Full time: Ahly vs Coton Sport (African Champions League semis)

Title holders Ahly through to the African Champions League final after beating Cameroon's Coton Sport 7-6 on penalties following a 2-2 aggregate draw

Normal time: Ahly 1-1 Coton Sport
Ahly win 7-6 on penalties to reach the Champions League final
Penalty shootout:
1- Mohamed Abou-Treika wastes for Ahly
1- Ambroise Oyongo scores for Coton Sport
2- Walid Soliman scores for Ahly
2- Aminou Bouba scores for Coton Sport
3- Wael Gomaa scores for Ahly
3- Kada Yougouda wastes for Coton Sport
4- Shehab Ahmed scores for Ahly
4- Manga Mbah scores for Coton Sport
5- Sayed Moawad scores for Ahly
5- Kingue Mpondo scores for Coton Sport
Sudden death:
6- Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet" scores for Ahly
6- Coton Sport score
7- Mohamed Naguib scores for Ahly
7- Nicaise Zimbori-Auzingoni scores for Coton Sport
8- Ahmed Fathi scores for Ahly
8- Jacques Haman wastes for Coton Sport
The referee blows his final whistle, we are now going to penalties.
90+2 Ahly make their final substitution. Central defender Wael Gomaa replaces striker Ahmed Abdel-Zaher.
90 A poor volley from Walid Soliman misses the target.
89 We are approaching penalty shootout.
87 Ahly are mounting pressure upfront but they hardly create any goal-scoring chances. Coton, on the other hand, launch swift breakaways.
84 Ahly make their second substitution. Rami Rabeia is replaced by midfielder Mahmoud Hassan "Trezeguet".
83 Coton Sport are dangerous on the break in the latter stages.
80 Ekrami dives to his right to superbly save a long-range free kick from Coton Sport.
78 According to CAF's Champions League regulations, if the match ends in an aggregate draw, the match will immediately go to penalty shootout to determine the winner.
76 Ahly make their first substitution. Forward El-Sayed Hamdi replaces attacking midfielder Abdallah El-Said.
74 Some desperate defending from the visitors is denying Ahly, who are laying siege to their area.
70 Ahly are piling on pressure in a bid to restore their advantage.
67 It's now all square. The aggregate score is 2-2.
65 A low cross from the left evades defender Sherif Abdel-Fadil and finds the unmarked Kada Yougouda, who sweeps home from close range.
65 GOAL FOR COTON SPORT!
63 It's a bore affair. The absence of fans is also affecting the atmosphere.
60 Ahly's central defender Sherif Abdel-Fadil clears a right-wing cross from Coton Sport.
57 Ahly's Shehab Ahmed receives a yellow card for a foul on Jusly Boukama-Kaya.
57 A long-range shot from Ahly's right-back Ahmed Fathi goes high over.
54 Coton create the first chance of the second half! A forward runs to the byline and sends in a low cross that Ekrami pushes away.
52 It's still very slow in the early stages of the second half.
48 Coton need a goal to level the aggregate score. They will be looking to continue from where they left off in the latter stages of the first half.
The second half is underway
The referee blows his halftime whistle
44 Ekramy clears another cross from Coton, and a forward tries to make the follow-up but is challenged by Ahly's Shehab Ahmed.
41 Ekramy on alert again to palm away a shot from Coton's Jean Bapidi.
39 Ahly ease off to allow Coton to launch some dangerous attacks.
38 Another goal-scoring chance for Coton!! A low cross from the right eludes Ekrami and finds Mbongo, whose effort at the far post is cleared off the line by defender Sherif Abdel-Fadil.
34 Coton create their first chance! Emmanuel Mbongo latches onto a deft pass, swivels and holds off marker Mohamed Naguib but his low shot from a tight angle is blocked by Ekrami.
31 Coton relatively improve, but they are still unable to unlock Ahly's tight defence.
29 Ahly are mainly relying on repeated crosses from both flanks.
26 Ahly enjoy smooth rides to Coton's area. The visitors are still struggling to mount pressure.
23 A looping header from Ahly's holding midfielder Rami Rabeia goes over the bar following a free-kick. Ahly are likely to double their advantage soon.
21 Winger Walid Soliman wastes a chance for Ahly! He is picked out unmarked by a superb long ball but his half-volley from a narrow angle misses the target.
20 Ahly's keeper Sherif Ekrami handles a Coton cross from the right.
17 Mohamed Abou-Treika is pulling the strings in Ahly's midfield, distributing some neat passes to the left and right flanks.
14 Goal-scoring chances are few and far between. It's still a very slow game.
12 Fathi cuts in from the right and sends a curling shot with his weak left foot that goes over the crossbar.
10 Ahly's right-back Ahmed Fathi makes a timely interception to steal possession from a Coton forward in the area.
9 The muddy pitch is making it difficult for both sides to move the ball around.
7 The visitors' first shot goes wide of the post.
6 Ahly are in control in the early stages.
3 Ahly open the scoring as early as the third minute. The lively Moawad whips in a cross from the left and playmaker Abdallah El-Said towers above his marker to head home.
3 GOAL FOR AHLY!
2 Ahly make their first foray, but a cross from left-back Sayed Moawad is cleared by Coton defence.
The match is underway
14:00 Ahly coach Mohamed Youssef has surprisingly opted to keep veteran defender Wael Gomaa on the bench, bringing in Sherif Abdel-Fadil to partner under-fire Mohamed Naguib in the heart of the team's defence.
The Red Devils, Ahly will once again have to do without their supporters as they will serve the second of a two-match crowd ban imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the fan troubles that preceded their group-stage game against Congo's AC Leopards.
Ahly will be looking to restore some Egyptian pride when they host Coton Sport in the Champions League on Sunday, with the gloom of Egypt's humiliating 6-1 defeat by Ghana still hanging over the football-mad country.
Ahly's starting lineup:
Sherif Ekrami, Ahmed Fathi, Sherif Abdel-Fadil, Mohamed Naguib, Sayed Mowad – Rami Rabiea, Shehab Ahmed, Walid Soliman, Abdallah El-Said – Mohamed Abou-Treika, Ahmed Abdel-Zaher
Stay tuned for update. Match starts at 14:30 (GMT+2).
Ahly claimed a 1-1 awar draw at Garoua two weeks ago. The hosts need any victory or even a scoreless draw to go through.
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