Al Ahly coach Marcel Koller says they don’t intend to concede against Mamelodi Sundowns in their CAF Champions League game.
The Egyptian side will host the South African side in the second leg of the CAF elite competition at the Cairo International Stadium later today, with kick-off scheduled at 16:00 GMT.
Ahead of the game, Koller has said Ahly does not intend to secure a victory through penalties, but to outwit Miguel Cardoso’s team during regular play.
“We prepared well for the match and did not want to concede any goals from Sundowns, because conceding a goal would cost us two goals,” Koller said, as quoted by Twaslnews.com.
“We haven’t beaten Sundowns in eight matches, but that doesn’t mean anything. The most important thing is winning.
“Penalty kicks are always a one-on-one situation, and no matter how much we train on them, our focus during the match is different.
“Just as Sundowns has a great goalkeeper in penalty kicks, we also have a distinguished goalkeeper,” added the well-travelled tactician.
“Our goal is to finish the match without reaching penalty kicks. Orlando [Pirates] is not Sundowns, and our defeat to Orlando in the group stage is a different situation.”
The victorious team from this match will face either Orlando Pirates or Pyramids FC in the final. The two teams will be in action on the same day at the 30 June Stadium in Cairo at 18:00 GMT.
