News: Espérance Wins Against ASFA
Espérance Confirms Ascendancy Over ASFA
As expected, logic prevailed at Radès where Espérance confirmed the ascendancy obtained in the first leg in Niamey (3-0), by winning the return match yesterday with a score of (2-1) and an additional goal in the second half. Youssef Belaïli opened the scoring at 20' thanks to an assist from Kouceila Boualia.
Fifteen minutes later, Elvis Addae took advantage of a shared error by Tougaï and Ogbelu to equalize for the Nigerien Armed Forces Sports Association (36'). The response from the "Sang et Or" did not take long. Four minutes later, Yan Sasse doubled the score (40'). In the second half, Ibrahima Keita tripled the score at 65'.
In added time, Abdramane Konaté caused a penalty, converted by Yassine Meriah (90'+3). And Espérance qualified without difficulty for the second preliminary round of the African Champions League.
Espérance Starting Lineup:
- Memmiche
- Keita
- Laifi (Bouchniba 64')
- Tougaï (Jelassi 46')
- Meriah
- Ogbelu
- Konaté
- Sasse (Taboubi 73')
- Boualia (Maacha 64')
- Jabri (Diakité 46')
- Belaïli
