Esperance de Tunis and CS Sfaxien have both been eliminated from the King Salman Club Cup after a goalless draw at a Group A day-3 game played on Wednesday afternoon in at the Taef Stadium in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad and Iraq’s Al-Shorta have qualified for the quarter-finals, despite the former beating the latter 2-1 in the group’s other match. Two goals from Ahmed Bamsauda (36th) and Karim Benzema (84th) saw Al-Ittihad win after Al-Shorta had levelled through Boubacar Moumouni (80th). At the end of these day-3 matches, Al-Ittihad finished on the top with 9 points ahead of Al-Shorta (4), while Esperance are third with 2 points ahead of CS Sfaxien (1). The quarter-finals are scheduled for August 5 and 6. The semi-finals will be played on Wednesday, August 9 and the final on Saturday, August 11.
Source: EN – Agence Tunis Afrique Presse