Africa’s most successful club Al Ahly of Egypt stunned top Serie A side Roma 4-3 in a friendly played at the Al Ain Stadium in Dubai Friday night.
In a dramatic high-profile international club friendly on Friday in Al Ain, Ahmed El Sheikh scored in the third minute of added time to blunt a 91st minute equaliser on as Cairo giants Al Ahly dealt a defeat to compatriot Mohamed Salah and Italian power club AS Roma.
Al Ahly's skipper Hossam Ghaly shields the ball from Roma's striker Edin Dzeko |
The friendly, held at Al Ain’s Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, saw goals from Roma stars Salah and Edin Dzeko before midfielder William Vainqueur scored to level 3-3 in the first minute of added time. Two minutes later, however, Ahly’s El Sheikh fired in for the winner.
The Cairo club, winners of a record eight African Champions League titles, went ahead early on a goal from Ghana’s John Antwi. Dzekolevelled on 20 minutes. Just before the half the sides traded blows again, with Salah firing Serie A third-place finishers Roma ahead with a 41st-minute strike, only for midfielder Moamen Zakaria to draw Ahly even again three minutes from the end of the period.
John Antwi celebrates after scoring for the Egyptian side |
Walid Soliman put the Egyptian Premier League leaders ahead 15 minutes after the break, which lasted until the added time drama.William Vainqueur scored to level 3-3 in the first minute of added time. Two minutes later, however, Ahly’s El Sheikh fired in for the winner.
Ahly have enjoyed their sojourns to Al Ain in recent months. In October they defeated fierce rivals Zamalek 3-2 at the same venue to win the Egyptian Super Cup.
The friendly filled a lull in their league campaign, which has six fixtures remaining. With an eight-point edge at the top, they are close to reclaiming the domestic championship after Zamalek won it last season for the first break in Ahly’s dominance over Egypt in a decade.
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Ahly 1-0 (John Antwi)
Roma 1-1 (Edin Dzeko)الأهلي المصري يسجل هدف التقدم في مرمى روما الإيطالي#الأهلي_روما#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك https://t.co/FUmIq30MWt— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
Roma 2-1 (Mohamed Salah)أيدن دجيكو يسجل هدف التعادل لروما في مرمى الأهلي#الأهلي_روما#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك https://t.co/MPpNoIjldN— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
Ahly 2-2 (Moamen Zakaria)#محمد_صلاح يسجل هدف التقدم لنادي #روما في مرمى الأهلي#الأهلي_روما#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك https://t.co/as8jX61LvB— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
Ahly 3-2 (Walid Soliman)#مؤمن_زكريا يسجل هدف التعادل للنادي الأهلي في مرمى #روما لتصبح النتيجة 2-2#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك https://t.co/rxwaSmuXP3— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
Roma 3-3 (William Vainqueur)هدف روما الثالث في مرمى الأهلي بأقدام ويليام فانكير#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
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Ahly 4-3 (Ahmed El Sheikh)#وليد_سليمان يسجل الهدف الثالث لصالح الأهلي في مرمى #روما ليتقدم الفريق المصري بثلاثة مقابل هدفين#أبوظبي_الرياضية https://t.co/spGxTDKyLP— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
#أحمد_الشيخ يسجل هدف الفوز بالوقت القاتل في مرمى #روما ليفوز الأهلي في المباراة الودية#أبوظبي_الرياضية #ملعبك https://t.co/KKnJXfXCYu— قناة أبوظبي الرياضية (@ADSportsTV) May 20, 2016
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