Bizertin, Sfaxien in stalemate

Football | CAF Confederations Cup

 

 

Tunisian sides CA Bizertin and SC Sfaxien played to a goalles draw in their CAF Confederations Cup first leg semifinal at the Stade du Octobre 15 on Sunday afternoon in Bizerte.
The return leg of the match will be in 14 days time. The winner of this tie will face either TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo or Stade Malien Bamako of Mali in a two legged final.
Bizertin came into this match having lost four of their last five matches, including their last two in Tunisia’s Ligue 1. Their only success in their last five came in the Confederation Cup group phase when they beat Moroccan side FUS Rabat.

Contrast that with the excellent form of Sfaxien, who breezed through the pool phase and the visitors will be favourites now to secure a place in the final.
Both goalkeepers Farouk Ben Mustapha and Rami Jeridi were the real heroes of this match on Sunday as they made wonderful saves to deny the forwards.
Both teams would have been entitled to win this game because both had dominated at some point of the game.
This goalless result keeps intact the chances for both teams in the second leg to be held at El Menzah stadium.
A scored draw in the second leg will see Bizertin advancing on away goals.
Bizertin have not beaten Sfaxien since 2007, with the 12 matches in the process resulting in eight victories for Sfaxien.