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00:00of Morocco.
00:04It'll be a hostile atmosphere today for those ASEC players.
00:11USM Alger, always very strong at home here at the Stade Omar Hamadi.
00:17USM immediately on the attack.
00:32They'll be desperate for a fast start. Both these teams of course dropping points earlier.
00:37They're certainly favourites to both go through. It wasn't the worst pass but it was strong defending
00:48there from Lamara. That wasn't a very good pass at all and ASEC might be in here for a good early
00:54chance. They've hit the post and ASEC and it was struck well. Nadri Dago almost had Ben Bout beaten
01:06at his near post. And the first half... Khadija is playing out on the left now.
01:18In goes the low ball towards Ali and it's into his own net.
01:23USM Alger take the lead, quarter of an hour in.
01:29The cross from Hussam Khadija was searching for the run of Wale Musa Ali.
01:36His own goal that opens the scoring. Mohamed Ali Yabre.
01:45He managed to cover the run but he couldn't open his foot enough to put it behind for a corner.
01:59Maybe he could have tried to clear it back where it came.
02:01And now there's space for Hatcher who's moved back over to this right-hand side
02:06trying to continue Yabre's torrid evening but this time Dago takes. He's been headed on
02:19towards his own goal but Oussama Ben Bout was well positioned.
02:26That's a decent looking cross headed by an USM player. Surely this is it. It's 2-0.
02:35They've taken the lead. They've doubled their lead and USM Alger...
02:44Well that will be a very contentious moment if USM Alger don't go on to win this match.
02:50The ball clearly looked as though it went in
02:54of Belkasemi. Completely miskicked. He should have left the referee with no doubts.
03:02Maybe it was a good decision.
03:10Hard to see for sure from that angle but this is going to be a penalty.
03:13That's a really poor tackle and well ASSEC have been right in this game
03:21but hard to see whether or not they should have gone 2-0 down.
03:28But now USM Alger will have a very good opportunity to double their advantage.
03:36It's Koulibaly who's already been booked as well. If he doesn't go here he's
03:39going to be very lucky. It's a poorly timed challenge and also just a strange decision.
03:56Belkasemi who scored when these two teams played in the 2023 Confederation Cup semifinals
04:05is hoping to repeat the trick.
04:09So
04:27Belkasemi sends Charles Lafolle the wrong way and he scores against ASSEC Mimosas again.
04:36And perhaps for the second time in three seasons in this competition
04:42are going to endure a very disappointing away trip at the Stade Omar Khamadi.
04:53Belkasemi, cool as you like, and it's 2-0 to USM Alger.
04:59It was a crazy couple of minutes for ASSEC.
05:13Away goes Lamar. It's a great ball in. It's a fantastic save by Charles Lafolle.
05:19Well that really would have been game set and match. But as it is it's 2-0 and there is the
05:24halftime whistle. ASSEC Mimosas have it all to do in the second half. An own goal from Mohamed Ali
05:34Yabbeh. And so a team who very rarely lose at home, they rarely concede at home, have a 2-0 lead to defend.
05:48ASSEC will need the most unlikely of comebacks to get back into this.
05:54In goes the free kick and it went towards goal. Has that one crossed the line? Well it has now.
06:14This match is surely done and dusted as a contest. USM Alger are 3-0 in front.
06:21Hard to tell whose goal it was. Whether or not it crossed the line initially.
06:29It was lashed home on the follow-up. And the home team are cruising towards.
06:42They won 6-0 here. It looks like it's another own goal. Koulibaly's day is over.
06:51It's a bit of a bummer. Koulibaly gets worse and worse. Hard to say whether or not Ben Zazer was meaning to go for goal there.
07:02In the end it's come off Koulibaly. Belkacemi made sure
07:08that looked over the line. Although of course there was one in the first half that wasn't given.
07:14It's a really good delivery and a strong defensive header from Seydou Sakho. Had to get that one right.
07:29Pacha gets the return and the flag goes up for offside before the ball is put into the net
07:36by Sekou Gassama. Here's the final whistle. It's been a very accomplished performance from USM
07:42Alger. Helped on their way by the 15th minute own goal from Mohamed Ali Yablou. Belkacemi's
07:50penalty after a poor tackle from Koulibaly probably gave Aseg Mimosas too much to do.
07:58Belkacemi adding another in the second half. It looked as though it may have
08:01been a Koulibaly own goal but it has been given to Belkacemi.
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