African CAF
Cup 2000 final
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African
CAF Cup, semifinal
1st leg + 2nd leg
Ismaily (Egypt) -
Stade Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 5:0 + 2:0
Iwuanyanwu (Nigeria) - JS
Kabylie (Algeria) 1:1 + 0:1
Nov 17: CAF Cup Final
first leg result:
Ismaily (Egypt) - JS Kabylie (Algeria)
1:1
halftime 0:0, Ismaily took
the lead, then the equaliser
Dec 1: CAF Cup 2nd leg:
JS Kabylie (Algeria)
- Ismailia (Egypt) 0:0 (final) (first leg 1:1)
- JSK are a very popular
club in Algeria, playing in yellow and green and are former winners of
the African Champions Cup and Cup Winners Cup. They are looking for being
the second team to have won all three clubs (after Esperance Tunis). Ismailia,
despite in the shadows of Al Ahly and Zamalek, have won the Champions Cup
before, too (1969).
- after the first leg has
ended 1:1, Ismailia need to score, otherwise JSK will win the cup
- JSK begin very agressive,
attacking pressuring and a nasty looking late challenge ('5) and some half
chances
- after 20 minutes Ismailia
have gained more ball possession but that has also created space for JSK
counter attacks
- ('26) JSK break through
on the half right side, a pass back in front of the goal outplays the entire
defence but the ball is fired across the bar from 8 meters - this should
have been a goal
- JSK have dominated the
first half especially in one against one situations (especially Ismailia
attacking hope John Otaka has a tough match against Driouache) but similar
to the Algerian national team they cannot convert their fine game into
goals. So Ismailia still has the same chance.
- ('50) good scene for JSK
when a backheel goal attempt is blocked in the last moment
- ('58) suddenly a big opportunity
for Ismailia but far across the bar - on the sopposite side JSK blow another
counter attack
- one goal only can turn
it all around, will JSK become nervous?
- ('59) JSK: a shot from
an impossible position suddenly becomes dangerous and almost beats the
keeper
- the second half sees a
much more fragmented match: JSK with more inaccurate passing lose many
balls, Ismailia still without many chances, the match has been fast and
hard faught and fouls become more as players become more tired
- ('73) a solorun by #7
Moussouni almost gets JSK the goal, but he cannot get it past the keeper
- ('77) Ismailia with a
good chance after a corner when the ball is volleyed wide
- ('78) on the opposite
side a defender just can block a dangerous shot by JSK - it smells like
a goal soon
- ('86) suddenly the JSK
defence sinks in chaos and leave a striker unmarked - he hits the goalpost,
the second attempt is blocked by a defender with the goalkeeper out of
play
- final score 0:0 - JSK
wins the Cup on away goal rule |