In the first stage of the semifinals of the Confederation Cup, JS Kabylie went for an expensive victory, on Sunday 20 June, away against Coton Sport (2-1). The Cameroonian club can regret their goalkeeper’s mistakes that led to equalization of his opponents. In the second half left, Pyramids and Raja scored (0-0).
The winner of the CAF Cup three times, Jeunesse sportive de Kabylie is about to play the first Confederation Cup final in its history in July. The Algerian club is obviously not there yet. But he is about to seek the title of this competition born out of the box in the CAF Cup.
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Denis Lavagne’s youngsters managed to take up a new challenge by winning in Yaoundé against Coton Sport. Two creations signed Karroum and Bensayah.
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– Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (@jsk_tweet) June 20, 2021
After semifinal first stage controversial Sunday in Garoua, JSK has the advantage. It won on the outside against Coton Sport. The match had started badly for the visitors, who were behind despite their dominance. On a free kick kicked by Sibiri Sanou, Lambert Araina placed a winning header (29th).
Fatal errors
But that advantage disappeared just before the break. Narcisse Nlend, the goalkeeper for the vice-champion of Cameroon, made a serious mistake. On a long post from the right, the goalkeeper missed his exit completely and Ahmed Kerroum took the opportunity to push the ball into the net and bring JS Kabylie up to level (45 + 2nd). Then, in the second half of the year, the Algerians took advantage of another unintentional mistake. Rida Bensayah crossed and the unlucky center-back Pierre Etame tackled the ball in his own cage (62nd).
Coton Sport, defeated, must crawl to overthrow JSK on June 27 in Tizi Ouzou, in the second stage of the semifinals. In the second match, there were no winners or goals between Raja Casablanca and Pyramids (0-0) at the June 30 stadium in Cairo. Unlucky finalist in the last edition, the Egyptian club must make a result in Casablanca in a week to play a new final.
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