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00:00Mijeli also there as gets us underway then here at the Stadion Donne.
00:06Asfa are about 4-1 down from the first leg in their predominantly dark strip
00:12kicking from left to right here in the first half. Pyramids, well very much in
00:16the box seat after the opening 90 minutes and they'll need a solid start
00:20here they can't afford to let Asfa get their tails up with an early goal, that
00:26will put a real touch paper to the home fans as well who have been banging
00:32their drums and singing and letting off firecrackers for the last hour or so.
00:36Talcarnero, nice ball in, Furkan, Furkan again good first touch tries to pull the
00:46ball back that goes out for a corner
00:56well has it gone out for a corner, that looks like a, oh nice layoff.
01:02Wokan gets the ball back in and there's the opener for Asfa eight minutes in and
01:08it's game on here in Morocco
01:09Amin Zuzu I think with the finish I don't think we need a VAR check on this one
01:27well well well the team sailing high at the top of the Egyptian Premier League now
01:35under the pump here in Morocco and that look lovely layoff by El Fahle it turned
01:44into a glorious one too with Atul Kan and Yusuf El Fahle finally had his first goal of
01:51the Champions League this season and how precious will that turn out to be by the
01:55the end of the day
02:07Shibby the right-back comes up to take the corner
02:14little dummy with it with Fatih the ball lost ball in and the header straight at the keeper
02:19great opportunity back in and into the keeper's hands Hamza Hamiani a lucky man
02:24that was a lovely delivery in the
02:27there's the shot count three each but
02:35that ball hooked over the top a little bit aimless
02:39can't help but think there's going to be some sort of sanction against the Asfa fans
02:47after this game no matter what happens
02:53El Shinawe just boots that ball out of play there's an Asfa player down on the edge of the
02:58centre circle
03:02this was the incident
03:04the
03:11tears as well
03:12that's how much it means to players when they can no longer continue
03:15interesting to see who comes on in his place
03:17he replaced
03:18Nabi Nagy in the back four
03:21going to be the in swinger six shirts in there now
03:24in fact goes for the long one here towards Zuzu
03:26takes it down Zuzu
03:28well measures the shot blast it high and wide
03:31well that's a good idea from Asfa you do that once or twice and you sort of try and pick out the player on the edge of the area
03:40lots of room to a
03:42dink a ball into there
03:44it's a decent looking delivery the defence though steps back
03:48Barker puts the ball back in there headed away
03:50Mieli beaten in the air
03:52Chibi beaten in the air
03:53oh and it's dropped here
03:55the shot deflects keeper comes for it
03:57why didn't you catch that Mr. El Shinawe
04:00humble and deep lying player
04:03now good ball in
04:04Mieli with the header
04:05and there's a goal back for Pyramid
04:07out of the blue
04:09and Fister Mieli's bagged his seventh goal
04:16at the Champions League this season we did see earlier in the game that the marking from set piece is not great from Asfa
04:25and again
04:26where was the defence on that one
04:29Mieli's onside he's been played on by Bach
04:32and there's no one with him at all in fact there's two players there completely unmarked
04:42there will be a VAR check
04:47good ball in from Chibi but again there's just no one with him
04:50you cannot give the opposition striker a free header like that
04:55waving your arm in the air isn't going to help
04:57Amiani exposed by the defenders in front of him
05:21and the goal is confirmed
05:23finally
05:24well
05:26so another set piece here for Pyramids
05:28they've been dangerous all evening
05:29they were dangerous in the first leg as well
05:33are we going to get
05:34that corner
05:35no we're not the referee deciding that's enough
05:37for the first half here
05:39at the Stade d'Arneur
05:41in Meknes
05:43make things really interesting in this second
05:4545
05:46Pyramids thought they got one back
05:48through Fister Mieli just before the break
05:50that was eventually chalked off after a long
05:52VR check for off-site
05:55so underway then here in the second half
05:57Asfar our hosts
05:58although not at their home stadium as
