Bafana Bafana forward, Percy Tau, scored twice when Al Ahly SC beat Esperance Tunis 3-0 in a CAF Champions League semi-final match played at Stade Olympique de Rades, Tunisia, on Friday night.
Tau opened the scoring as early as the 8th minute, before adding his second of the night 10 minutes after half-time. Ahly's third came in the 75th minute through Mahmoud Kahraba.
Despite playing in front of their home crowd, and enjoying more possession with 56% of the ball, Esperance were found wanting in the final third as they struggled to break down Ahly's defence.
They did, however, manage to fashion 13 goal attempts, with four of them ending up on target, without any desired results.
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On the other hand, although they saw less of the ball and final third actions, the Red Eagles were their old ruthless selves when they did manage to break through Esperance's defensive lines.
From their 10 goal attempts, Al Ahly managed to get four shots on target, with an impressive three ending up at the back of the net.
With their emphatic away win, and a 3-0 scoreline, Al Ahly are as good as in the CAFCL final, unless an unlikely magical performance from Esperance turns the game on its head.
The two sides meet again in Egypt next week for the second leg.
