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00:00Al-Ali on the left of your screens in red, the defending champions.
00:05The Group C tabletoppers on the right of your screens, Orlando Pirates.
00:10The veteran goalkeeper for not just Al-Ali but Egypt as well, of course.
00:13Hussein El-Shahad, we're off and underway in Cairo.
00:18Manuel El-Solier and Karim El-Debes also dropping to the bench as for Orlando Pirates.
00:23Well, three changes for them.
00:25Up front, Evidence Macoppa has come in for Sego Fatso, Mbassa.
00:31Pasako Marko coming in on the left-back and Taviso Lebidso at right-back.
00:36Mohamed El-Kota and Dino Van Ruyen dropping down to the bench.
00:45In red shirts, White-Shorten, Red Sox playing from right to left,
00:49and they've got defending to do because Pirates are in here immediately.
00:52And that was a glorious chance, and why didn't he go for goal is the immediate thought.
00:57Mofokeng into Hotto.
01:00Hotto striding forward, good run this from Dion Hotto and a striker goal as well from Hotto.
01:06Always rising from the Namibian.
01:08To Hala Del Fata and a bit of space for Karim.
01:16And still it comes in to Karim, men in the middle if they can get through.
01:19Really important challenge to take that behind.
01:23The home side.
01:26Swung it up goes Karim.
01:29Solid enough punch on it from Chahine.
01:31Still it's not clear, they're queuing up.
01:32Oh, how did he miss?
01:33Oh, that was a gaping opportunity in the back post for Yasser Ibrahim.
01:37He could not take it.
01:39But Al-Ali...
01:46Hatia.
01:47Hatia.
01:49Dinking it forward.
01:50Nice ball through and it might go all the way through.
01:52It's a really solid save from Chahine and then over the bar.
01:54He could turn in the follow-up when it came his way.
01:57Omar Al-Sayyid with the acrobatics.
02:00Especially in the league as well.
02:05Sassane clears it away but it falls to Assur.
02:08Makaoula turns his back, striker goal from Assur straight at Chahine.
02:13Sassane into Maswangani.
02:17They play through the lines here, Paris, and doing pretty well as well.
02:19This is lovely stuff from then.
02:20Over hit to Hotto.
02:21The ball needs to come back to Lobito.
02:25From him, Rabiot away.
02:27Mbatha picks it up.
02:28Powers through in the midfield.
02:30Now he can strike a goal and he does indeed.
02:33Well, he certainly can hit the...
02:35Salenti and Mbatha.
02:36We saw that last week with his stunning strike.
02:39Al-Sayyid.
02:40Another try for Al-Ali.
02:42Deeper this time.
02:43Chahine catches.
02:47An infringement spotted in that crowded area as well by the Mauritanian
02:51of the CAF African Champions League.
02:55It's final 45 minutes.
02:59Paris currently sitting the pretty up.
03:03Top of the log.
03:04And as long as they avoid defeat, the South Africans,
03:08African champions in 1995,
03:12will be going through.
03:15Winners.
03:34Mbatha.
03:36That's managed to get through.
03:39Marco looking into the area.
03:40Chance here for Mbatha.
03:41They've not taken it.
03:42Hotto.
03:43Just inches wide.
03:45One goal from his six Champions League games before this.
03:48Mbatha swings it in.
03:49He's come here for a Mofageng.
03:50Well, he couldn't miss.
03:52He had the freedom of the Cairo International Stadium to poke that
03:55home as it made its way through to him.
03:58And Mbatha.
03:59He's got it.
04:00Pirates.
04:01The league leaders in Group C.
04:04Go clear at the home of the African champions.
04:06Al-Ali.
04:07One nil Pirates.
04:09Early in the second half.
04:11And Willem Bohele.
04:13That's his third goal in as many Champions League games.
04:17It just wasn't cut out by Rabia.
04:22Al-Ali failing to clear their lines.
04:24Abdel Fattah as well.
04:25Real mess at the back.
04:27From the outside.
04:28Real mess at the back.
04:30From the African champions.
04:32Simple enough ball in from Mbatha.
04:35Maswangani instantly looking across the line to see if the flag was going to go up.
04:39It didn't.
04:40And a little toe poke.
04:42From the 20-year-old.
04:46It means that Pirates are leading at Al-Ali.
04:51Well, stunning stuff.
04:53And look what it means to him.
04:59Atiyah.
05:01Into Ashwar.
05:02Ashwar with a strike.
05:03And it goes into Abu Ali.
05:04Super save from Chahine.
05:06Absolutely vital.
05:09To stop Al-Ali from levelling the scores.
05:14Numbers forward for Al-Ali.
05:15Here's Afshar with a strike.
05:17And a strike off target.
05:20You could hear the roar that came out of him.
