Sunday, October 20, 2013

OFC Champions League: Al-Ahly Win PK Thriller To Continue Defense Of Continental Title

At El Gouna, Egypt:

After a game-two 1-1 draw between Al-Ahly and visiting Coton Sport, which squared their two-game CAF Champions League semifinal series at 2-2 on aggregate, 30 scoreless minutes of overtime were played on Sunday.  In the penalty-kick shootout, Walid Soliman, Wael Gomaa, Shehab El-Din Ahmed, Sayed Moawad, Mahmoud Trzeguet, Mohamed Nagieb, and Ahmed Fathy all converted their spot kicks as Al-Ahly won the shootout 7-6 to advance to the Champions League final, which opens November 1-3 in Johannesburg against Orlando Pirates, with the return contest to take place November 8-10 in Egypt.  The winner would play in December's FIFA Club World Cup, which would take place in Morocco.

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