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00:00It's 2019, losing on penalties to Zamalek and then against the Egyptians as said earlier.
00:16So Stellenbosch playing from left to right, all in there.
00:30And into the middle it goes, free header, oh didn't he take it well as well, their first chance
00:45of the game, Renaissance Berkan and buried into the back of the net and we were talking about how
00:52Stellenbosch had got off to a bad start on match day one against Mali's Stade Malien,
01:00really nice ball into the middle and the despairing dive from Stevens.
01:10The Renaissance Berkan
01:11scoring in fine, fine style. Yassine Liberia, regular in the Berkan lineup,
01:25another striker goal coming in from Berkan, it didn't travel too far before it was blocked.
01:33Swung in and that's a dangerous ball in and in the blink of an eye,
01:48Berkan two goals to the good and it was a really dangerous ball in again, right into the danger area.
01:56And just 15 minutes played and Berkan lead by two goals to nil and that man is goody again,
02:12a little flick, well how much contact I think he's claiming it but let's just have a look at this
02:17again. He may have gone straight in from the free kick,
02:26took the slightest of touches of Olivier Toure on its way in,
02:32we'll have to wait and see who that is given to.
02:35A bit of space here, Meri pulled the trigger, what a well-timed tackle that was.
02:50That's Harry, a light fly from distance.
02:57He pulled the trigger but look at the challenge that come in, excellent block, really was.
03:05Well-timed and Dooley,
03:14long and over the top up towards Titus, good first touch from him.
03:18Can Stellenbosch start finding their way back into the game? De Jong, bit of space for him as well,
03:22he can strike a goal here and he forces the save and he wins Stellenbosch's first quarter of the
03:26game as well. So that might be of mild concern that yellow card he's picked up to Marine Chobani,
03:34the coach, but otherwise he must be sitting incredibly comfortably.
03:40Playing it through into Bassett who's in behind and forces the save from Stevens.
03:46Well it was just supremely easy, a little ball around the corner,
03:50jinked away.
03:54Titus can get forward again, trying to play it out wide and doing so to
03:58Gupido. He's coming forward, can he get a shot away? He's checked onto his left,
04:03here's Titus, difficult height, really well played and controlled.
04:07And then the shots post given where all their men are lining up but let's see, it's gone near.
04:13Another chance to put this in as well, it's offside, what a waste that is.
04:18So defending to do, looking very much like Liberi is thinking about hitting this from distance,
04:23not the longest of run-ups from him, stands over it, does take it and straight at Stevens.
04:32Adams, a goal just before the break would be crucial for the home side if they can get it.
04:38Moulaoui Sane, striking it from distance,
04:41Dayo bravely getting his head in the way and then another strike comes in, also blocked.
04:51Oh and he just dawdled a minute, he dallied, almost, it cost him as they nicked in before.
04:58Again the ball comes in, it goes wide on this occasion by the onrushing incoming Senegalese.
05:07And it's another Senegalese, the official who blows the referee to
05:11bring an end to an opening period which has been incredibly comfortable for that man's team.
05:18It was Youssef Zgoudi who opened the scoring just five minutes in.
05:22Change being made by Stellenbosch coach Steve Barker, a man coming on, Sanele Barnes.
05:33It's going to be a big ask for him to do it all on his own but he's played four
05:38of the previous five games in this competition having started three of them and he's on four.
05:44Defending to do now, Moulaoui Sane,
05:50swung in, headed in inadvertently by a Berkan head and that's a fine effort, it really is.
05:56To where Berkan scored their goal, second time out, in it goes again into the similar area,
06:03Touré with a header away, swung into the middle by Manou out, he'll break here,
06:08striker goal but didn't go too far, another chance here for Berkan, just wide of the post.
06:17Well they met South Africa in opposition twice in the group stages last year, Renaissance-Berkan
06:22taking on Sakakura United, they won 2-0 at home, it was 0-0 away, can they make it three on this
06:29occasion? Riyahi playing it in, here is Riyahi, chance to immediately find the back of the net
06:35just moments after coming on but Mounir Long, Manou out just pushing up from fullback.
06:49Look at this space again and it's trying from distance as well, oh how about that,
06:55that is absolutely sensational, what a hit, what a goal and look at the smiles all around
07:04and that really was some strike.
07:08You know they're dancing around in celebration and well they might.
07:14Reda Hadji.
07:26Look at this, picked up from deep by Hadji, now what a strike that is.
07:34Dipping just under the crossbar, over the goalkeeper, it was pretty much inch perfect
07:41from distance because it was high enough to beat the keeper, low enough to get under the
07:45bar, they got it absolutely right. The substitute and you can see from the smiles on the faces,
07:52just plays it straight back to Mounir.
07:54You can tell them they've had quieter afternoons.
08:13Now they're in behind here, Stellenbosch, is this the moment? It is indeed, they finally got on the
08:18score sheet, their first ever goal in the group stage of the Confederation Cup and they've got
08:26some reward for their efforts going forward, in behind they were and the cutback was good
08:34and the honour of scoring that opening goal goes to Chumani but Saka the substitute, a little
08:40deflection as Berkan tried to stop it, finding the back of the net and protect their clean sheet
08:47and just as I was saying that Mounir can't have had more in a minute and they look long again.
08:56It'll be interesting to see that striker goal again,
08:59we must wait though 30 seconds of the five minutes still to go.
09:07And Toure, look the centre-back for Stellenbosch has come forward, swung in and against the post
09:13would you believe, speaking given everything that preceded it.
09:19But in the last 10 minutes, Stellenbosch found a bit of form, they lie down on the floor in
09:26dispute, the late appeal for a penalty from Titus, the referee judging that it
09:33inadvertent, Yousef Skoudi got us underway after just five minutes and then he was involved as a
09:39deep free kick from Ayub Hayiri,
09:43caused real problems in the Stellenbosch back line to make it 2-0 after just 15 minutes.