Fulltime: Ahly 3-0 Al-Ain FC
Scorers: W. Abou Ali 32', E. Ashour 55', Afsha 90+2' (pen)
Yellow cards:
Mohammed Al Baloushi, Erik, Fabio Cardoso (Al-Ain)
Line ups
Ahly: Mohamed El-Shennawy - Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim (Achraf Dari 89, Yahia Attiyat Allah, Akram Tawfik - Marwan Attia (Omar El-Saaiy 90+9), Emam Ashour (Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdi 89), Ahmed Koka (Omar Kamal 80) - Hussein El-Shahat (Amr El Sulaya 80), Wessam Abou Ali, Taher Mohamed.
Al-Ain FC: Khalid Eisa - - EriK (Felipe Salomoni 85), Kouame Autonne, Fabio Cardoso - Bandar Mohamed (Abdoul Karim Traore 85), Yong-woo Park, Yehia Nader (Kodjo Laba 64), Matias Palacios - Mohammed Al-Baloushi (Matías Segovia 59), Kaku, Soufiane Rahimi.
90+9' Fulltime
90+9' Substitution for Ahly: Omar El-Saaiy replaces Marwan Attia
90+6' Al-Ain win a free kick in their own half.
90+5' Al-Ain win a free kick in their own half.
90+4' Al-Ain's Cardoso receives a yellow card.
90+2' GOAAAAAAL... Afsha adds the third for Ahly from the spot
90' Match officials signal 8 minutes of added time
90' Ahly awarded a penalty kick.
89' Double subs for Ahly: Achraf Dari comes in for Yasser Ibrahim; Mohamed 'Afsha' Magdi replaces Emam Ashour.
85' Double subs for Al-Ain: Felipe Salomoni replaces Erik; Abdoul Karim Traore comes in for Bandar Mohammed.
85' Throw in for Ahly
84' Free kick for Al-Ain
80' Double subs for Ahly: Amr El Sulaya replaces Hussein El Shahat; Omar Kamal comes in for Ahmed Koka
77' Kodjo Laba’s header from close range is saved
76' Throw in for Al-Ain
75' With fifteen minutes remaining, Ahly hold their lead, but Al-Ain dominate possession with 54%.
73' Emam Ashour wins a free kick
69' Throw in for Ahly in their own half.
67' WHAT A SAVE! Al-Ain goalkeeper comes to the save to block Emam Ashour's left-footed shot from outside the box
66' Taher Mohamed wins a free kick.
64' Substitituion for Al-Ain: Kodjo Laba comes in for Yahia Nader.
60' At the hour mark, Ahly maintain their lead, but Al-Ain control the game with 51% possession.
59' Substitution for Al-Ain: Matías Segovia replaces Mohammed Al-Baloushi
56' Al-Ain's Erik gets a yellow card.
55' GOAAAAAAL... Ashour adds the second for Ahly
54' Ahly are pushing forward to add the second goal
53' Mohammed Al-Baloushi receives a yellow card.
52' Al-Ain win a free kick in their own half.
51' Throw in for Ahly in Al-Ain own half
48' Ashour's right-footed shot from close range goes above the bar.
46' Abou Ali wins a free kick
46' Second half begins
45+3' Halftime.
45' Match officials signal 2 minutes of added time.
44' Ashour wins a foul for Ahly
43' Throw in for Ahly from the left side of their own half.
42' Goal kick for Ahly
39' Corner kick for Al-Ain, conceded by Rabia.
36' WHAT A CHANCE! Yong-woo Park's header from very close range is close but it goes above the bar.
32' GOAAAAAAL… Wessam Abou Ali scores for Ahly
30' With half an hour gone, the game remains tied, but Ahly are in control with 61% possession.
27' Abou Ali wins a free kick
24' A corner kick for Ahly
21' Al-Ain's Rahimi ruled offside.
20' Cardoso commits a foul against Rabia on the left side.
19' Foul for Al-Ain conceded by Akram Tawfik
17' Foul for Al-Ain
15' Foul for Ahly
14' Rahimi’s right-footed shot from the left side goes wide.
12' Ahly are relentlessly pushing forward to score an early goal.
10' Taher Mohamed's header was close but it goes wide to the left.
8' Al-Ain goalkeeper Khalid Eisa makes another save to deny Abou Ali from scoring from the left side.
7' WHAT A SAVE! Al-Ain goalkeeper Khalid Eisa produces a brilliant save to stop El-Shahat from scoring from the left side.
4' Attiyat Allah sends a cross to the area from a free kick, but Al-Ain defence clears the ball
3' Foul for Ahly
2' Foul for Al-Ain
0' Match is underway
19:30 Players are warming
19:00 Marcel Koller kept the same team that beat Zamalek in the Egyptian Super Cup five days ago.
18:30 Hernan Crespo announces his starting eleven 90 minutes before the start of the game.
17:30 Fans are already flocking into the stadium almost three hours before the game.
15:30 At the same time, Koller also admitted that Ahly is not fully fit physically, calling the team’s fans to be patient, especially since the season is still in its early stages.
14:15 On Monday, Ahly's Swiss coach Marcel Koller said he knows that UAE side Al-Ain suffers from many defensive problems, adding that they also have offensive strength which requires a balanced game against them.
“We know that the UAE side has conceded a lot of goals during previous games, but they have also scored a significant number of goals,” Marcel Koller told the pre-match news conference on Monday.
“They are a very good team, so we have to play a balanced game against them. They have a very good attack with players like Sofiane Rahimi. We have to defend well against them to win the game.”
13:30 Ahly recently won the Egyptian Super Cup title at the expense of arch-rivals Zamalek; an achievement that could give the Reds' players a boost of confidence and help them claim victory against Al-Ain.
12:30 Tonight's game is the first official meeting between the two clubs and the winner will be advancing to face the winner of the game between CF Pachuca and the South American champions.
12:00 Egyptian and African Champions, Ahly wll be hosting their Asian counterparts, Al-Ain FC of UAE Tuesday night at Cairo International Stadium in the maiden FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
Venue: Cairo International Stadium
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
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