Ajayi scores twice as Ahly beats Tersana in Egypt Cup
The Red Devils produced a subdued performance but did enough to overcome Tersana, who were no pushovers as they belied their status. The one-time Egyptian champions are striving to avoid relegation to the third division.
Ahly needed seven minutes to go ahead, with Nigerian forward Junior Ajayi sending a low shot into the bottom corner following an assist from towering Senegalese striker Aliou Badji, who was otherwise a peripheral figure.
Like us on Facebook & follow us on Twitter to receive all the live games alerts or subscribe to our web browser notifecations. You can also download our Andriod App here on Google PlayAjayi scored again on 15 minutes, his close-range effort going through the legs of the keeper.
It seemed a goal-fest was on the cards but Tersana exposed gaps in Ahly’s fragile backline and narrowed the gap three minutes before the break when Ibrahim Mansour sneaked between two defenders to head home at the near post after a free-kick was floated into the area.
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He wasted a golden chance to equalize when he sent a free header over the bar shortly afterward.
In the second half, Ahly were largely in control even though they could not kill off the game. But they were not punished for wasting some easy chances to continue their bid to clinch a treble, having already won the Egyptian Premier League.
