File photo: Ismaily players greeting fans (Photo: AbdelHamedd Eid)
Ismaily, Egypt's sole representative in the Arab UAFA Cup, reached the competition's final after defeating CR Belouizdad 4-1 on penalties on Wednesday.
Ismaily, who held the Algerian side to a 1-1 draw in Algeria two weeks ago, opened the scoring after 14 minutes via a goal from Amr El-Soulaya but Belouizdad's Islam Silmani leveled the aggregate score on the stroke of halftime
The hosts had the upper hand in the penalty shootout, converting four to their opponents' one.
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