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In the 2nd half, Litex got a few chances, but Strasbourg's
goalkeeper made some excellent saves to keep Litex' danger
at bay. The goalkeeper also saved a penalty kick in the 78th
minute which was the turning point in the game as the morale
of Litex players went down after wasting the spot kick which
gave Strasbourg the upper edge and enabled them to double
the score later on.
Strasbourg's 2nd goal came through a defensive error as the
Ivorian forward of Strasbourg Diane moved fast to pick up
a loose ball and advanced on the keeper before burying the
ball home into the bottom corner to make the score 0-2 for
the guests.
Ahmed Abo Mosallam played equally well in both defense and
attack in the 2nd half, he advanced frequently forward and
delivered some fine crosses, he also moved well in free spaces
and his passes were accurate as he never gave away a poor
pass.
With this victory, the 2nd leg which will be played in France
after 2 weeks should not be a major hurdle for the French
side and it seems that they will be through to the last 16
round.
It should be mentioned that the 2nd Egyptian at Strasbourg,
Hosni Abd Rabo missed the match because of the long term injury
that kept him out of action in the last couple of months and
prevented him from featuring in the ACN 2006.
- Read more on Hosni Abd Rabo and Abo Mosallam in Hosny's
Page.
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