Ahmed Hassan's Anderlecht faced AaB in an away UEFA
cup encounter. Hassan has been training solo since his
injury in the league match versus Westerlo but he started
in the game and did well in the first half which ended
gol-less. On the other hand, Spurs won their away game
in the same group by two goals to nil against Hapoel
Tel Aviv.
Hassan's Anderlecht managed to remain
on top of Group G after their 1-1 away draw with the
Danish side AaB Aalborg on Thursday night.
Egyptian star Ahmed Hassan played the
game from the start and was taken off in the 82nd minute.
The Egyptian was doubtful for the game because of the
minor injury that he suffered in the league match versus
Westerlo. However, the Egyptian managed to play and
showed a solid performance.
Despite training solo in the past few
days, Hassan looked in a very good shape in the game
as he played the playmaker role and did well.
The first half ended goal-less and both
goals came in the 2nd half. Anderlecht scored first
in the 59th minute through Jakobsen who sent the ball
into his own net since he failed to clear the ball from
his six yards box after a corner kick from the left
wing which was swung into the area.
In the 86th minute and after the exit
of Hassan who came off in the 82nd minute, the homeside
managed to level the score through Lindström who
fired the ball into the roof of the net from close range
to end the game in a 1-1 draw.
For sure, Anderlecht would be much happier with a win but
a draw isn't a poor result either as the Mauves played their
game away from home. The draw put them ahead of Tottenham
on top of the group with 4 points while Spurs came 2nd with
3 points after their 0-2 away win over the Israeli side Hapoel
Tel Aviv.
Meanwhile, Getafe were rested this round but
they still have the best result in the group stage as they
defeated Spurs on their home stadium a couple of weeks ago
and for the time being, they occupy the 3rd spot in the group.
It should be noted that Anderlecht will not
play the next round in the group stage but instead, they will
have a match to watch on the 6th of December as they face
Hossam Ghaly's Tottenham at home.
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