Mamelodi Sundowns and Al Ahly drew 1-1 in the 20202/2021 CAF Champions League quarter-final second-leg match at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The win sees the Egyptian giants qualify for the semi-finals after winning the tie on a 3-1 on aggregate.
The first-leg match had ended 2-1 in Cairo last weekend and Sundowns were targeting a 3-0 win against record African champions.
Peter Shalulile squandered a glorious chance to hand Sndowns the lead after two minutes, when he blazed over the crossbar from inside the area.
Al Ahly went ahead on the 11 th minute after Lebusa conceded a corner that was taken nodded in by Yasser Ibrahim for the opener.
Mohammed Sherif missed a glorious opening to hand the visitors the second in 25th minute, as he fired over the crossbar from close range, after being picked out by Badr Banoun.
Sundowns netted an equalizer in 31st minute as Mosa Lebusa rose well to head home Aubrey Modiba’s delivery past goalkeeper Mohamed El-Shenawy.
After an entertaining opening 45 minutes, the score remained 1-1 for both sides at the break.
Lebusa seemed to be Al Ahly’s main threat for most of the encounter and he nearly doubled his tally in the 53rd when he forced El Shenawy into a fine save.
The Brazilians charges pushed for a winning goal in the final 20 minutes, as they struck the crossbar, while Themba Zwane forced El Shenawy into a good stop.
Denis Onyango came to Sundowns’s rescue in the 79th minute, as the shot-stopper produced a good save to keep out Juniro Ajayi’s strike from distance.
Both sides had chances to win the game in the final stages of the second half, with Taher Mohamed being denied by Onyango, while Gift Motupa missed a chance of his won.
How they lined-up:
Mamelodi Sundowns: Denis Onyango, Ricardo Nascimento (Kermit Erasmus 65), Rivaldo Coetzee, Mosa Lebusa, Thapelo Morena (Khuliso Mudau 54), Sphelele Mkhulise, Aubrey Modiba (Lyle Lakay 73), Andile Jali, Gastón Sirino (Mauricio Affonso 54), Peter Shalulile, Themba Zwane (Gift Motupa 65)
Ahly: Mohamed El Shennawi, Mohamed Hani, Badr Benoun, Rami Rabia, Yasser Ibrahim, Ayman Ashraf, Aliou Dieng, Amr El Sulaya, Mohamed “Afsha” Magdi (Hussein El-Shahat 77), Salah Mohsen (Taher Mohamed Taher 59), Mohamed Sherif (Junior Ajayi 72)
