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Saturday, 3 August, 2002, 17:20 GMT 18:20 UK
Al Ahly shocked by Jeanne d'Arc
Al Ahly 1-2 Jeanne d'Arc
Group A, round one.


96 mins: Final whistle. A huge upset as the holders lose their opening group game at home. Ahly's fans boo and jeer their team.

95 mins: Bibo misses what looks like Ahly's last chance. He has a free header but directs the ball straight into the goalkeeper's hands.

94 mins: Jeanne d'Arc's handful of supporters begin celebrating what looks like a famous victory.

93 mins: Ahly fans furiously urge on their team as the seconds tick by.

91 mins: Bibo bursts clear for Ahly but is ruled offside.

89 mins: The fourth official signals five minutes of added time.

85 mins: The game is being played inside Jeanne d'Arc's half but they are handling the pressure well.

83 mins: Ahly look to the subs bench for inspiration as Walied comes on for Farouk. Jeanne d'Arc keep their opponents guessing by bringing on two replacements of their own - Yamego and Ngom for Guey and Keita.

82 mins: Jeanne d'Arc put 10 players behind the ball as they try to defend their lead with less than ten minutes left on the clock.

79 mins: Jeanne D'Arc's goalkeeper, Cissokho, receives a yellow card for wasting time.

78 mins: Reda makes an immediate impact with a good cross from the right, which is headed just past the near post by Farouk.

73 mins: Ahly make their second substitution as Reda comes on for Ramy.

72 mins: Jeanne d'Arc are denied a third goal by the brilliance of Hadary in goal. After a flowing passing move Guey makes enough space to shoot, but Ahly's goalkeeper leaps superbly to just tip it over.

70 mins: A cross from the right comes in from Yasser, Farouk heads it down to Belal, who shoots wide.

65 mins: GOAL! Ahly 1-2 Jeanne d'Arc. Diop breaks through Ahly's defence and sets up the best player on the pitch, Diaw, for the Senegalese side's second goal.

64 mins: Belal finds the back of the net for Ahly, but he is ruled offside. He then gets a yellow for playing the ball after the whistle has gone. Ahly make their first substitute as Gilberto comes on for Ghaly, who has missed several chances.

63 mins: Jeanne d'Arc are not settling for a draw. They press forward with Diaw penetrating Ahly's defence, but his shot goes wide.

62 mins: Jeanne d'Arc' s penalty shout is turned down. Keita goes over inside the area after he was pulled by Ahly's Gomaa, but the referee ignores it.

57 mins: Farouk and Belal press forward but fall into the Jeanne d'Arc offside trap again.

53 mins: GOAL! Ahly 1-1 Jeanne d'Arc. Ahly's perseverance pays off. Abo Messalem's cross from the left finds Belal at the near post, and he heads home the equalizer.

50 mins: Ahly are falling into their opponents offside trap. Bibo again is penalised, but the Egyptians are beginning to look more purposeful.

49 mins: Ahly's Shady tries to set Bibo through with a long pass, but the striker is caught just offside.

46 mins: Ahly's fans realise that their team could be in trouble. They stop whistling and begin cheering their team.

45 mins: Second half begins.

HALF-TIME: Al Ahly 0-1 Jeanne d'Arc
Ahly have had the lion's share of possession but have looked ineffective and wasteful in front of goal. Jeanne d'Arc have made use of their one and only chance to lead after the first half.

46 mins: Fall gets the third yellow for the Senegalese side after a foul against Yasser in the middle of the pitch.

45 mins: The fourth official signals two minutes of time added on.

44 mins: Ahly respond immediately. Bibo, Farouk and Belal combine nicely, but the Jeanne D'Arc defence holds firm.

40 mins: GOAL! Ahly 0-1 Jeanne d'Arc. Against the run of play Jeanne d'Arc score. From a corner Da Costa beats Ahly's goalkeeper Hadary at the near post to give the Senegalese an unexpected lead.

39 mins: Ahly fans start whistling at their team for their failure to score.

36 mins: More good work from Ramy down the right. His cross is missed by Jeanne d'Arc's goalkeeper Cissokho, but Ghaly again squanders the chance and heads over the bar.

33 mins: Ahly look set to make an early substitution as their Angolan forward Gilberto warms-up behind the goal.

31 mins: Ramy wins a corner kick for Ahly on the right, but the ball is headed wide by Ghaly.

30 mins: Ahly are in total control. Bibo is causing Jeanne d'Arc's defence lots of problems. But the Egyptians cannot get the breakthrough.

27 mins: Mendy receives a yellow card after another bad tackle on Bibo.

25 mins: Jeanne d'Arc resort to desperate defending under an Ahly onslaught.

20 min: Ahly are now settling down in front of their home crowd. Bibo sets up Farouk in front of goal, but he is unable to control his ball. The Egyptians are turning up the pressure.

17 mins:A cross from the right by Ramy is missed by the unmarked Farouk and Belal - a let-off for Jeanne d'Arc.

14 mins: Ahly get into their opponents penalty box after a break down the right by Bibo, but his cross is safely cleared by the Senegalese defenders.

11 mins: Diaw gets a yellow card for crude foul against Ahly's Bibo.

10 mins: Ahly launch a series of attacks, but Jeanne d'Arc stick to their zonal defence and Ahly are unable to get into the penalty box.

4 mins: The ball hits Ahly's Kamouna after a free-kick from Guey and is deflected for a corner kick.

1 min: Jeanne D'Arc's Fall cuts in and shoots from the left, but the ball goes safely into Hadary's hands.

1833 (1733GMT): Match kicks-off

Teams:

Ahly (4-4-2)
1- Al Hadary, 22-Ramy, 26-Gomaa, 7-Shady, 15-Abo Mossalam 30- Yasser, 14-Ghaly, 25-Kamouna, 9-Bibo, 13-Belal 16-Farouk.

Jeanne d'Arc (3-5-2)
1-Cissokho, 2-Kone, 4-Taimatou, 23-Sene, 13-Mendy, 24-Diop, 29- Guey, 15-Fall, 12-Diaw, 5-Keita, 14-Da Costa.


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