Egypt: Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly Held To A draw By Minnows
Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly were held to a 1-1 draw by Future FC at Al Ahly We Al Salam Stadium on Sunday night in the Egyptian League.
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Al Ahly’s loanee to Future FC, Karim Nedved scored in the second half to cancel out Mohamed Sherif’s early goal.
Despite the draw, Pitso Mosimane’s side are heading to the international break atop of the league table with 19 points after seven matches.
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Ahmed Abdelkader, Al Ahly’s winger sent a ground pass, feeding Sherif who put the ball in the top corner to open the scoring on the night.
Al Ahly as expected dominated the majority of the first half having the possession and creating chances to double the score with the opponent focusing on quick counter-attacks. Mohamed El Shenawy was handed a yellow card after a late challenge against Future’s striker.
In the second half, Mosimane made a change in his team as Ramy Rabia joined the pitch instead of Luís Miquissone.
Twelve minutes into the second half, Future’s Ahmed Atef escaped Al Ahly’s markers and raced down to the box, sending an accurate cross to Karim Nedved, who leveled the score.
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The African champions however continue to press forward and Pitso used made four attacking substitutions as Ali Maaloul, Taher Mohamed Taher, Hussein El Shahat and Ammar Hamdy joined the game, boosting our attacking power.
But a compact defense from Future FC forced Al Ahly’s players to focus on crosses from both sides but their defenders stood their ground.
The minutes went by and the referee blew his final whistle, with the scores level at 1-1.
Meanwhile…
Head coach of Al Ahly, Pitso Mosimane has given his players a 12-day rest as the league heads into the Africa Cup of Nations break.
The team is set to return to training on 8 January.
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