RADèS. ES Tunis snatched a late win Al Merreikh 1-0 after M. Amine scored just 1 goal (90′). ES Tunis was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Olympique de Radès stadium in Radès on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Kalilou Traore with the support of Adou Hermann Ngoh and Nouho Ouattara. The 4th official was Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 18 Total 5
- 7 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 79
- 49 Dangerous attack 20
- 93 Ball safe 65
- 0 Penalties 0
- 16 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
ES Tunis had a superior ball possession 74% while Al Merreikh was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
ES Tunis was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why ES Tunis won the match.
ES Tunis shot 18 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Merreikh shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
ES Tunis received 2 yellow cards (Yassine Meriah and M. Zaddem). On the other side, Al Merreikh received 1 yellow card (Alex Silva).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Next matches
In the next match in the CAF Champions League, ES Tunis will play away with CR Belouizdad on the 18th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of ES Tunis (1 draw).
Al Merreikh will host Zamalek on the 17th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.
ES Tunis – Formation
ES Tunis
35'
90'
66'
ES Tunis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Nabil Maâloul decided to play with the following team: Moez Ben Cherifia, Yassine Meriah, Amine Ben Hmida, Mohamed Amine Tougai, Rayed Bouchniba, Fousseny Coulibaly, Sabir Bougrine, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane, Anice Badri, Hamdou Mohamed Elhouni and Riad Benayad.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda, Ghilane Chalali, Hani Amamou, Mootez Zaddem, Mohamed Sedki Debchi, Ghaith Wahabi, Aziz Abid, Houssem Dagdoug, Malek El Mehri and Farouk Mimouni.
Substitutions
ES Tunis made 4 changes: R. Benayad for Mohamed Ali Ben Hammouda (65′), F. Coulibaly for Ghilane Chalali (66′), A. Badri for Mootez Zaddem (79′) and S. Bougrine for Farouk Mimouni (89′).
Al Merreikh – Formation
Al Merreikh
Al Merreikh started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Heron Ricardo Ferreira played with: Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed, Alex da Silva, Hamza Dawood, Salaheldin Mahmoud Nemer, M. Alnour Mohamed, Mustafa Karshom, Brayan Edinson Angulo Mosquera, Tajeldin Elnour, Paulo Sérgio Luiz de Souza, Matheus Cotulio Bossa and Ramadan Agab Shareif.
They had on the bench: Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Idris, Ahmed Ahmed, Rami Abdallah Kartikila, Al-Gozoli Nooh, Wagdi Awad Abd Alla, Garas Kafi El Taher, Mohamed Kesra Hakeem, Ammar Kamaleldin Taifour and Elsamani Elsawi Saadeldin.
Substitutions
Al Merreikh made 4 changes: B. Angulo for Ammar Kamaleldin Taifour (61′), Mazin Mohamedein for Ahmed Ahmed (61′), Ramadan Agab for Al-Gozoli Nooh (85′) and Paulo Sérgio for Mohamed Hashim Mohamed Idris (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the CAF Champions League.
- Mamelodi Sundowns – Al Hilal Omdurman – 1-0
- Petro de Luanda – JS Kabylie – 0-0
- Horoya – Simba – 1-0
- ES Tunis – Al Merreikh – 1-0