05:22With one South Africa cap.
05:23One in September against South Sudan.
05:28That's surely not what they wanted to do.
05:29He had to check back.
05:30And then Rabia got their head.
05:32Onto the delivery from M.O. Ashwar.
05:36But he just had to check from the little touch forward to him.
05:38Kaula behind him.
05:39If he had just played it the way he was facing.
05:42He said he took a gamble.
05:43And Al-Ali could be in behind him.
05:45And it could be costly.
05:46Oh, that's a lovely lift over the top.
05:48And into the back of the net.
05:50From the substitute who's just come on.
05:52El-Shahad.
05:53Absolutely delightful.
05:55Pirates lost the ball in midfield.
05:57He's only been on the field a matter of minutes.
06:03And Hussein El-Shahad has brought Al-Ali level in the game.
06:08They need to win.
06:09And it was from that blind pass from Hotto.
06:12Lots of space.
06:14Pirates suggesting he was offside.
06:15He looked pretty level.
06:17And then look.
06:18The time.
06:19The composure.
06:21And the touch from El-Shahad.
06:23Just a little moment there as he paused.
06:26And just lifted it delightfully.
06:29Over Chayene.
06:31Exquisite.
06:35About his substitution.
06:36Abu Ali.
06:37They've got to play the advantage here.
06:38They do.
06:39Strike a goal.
06:40Tip behind.
06:41By Chayene.
06:43Marwan Atia.
06:44The man with it.
06:45Holds his head in his hands.
06:46He's never scored.
06:47They're going to have a look like Pirates.
06:49We're going to be repeating the feed.
06:50They'll be very eager to get back into that sort of position.
06:55Not the best set-piece delivery.
06:56Hotto knocks it wide.
06:57It comes in deep this time.
06:59Up towards Mofukeng.
07:00Hani off his shoulder.
07:02Matsuanganyi.
07:04Lays it into Mofukeng.
07:05And they're meddling in the middle if he can find them.
07:06Well, he tries to chip in.
07:08Doesn't get the contact right.
07:10And substitution will be made as well.
07:15Mofukeng.
07:17There's a man out wide.
07:18If they can find him on the right-hand side.
07:20Razapocha.
07:22Glamini.
07:23Into the middle.
07:24It goes.
07:25And over the line.
07:26Surely it goes.
07:27Well, if not on the first attempt, certainly on the second.
07:29And Pirates have restored their lead.
07:31Gilberto turning it home.
07:34But did it go over the line earlier?
07:36Either way.
07:38Pirates have restored their lead.
07:40And have taken control of Group C once again.
07:46Well, they were 1-0 up.
07:48And then look at this.
07:49A nice move down the left-hand side.
07:50Glamini the substitute.
07:52Here we go.
07:53Final touch.
07:54That was from Mbassa.
07:57Did it go over the line?
07:59It didn't.
08:00And Gilberto was following up to make sure that it did.
08:03It bounced.
08:05Just what?
08:06Six inches or so.
08:08Was it inside the line?
08:09I think from that angle.
08:10It looks as though actually it was from Mbassa.
08:13This might help us.
08:17Inconclusive from that angle.
08:19El Saliha.
08:21Oh, nice turn from Abu Ali.
08:22And strike a goal as well.
08:23Oh, that was just inches away from bringing Al-Ali level.
08:31A little bit of space inside for El Saliha.
08:33Just touches it forward.
08:35It comes into Abu Ali.
08:36Down he goes again.
08:37The chance here.
08:39And they can't take it.
08:41And Al-Ali one more.
08:43And Abu Ali.
08:44And they will stay up there as well.
08:46But this time it is headed away.
08:48A bit of space for Hani.
08:52Long diagonal into the box it goes.
08:55Strike a goal.
08:56Oh, that's absolutely stunning.
08:59Absolutely stunning to bring Al-Ali back into it.
09:03Well, the decision has gone against them.
09:06That was as sweet of Ali as you could wish to see.
09:08Deep in stoppage time.
09:10But no.
09:11Because the flag went up.
09:12Let's have a look.
09:13Pumped forward.
09:15Rabia was offside there.
09:16He didn't get a touch.
09:17But he was second.
09:21Faiz.
09:22A judge to have been interfering.
09:24But what a straighter.
09:25Hold on to this.
09:26Well, they don't.
09:27Because it is mission achieved for Orlando Pirates of South Africa.
09:32They have beaten Al-Ali by two goals to one in Cairo.
09:36And in so doing, they have secured their top spot in Group C.
09:41Both sides already had qualified before kickoff.
09:44It was all about who would finish top of the pile.
09:46And it has gone Pirates way.
09:48And they've done it by inflicting Al-Ali's first home defeat
09:52in the African Champions League.
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