USM Alger 2-0 Zamalek | Match Video Review | CAF Champions League
A wasteful Zamalek side were defeated 2-0 by a valiant USM Alger in the CAF Champions League group stage in Algiers on early Thursday.
Late goals either side of the interval from Reda Bellahcene and Abderrahmane Meziane condemned the Whites to their first defeat of their group stage campaign, slipping to third spot of Group B after initially entering the game on top.
Both teams were reduced to ten men in the 60th minute when Tarek Hamed received a second booking for a fierce foul on Amir Sayoud, who in turn was given a straight red for his reaction.
https://youtu.be/giJvlBh1Nqg
USM Alger are now at the summit of the table with seven points, two ahead of the third-placed Cairo side.
After beating CAPS United 3-2, Ahly Tripoli are now second level on points with USM Alger.
Match Facts:
Full-time: USM Alger 2-0 Zamalek
Scorers: Bellahcene 44, Meziane 86
Yellow cards: Tarek Hamed 17′, 60′
Red cards: Tarek Hamed 60′, Amir Sayoud 60′
Starting line-ups:
USM Alger: M. Zemmamouche, M. Meftah, M. Benmoussa, F. Chafaļ, R. Bellahcene, A. Abdellaoui, A. Sayoud, K. Beldjilali (Benkhammasa 86′), C. Andriamatsinoro (Hamzaoui 79′), A. Meziane (Hammar 90+1), O. Darfalou
Zamalek: Ahmed El-Shennawi, Hosni Fathi (Mostafa Fathi 71′), Ali Gabr, Mahmoud Hamdi, Mohamed Nassef, Ahmed Tawfik (Salah Riko 46′), Tarek Hamed, Maarouf Yussuf, Mahmoud Shikabala, Stanley Ohawuchi (Emmanuel Mayuka 78′), Bassem Morsi
Venue: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (Algiers)
Referee: Victor Miguel Gomes (South Africa)
Positions:
Zamalek 1st in Group B with five points
USM Alger 2nd in Group B with four points
