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00:00So a player who's managed to play abroad in Kosovo, Stade Abidjan in blue getting the
00:07game underway.
00:08A battle of the highest order here for the Ivorians and of course feeding off the feel-good
00:14factor of what the national team have done, who knows what they're capable of doing.
00:19I think we've got to just enjoy what we've seen from the Cote d'Ivoire and how they've
00:24managed to play their football.
00:27As Roger Asale, we talked about how important he is, he'll be working that midfield in a
00:32big way.
00:33Corre picks it up, he's got great skills and great acceleration, but good cover play there
00:40from Abdel Fattah, just marshalling at the back.
00:49Rabiot met in the midfield.
00:56Trying to protect the ball a little bit, losing possession, Ashaad just sending it
01:00through Karaba.
01:01Karaba gets the ball out to the right-hand side, Tahir, Tahir with a good chance, what
01:05a block.
01:06And they're at the right timing, Mohamed El Shenoui, they get the ball rolling once again.
01:11Asale is getting himself, here he is, Roger Asale puts it on his right foot, he's the
01:16danger man.
01:17You saw that he surged forward and he knows how to score goals.
01:20Pushed up by El Shahad, El Shahad, there's the through ball, it's been picked up, a little
01:23bit complicated.
01:27Just control that.
01:28And a good delivery here, oh that was fantastic.
01:32The perfect...
01:33It's good work to make that ball available, as Afshar gets the ball down into the corner,
01:41nicely done, picked up.
01:42And a good opportunity, Afshar's super dangerous, down into the, towards the byline, it's lofted
01:48over, that's surely in the back of the net, there's the first goal, and what a fine strike
01:53that was.
01:54And it is Karaba who does the damage, coming in over on that left-hand side.
01:59There were two of them waiting, and communication was top quality.
02:03The delivery there from Afshar on the right-hand side was sublime, he took his man out perfectly
02:10before sending in the perfect delivery, finished off by Karaba.
02:18Well, we'll get to see the, what's the first goal for Alalee in the Champions League this
02:29season, 2024-2025.
02:31Afshar, here he is, look at him, he's just gonna tease his marker beautifully, Zebra
02:37doesn't know what he's doing, he gets right over the back there, and Karaba with the volley
02:42that bounced, got a touch to it, Dries Zabamba, but it was just hit with so much force that
02:50it found its way past him.
02:51Look at that, beautifully lofted into his path, and a little bit of acrobatics off the
03:00left hand of Bamba, in it goes, and there's your first goal in Group C for the defending
03:07champ.
03:08The wonderful attacking midfield that Alalee have had over the years, past decade, oh it's
03:15been picked up, great opportunity, pushing forward, Karaba can't get that little through
03:20ball that was pushed through to him by Afshar, continue, there's the attempted through ball,
03:29nicely done, trying to play the one-two, look at that for a sensational goal, and fired
03:34into the corner, that is absolute quality from Afshar, beautiful pass, sensational finish
03:42for Alalee, who double their scorelines here in their own backyard, and the Cairo International
03:48Stadium is bouncing, slick passing, slick scoring.
03:5427th goal for Afshar in 142 games played for Alalee, that in itself is something special,
04:03he'd be smiling all evening if they walk away with a victory, just talked about how
04:09important they are, let's just have a look at this again, that was the one-two that was
04:13played perfectly with Tahir, and into the corner it goes.
04:22First time shot, low into the corner to beat Dries Zabamba, and it's hit with force, on
04:30the far surface, flying off the surface into the corner there, and a two-nil cushion, and
04:39the two front boys, Karaba, Afshar, scoring two goals.
04:46Morocco as well as Tahir moves forward, the opportunities, he's looking to try and get
04:50the ball across, it has been picked up on the left-hand side, there's a little toe poke,
04:55oh it's wonderfully worked, and how about that for a goal, and El Shahat is the man
05:00who gets himself the third goal for Alalee, it just looked too easy, too many players
05:06in position, and they were queuing up to get on the end of that.
05:18You talk about a team that just click into gear, well Alalee are definitely the team,
05:25constantly finding the back of the net, and you've got Afshar on the bench still, you've
05:32got Reda Slim as well, the Moroccan youngster, and Persico, these players can do exactly
05:38the same, very, very effective, Tahir gets the ball across, it's been picked up there
05:45by Atiyah, into the path of Karaba, and then a slick, squared ball towards El Shahat, there
05:55you go, he's a little bit behind him, but he still manages to use that left foot to
05:58just get it, make contact, has to go and search for it, but too late to get back across, goal
06:07number three, 26 and a half minutes in, they can't collapse now, there's Karaba, keeps
06:16the ball back, and an overhead, well, producing the aerial exploits, there's a little bit
06:23of an apology there, he's smiling and saying, well I thought maybe it would be a good thing
06:27to do, but could have gone left.
06:31There they go again, here is Tahir, the Cairo-born forward, little bit of a communication breakdown
06:40as Babacar Gueye walks away with the ball, now into the midfield, there you go, watch
06:45out for Roger Asale, he's going to search forward, he's going to look for an option
06:48out wide, he does have it, he'll put himself back into position, anybody there for the
06:52header, oh, that is delightful, what a brilliant goal from Stade Abidjan, the angled header,
06:59the work was incredible, and Mohamed El Shenoui couldn't get himself into that corner, and
07:05the captain holds the post, and a brilliant score, Kassoum Kone is the man who got that
07:11flashing header, the angled header, got in front of his man, just look at that, he even
07:17beat Ibrahim Yasser to the ball, maybe a little bit inattentive, that is a fantastic header.
