standings BEFORE match:
| 1 |
Espérance |
5 |
12-1 |
12 |
| 2 |
ASEC |
5 |
7-6 |
9 |
| 3 |
Dynamos |
5 |
9-8 |
6 |
| 4 |
St.Louisienne |
5 |
4-17 |
3 |
(group winner advances
to finals)
Espérance dominated
also the last group match. Needing a draw to deny all fairytale possibilities,
they profited from a 42nd minute penalty, converted by Walid Azaiez.
The Tunisian all-star
dream team showed again, they have too many weapons to overcome. A bunch
of African stars added to a collection of Tunisian quality players, they
seem to be able to replace everybody from the bench.
Even international
goalkeeper El Ouaer, who had received a red card in the last match at Abidjan.
His replacement (Moez Ben Thabet?) played a convincing match, stopping
those few occasions the Tunisian offside trap or defenders had not spoiled
before.
He even saved a penalty
a few minutes from full time.
Though the Espérance
game was not 100% convincing this time, it was sufficient to let no doubts
arise, who will represent group B in the finals and who will be the favorites
there.
But attention: the
opponents there will be North Africans and this will result in different
looking matchups than seen here.
Final score: 1:0
final stats after 90
minutes:
shots
on goal: 20:9, fouls committed: 15:12, corners: 8:2, offsides: 4:9, ball
possession: 59:41,
final standings:
| 1 |
Espérance |
6 |
13-1 |
15 |
| 2 |
ASEC |
6 |
7-6 |
10 |
| 3 |
Dynamos |
6 |
9-9 |
6 |
| 4 |
St.Louisienne |
6 |
4-17 |
4 |
(Espérance advances to
finals)
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