The Morning – The Reds snatch a precious point in Khartoum

Casablanca's Wydad made a good move on Saturday, going to hang Sudan's Al Mereikh club 1-1 in the match between the two clubs on the pitch at the Al Mereikh stadium in the capital. Sudanese, Khartoum. Despite an opening goal in the fourth minute of the premises, Brahim Nekkach's teammates managed to equalize on a penalty by Mohamed Nahiri in the first half of playtime. The Reds even let slip the victory, after the penalty missed by the new player of the team Ayoub El Kaabi.

Despite a tiring trip that lasted more than 48 hours, Wydad Casablanca made the job, snatching a valuable draw (1-1) on the lawn of the legendary club Al Merreikh in the first leg of the 16th King Mohammed VI Cup Final of Arab Champion Clubs. Amputated by several senior players and evolving in a stadium archicomble, the team tried to surprise the premises with an offensive commitment, remained ineffective. The reaction of the locals will not be long, since Al Zaeem striker El Samani El Sawy managed to provoke the goal, with a misdirected ball then scored by Walid Karti against his side (1-0, 4th). A goal that brought the WAC out of its entrenchments to get the equalizer, but the actions of the Reds lacked effectiveness.
For their part, Al Merreikh's players continued to threaten Ahmed Reda Tagnaouit's cages in the same way as a dangerous ball misfired by the latter in the 18th minute. In the 37th minute, Ayoub El Kaabi missed the equalizer penalty for his team (37th). The Reds will however manage to equalize in the game stoppage of the first half, on another penalty converted this time by Mohamed Nahiri (1-1, 45 + 3rd). The scenario of the first half will be repeated, during the second part of the match, with the same pressing offensive of the Reds, without managing to finalize their actions. After the match, the WAC gets away with a valuable draw, lingering the return match that will be played in Casablanca.