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    Sundowns edge Esperance as crowd violence mars quarter-final

    Sundowns edge Esperance as crowd violence mars quarter-final
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    Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance supporters clash after a CAF Champions League quarter-final in Pretoria. (PHILL MAGAKOE)

    Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance supporters conflict after a CAF Champions League quarter-final in Pretoria. (PHILL MAGAKOE)

    Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa edged Esperance of Tunisia 1-0 on Tuesday in a CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg marred by post-match crowd violence.

    Namibian ahead Peter Shalulile scored the one purpose after 54 minutes, firing previous goalkeeper Bechir Ben Stated from shut vary at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria.

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    Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro arrange the match-winner with a protracted diagonal go into the goalmouth that Jayden Adams nodded into the trail of veteran Shalulile.

    After a cagey affair that produced few scoring alternatives, rival supporters clashed within the stands for a number of minutes. Medical officers mentioned they handled some followers for minor accidents.

    “I used to be instructed that rival supporters threw plastic bottles of water at one another and there have been scuffles. We handled some cuts and bruises, however nothing critical,” a medic instructed AFP.

    As a disappointing match drew to a detailed, Sundowns’ Portuguese coach Miguel Cardoso ran onto the pitch to drag a number of of his gamers away from opponents after a South African was fouled.

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    “Exhausting work lies forward of us,” mentioned Cardoso, referring to the return match in Rades on the outskirts of Tunis on April 8.

    “We misplaced our approach after taking the lead. Our purpose delighted me, particularly the way in which we switched play from one facet of the pitch to the opposite.

    “I wish to guarantee Sundowns supporters that we aren’t travelling to Tunisia to defend. We’re going there to attain and win the second leg.”

    Then Esperance coach Cardoso plotted the downfall of Sundowns within the Champions League semi-finals final season, with the Tunisian outfit successful each legs 1-0.

    – Packed defence –

    Esperance defended en masse till the closing levels and didn’t have a single purpose try on the right track regardless of boasting the main Champions League scorer in seven-goal Youcef Belaili.

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    The closest they got here to threatening Sundowns was halfway via the second half when Nigerian Onuche Ogbelu had a close-range shot courageously blocked by Argentinian Lucas Suarez.

    Former Tunisia star Maher Kanzari started in opposition to Sundowns a 3rd stint as Esperance coach after Romanian Laurentiu Reghecampf was sacked for unsatisfactory home outcomes.

    Orlando Pirates accomplished a South African double by successful 1-0 away to Mouloudia Alger of Algeria, with substitute Mohau Nkota snatching the Sixty fifth-minute winner in opposition to the run of play.

    Nkota burst down the center and slid the ball previous advancing goalkeeper Abdelatif Ramdane, who was a digital spectator for the remainder of a match watched by a sell-out 50,000 crowd in Algiers.

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    Mouloudia thought they’d levelled quickly after via captain Ayoub Abdellaoui, however the purpose was disallowed for a foul on Pirates goalkeeper Sipho Chaine.

    The Pirates shot-stopper had repeatedly defied the hosts within the first half as they maintained their dominance over Algerian sides, having overwhelmed Chabab Belouizdad twice within the group part.

    In Cairo, there have been contrasting successful margins for Egyptian golf equipment with Pyramids thumping FAR Rabat of Morocco 4-1 whereas title-holders Al Ahly pipped Al Hilal of Sudan 1-0.

    Fiston Mayele and Ibrahim Adel scored two targets every for Pyramids, who punished some reckless defending by the Moroccans.

    An excellent volleyed purpose from defender Mohamed Hany on 11 minutes separated Ahly and Hilal, who will host the return match in Libya because of the Sudanese civil struggle.

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