A tense ambiance stuffed the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 as Mouloudia Membership d’Alger (MC Alger) and TP Mazembe confronted off in a vital CAF Champions League group stage encounter.
The primary half noticed each groups struggling to search out their rhythm, with clear-cut possibilities few and much between.
Nonetheless, the sport sparked to life within the thirty sixth minute when a foul on Tayeb Meziani resulted in a penalty for Mouloudia.
Akram Bouras stepped as much as the spot and calmly slotted the ball dwelling, sending the house crowd into raptures. The second half noticed a extra decided Mazembe facet emerge, pushing ahead looking for an equalizer.
Jean Diouf got here agonizingly shut, however a shocking save from Mouloudia goalkeeper Abdelkader Menezla preserved his group’s lead.
Mouloudia almost doubled their benefit late within the sport, with each Zakaria Naidji and Andy Delort hitting the woodwork.
In the end, Bouras’s penalty proved to be the decisive second, securing a 1-0 victory for MC Alger and confirming Mazembe’s elimination.
The win units up a dramatic ultimate group stage match for MC Alger towards Younger Africans, whereas Mazembe’s marketing campaign concludes with a house fixture towards Al Hilal.
