The home fans getting behind the team.
02:56 Goma Inonga. First from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
03:05 Cem Alon in defense. He's from Cameroon. Not pleased is he? Coach Abdelhak.
03:16 Well yes it was a header. Yes it was on target but it was never going to bother the goalkeeper.
03:34 Foley Ayaye. Zuzu it is. Pulls the trigger. Driven in. Took a deflection.
03:46 It's going to be a goal kick. That's because it looks like it came off Poku.
03:51 Tremendous power.
04:02 Well it was indeed Poku. And so we're good to go. 0-0 on the first half. Will we see any goals in
04:12 the second half? It is Simba playing from right to left. Dressed in their trademark all red kit.
04:19 And they're on the attack straight away. Goalkeeper Foley. One there. Oh how did he miss that?
04:25 That is an unbelievable miss. My word. Good sportsmanship from his teammate. Picking himself up.
04:34 But boy oh boy. Kanute. Look at this. Straight from the kickoff.
04:40 There's the check. The last minute check from the referee. And look at this. Sadio Kanute winning
04:51 his head up. Ball fells kindly to him. And he does that. I'm not sure that was intentional for him to
04:59 miss on keys. They mean business here. Do Simba a shot on goal? Or at least an attempted shot?
05:16 Play on says the referee. No foul. Two against two. Oh just wide of the post.
05:20 Kept in. And well kept in.
05:23 Target deflection appeals for a penalty. Mainly from Fabrizo.
05:32 Decent delivery. That's a good corner by Antibes on Kizu.
05:44 Easy save in the end for the goalkeeper. He stayed down as Foley.
05:49 To take it quickly. Gets it back. Goes backwards.
05:54 Juts inside. Not quite as just as quickly. Kizu shaping up.
06:06 Yes the cross in. There's the header. Just wide. Better. Much better by Asek Mimosa.
06:13 There's an endearing smile. But it's not a winning smile.
06:20 The game still deadlocked. No goals. The way Zuzu made space for himself. I thought he was
06:29 shaping up for a shot. Unselfish play. Lovely burst. Unselfish play to go for the cross.
06:40 What that means in the two-legged quarterfinals is that the seeded team get to play the second leg
06:47 at home. It's considered to be the advantage of throw by Ande.
06:55 First time shot. Never really got a clean contact on it did he?
06:59 De Ara Suba. What lies on the referee. Here's a quick glance at his watch.
07:04 And there is the final whistle from the referee. Nil-Nil the final score here.
07:16 Now that means that Asek Mimosa's will top group B. And with that they get a preferential draw.
07:25 In the quarterfinals. Full credit for Semba. Throughout the game they look the sharper of the
07:33 two. And that's probably because they are much sharper with the Tanzanian domestic league having
07:40 kicked off at the start of this month. Asek's their first game since their last Champions League game
07:48 on December the 19th just before Christmas. So on is even with the points and spoils shared.
07:55 And Semba now. Well I'm sure they'll watch tomorrow's game very very carefully.