Four players were sent-off and the referee attacked as Al-Mahala of Egypt booked a place in the quarter-finals of the African Cup Winners Cup.

Visiting Al-Ahly of Libya finished the match with eight men after Mahala went two goals up.

Two Libyans were shown the red card for dangerous fouls and a third was sent off for attacking the referee.

Al-Mahala's Osama Nabih was sent-off after the match degenerated into a scuffle between the two sides.

The Egyptians go through 3-2 on aggregate.

Mahala had the game wrapped up in the five minutes surrounding half-time.

Ashraf Mahmdou put Mahala ahead by striking from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute.

The second goal came through Mahmoud Sobhy in the 47th minute.

In the Caf Cup, Al-Masry of Egypt scraped into the quarter-finals on the away goals rule.

Masry overturned a humiliating 4-2 defeat to Botswana Defence Force in the first-leg, winning 2-0.