07:29The delivery from the right from Kouyate was brilliant, the surge forward from Asale was
07:35top quality, and how about that for a finish, into the corner, couldn't have been placed
07:40better than that, and that will give them a lot of confidence, remember it's their first
07:45goal in the final, great celebrations, fantastic results, and of course nine years later, they're
07:57at it again, that's a wonderful through ball, it's right in the middle, it's in the back
08:00of the net, no, it is not, Karaba can't get his direction right, but how about, and yeah,
08:06they're slick, but missing out on a few scoring opportunities as well, at the same time, nicely
08:13done, oh, that was very close, Afshar, well, you saw the Bambas feet were just cemented
08:18to the ground, because raced back and intercepted, long ball over the top, an opportunity, oh,
08:23and he goes for Roger Sally, and Del Chenery comes out, safe hands from the Egyptian giant.
08:37Well, of course, the half-time whistle blown by Mr. Tongui Mbeyemi of Gabon, and a solid
08:45first 45-minute team that they were going to play two days later, just to show how committed
08:53he is to the cause.
08:55Here we go then for the second half here at the Cairo International Stadium, and as you
09:00can see, we have three goals scored by the danger men, Karaba, El Shahat and Afshar,
09:07as the ball gets whipped into the penalty box, and cleared quite comfortably, they need
09:12to just have their wits about them, Roger Sally just working his magic there, and making
09:17it safe, he's been picked up and taken forward by Kouyate, knocked back, got to be careful,
09:24young zebra, and the defensive header picked up by Bamba, Tahir gets the ball out wide,
09:33an opportunity to try and race up, Abdel Fattah gets the ball across, oh, look at that, and
09:39that is just pure quality, a brilliant strike from that very dangerous man Karaba, second
09:46volley of the game, but honestly, no one saw that, because it was hit with so much
09:51force, and the beautiful, beautiful bicycle kick, to make it four goals to one, that was
10:00pure class, that was brilliant, that was yalla, yalla, yalla, and you can see these fans,
10:07they're absolutely loving what the man, whose name Karaba means electricity, he's definitely
10:14plugged in tonight, but that, well, he's gonna, he's gonna bring down the grid if he
10:20continues to shoot and score goals like that, in the second half, well the cross that came
10:30over into his path was perfect as well, let's just have a look at this again, Tahir gets
10:34the ball out, here is Abdel Fattah, lofts it over, there's no header there, but the
10:39left-footed volley, hit with so much venom, into the corner, and Bamba didn't even move,
10:50and there's your fourth goal, you've got it marked tightly, if you want to look at Stade
10:54Abidjan, look at that, it's completely missed by the, by the centre-backs, as that ball
10:59was lofted up into position, he didn't really had to do that much, finally, it just looked
11:07really good, but look at the joy, you can celebrate big time, because it looks very
11:11good, and it was a fine finish, there is no doubt to that, the deal with that, little,
11:20pass ball through the midfields, they're working their magic, Marwan gets the ball there, there's
11:24a cluster of Stade Abidjan players, long range shot, that is sensationally shot in from Afshan,
11:30little bit too, chance to try and get a goal, another one, and they're bringing up a bit
11:36of reinforcements as well, Torres come up as well, there's the delivery at the far post,
11:41the fans whistling, it's headed back, long shot, coming in, oh, it's delightful, look
11:46at that, Roger Assale is the man, the backflick, and they get a second goal, Stade Abidjan are
11:52not here to make up numbers, and Mohamed El Senoui can't do anything about that, it was
11:57beautifully set up, I must admit, that was delightful, it's going to make these defenders
12:02very annoyed, because it just happened so quickly, but you can say that, at the other
12:08end, it's been the same scenario, let's just have a look at this again, it's Gueye who
12:13gets it across, the header comes back, it's fired in, from the outside of the penalty
12:18box perfectly, and it's Yanzeb who gets it across, and look at that touch, all he needed
12:24to do was get the touch, and that was delightful, Mohamed Niampe, and look at that lovely long
12:35range shot coming in, there's that left foot, and it's gone wide of the target, played down
12:45in the penalty box, well it's been pulled back, an opportunity here, we'll see a shot
12:50coming in, it does come in, but it's been blocked, and it comes out wide, El Shahad,
12:56El Shahad, great save from Bamba, so the Tanzanians unable to deal, well it's a good through ball,
13:02the flag stays down, it's a good opportunity, it has been pulled back, it's been pulled
13:06back a little too far, Tahir, and it comes off Koyate, it's still alive, it's back into
13:11the penalty box, and it's an Ivor Xtia's edition of the Total Energy's Africa Cup of Nations
13:19in Morocco, which is a great feat, back in action, they go again, it's an opportunity,
13:25Roger Assale gets the ball out, there's a shot coming in, oh that's so close, and Koury
13:31over to Koyate, that's a good ball, that's a very good ball, here's Koury, into the penalty
13:36box, he turns well, it's come off the post, quite extraordinary, what a great, put back
13:41onto his right foot, Afsha, and now a chance, Marwan Atia with a fine shot, but it's a little
13:48bit wide, it's inside, looking for options, squares it into the middle, it's a good ball
13:53to Niamhpe, comes out wide to Koury, Koury gets his shot in, but it goes very high, good
13:59opportunity now, and it's been dealt and passed out to El Shahat over the far side, and Karabakh
14:05can't get his hat trick, just gets in the way, Mansour, the pass is not perfect, and
14:10Moukharou doing the damage, and the final whistle has been blown here at the Cairo International
14:16Stadium, and an opening group victory for the defending champions, the final score,
14:23Ahly 4, Stade Abidjan 2.