06:01that is currently
06:04being used
06:05or being refurbished rather
06:06ahead of being used in the
06:08Africa Cup of Nations
06:09also been held in Morocco at the end of the year
06:11the Prince Moulai Abdallah stadium
06:14if you think the atmosphere here
06:17with a maximum crowd of 12,000 is hot
06:19and now all of a sudden
06:20Asfar on the counter-attack
06:21oh and they're spacing behind here
06:23here's El Fahli
06:25oh brilliant save from El Shinawi
06:29and El Shinawi comes out
06:31he's still out there
06:32and he eventually gives away the free kick
06:34and I think he's going to get a yellow card as well
06:36determined to get the game stopped there
06:38wasn't he Armand El Shinawi
06:40got Torfik for company over there on the right hand side
06:43Hadraf
06:44then wider and wider
06:45then cuts inside
06:47nice ball into the near post
06:48and a slip from Gabba
06:50what he says there was a tug on the shirt
06:53does the pyramids captain
06:57another set piece then in
06:58five minutes into this second half
07:00goes for the back post
07:01headed up rather than away
07:03by Hamdi
07:05held further away there
07:07lobbed back in
07:08Hamdi again with the header
07:09and it's going to be a tight one
07:10that one for El Shinawi
07:11oof
07:12that was close
07:13eh Torkan
07:15nearly get
07:18now Remat
07:22moving the ball quickly here Asfar
07:24oh nearly
07:25and it has indeed
07:26almost picked up
07:27by Zuzu
07:30Zuzu gets it back again
07:31on the edge of the area
07:32chips a nice ball into the back
07:33post
07:34and then the header goes over the bar
07:35and there will be a goal kick
07:41claims for otherwise from the Asfar players
07:50and Salbi
07:51brings it forward
07:53oh well now space in behind here for Asfar
07:55and the deflection off the defender
07:57fortunately for Pyramids goes straight to El Shinawi
08:00that could have gone anywhere
08:01that could have gone anywhere
08:04El Kharti perhaps not making the right decision
08:06and now there's space over on that far side
08:08for Anas Bach
08:10oh nice turn
08:11space
08:13turning the area
08:14laid off
08:15put a cross goal and that's off the top of the crossbar
08:17Asfar so close to 2-0 on the night
08:202-0 on the night
08:26machine beating in the air
08:29and Asfar coming forwards again
08:31just three men up in the attack
08:33oh lovely
08:34weighted pass
08:35and there's Bayer to make it
08:362-0
08:373-0
08:42Joel Bayer has come off the bench
08:43and bagged his fourth goal
08:45of the Champions League campaign
08:47and Asfar now
08:48within touching distance
08:52of the semi-finals
08:53that looked so unlikely at the start of the night
08:56and remember this a pyramid side
08:58unbeaten in 24 matches
09:00they've won 20 of them
09:04they're being put to the sword here
09:05in Morocco
09:07lovely finish from Bayer
09:08no chance for the goalkeeper
09:15but surely that was far too easy
09:16they just sliced straight through the defence
09:25and now things really will get interesting
09:27in the last eight minutes or so
09:35and now
09:38Hamadan
09:40fighting for the ball as well
09:41now
09:42over the top
09:44and pyramids
09:45coming through
09:47and now
09:48Bayeley
09:49oh brilliant save
09:50still on the attack here
09:51and eventually
09:52put behind
09:53put away for a throw
09:55now they're defending to be done
09:58Zuzu's going to fancy this one
10:00Zuzu does go for it
10:01and the keeper
10:02rooted to the spot
10:12and pyramids have done it
10:14Asfar have thrown everything at them here
10:17at the stadium done out
10:19but it's pyramids despite losing their 24 game unbeaten run
10:24that have won through
10:27to the CAF Champions League semi-finals
10:30for the first time in their history
10:31they'll face Orlando Pirates
10:32or MC Algier
10:34in those semi-finals at the end of the month
10:39and you've got to feel bad
10:41for Asfar Abad
10:42they've thrown everything into this game
10:43they didn't play well in the first leg
10:45but 4-1
10:46maybe a slightly harsh score line
10:48but they were deservedly beaten in Cairo
10:50but they really put that behind them
10:53and put everything into this second leg here
10:56in Meknes
10:57despite Anik being unable to play
10:59at their home stadium
11:01due to the refurbishment work going on ahead
11:03of the Africa Cup of Nations
11:04at the end of this year
11:06here in Morocco