USM Alger took a giant step towards winning a first continental club competition title with a 2-1 away win over hosts Young Africans of Tanzania in Sunday’s first leg of the African Confederation Cup final but the result was overshadowed by the death of a spectator in a stadium crush.
A man aged around 40 was killed in a crush outside the stadium and some 40 injured ahead of the game, Tanzania's Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu said.Aimen Mahious headed home a chipped free kick after 32 minutes to put the Algerian club ahead and silence some 50,000 home spectators cheering on the home side.
However, a defensive error two minutes later left Islam Merili with a simple finish from point-blank range to give his side a major advantage for the return leg in Algiers next Saturday.
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