Sundowns beat Al Ahli to advance in Inter Continental Cup
Sundowns beat Al Ahli to advance in Inter Continental Cup. Skip to content Menu Home | Sundowns beat Al Ahli to advance in Inter Continental Cup Mamelodi Sundowns' Thabang Matuludi in action with Al Ahli's Zakaria Al Hawsawi and Valentin Atangana Image Credits : Reuters Reuters 19 September 2026, 17:57 [SAST] PRETORIA, Sept 19 (Reuters) – African champions Mamelodi Sundowns edged their Asian counterparts Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the Inter-Continental Cup on Saturday, with a double strike from Portuguese import Nuno Santos.
What happened
Sundowns advance to a match against either Toluca of Mexico or the Copa Libertadores. Al Ahli, with England international Ivan Toney leading the attack, had several good first-half chances which they squandered. Holders Paris St Germain are directly through to the final of the Inter-Continental Cup, which will be played in December. Everton 1 T Barry (11'11th minute) Ipswich Town 0 F Issahaku (sent off 67'67th minute) Latest Premier League Odds Get Sky SportsGet a NOW Sports Membership Watch Live Everton 1-0 Ipswich: Thierno Barry extends Toffees unbeaten start despite VAR interference to deny second goal Report and free match highlights as Thierno Barry scored the winner but was controversially denied a second by VAR; Abdul Fatawu was sent off for two bookable offences; David Moyes' side move up to fifth in the table after extending unbeaten start Laura Hunter Football Features Writer Saturday 19 September 2026 17:32, UK Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Everton and Ipswich Town.
Thierno Barry settled a match largely devoid of quality with a deflected effort as Everton beat Ipswich 1-0 at the Hill Dickinson, with VAR intervening to deny the Toffees forward what looked to be a legitimate second goal. James Tarkowski's strike from range hit the striker and wrong-footed Christian Walton to hand David Moyes' side their second victory of the season, extending their unbeaten start and lifting them to fifth in the table.
The wider picture
Barry met Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's in-swinging corner with a fine glancing header in the second half, only for VAR to intervene and chalk it off, deeming Brennan Johnson to have been interfering with play from an offside position. On this occasion, however, VAR's intervention may well cause controversy for the opposite reason. Santos went ahead in the 17th minute lead at Loftus Versfeld but their lead lasted only two minutes until goalkeeper Ronwen Williams saved a close-range effort from Saudi striker Feras but could not hold on to the ball which then hit him on the back of the head and went into his goal.
A diving header from Santos won the game for the home side nine minutes from time. “I like to be in those types of positions on the pitch and today it was great that the ball arrived perfectly for me,” he said. FIFA have yet to announce the dates or venue for the last three games of the competition, which last year were held in Qatar MOST READ Judgment reserved in Mbalula contempt case over raw data dispute 10.
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ETExtra Time HTHalf Time Everton vs Ipswich Town. But Everton arguably should have won by a larger margin. As it happened | Teams | Stats | Watch FREE PL highlightsLatest news and rumours: Everton | IpswichGot Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream Premier League games with no contract📺 Image: Thierno Barry after giving Everton a first-half lead against Ipswich The incident comes a week on from the heavily scrutinised officiating display in the Manchester derby, where VAR's inaction drew major criticism, forcing Pro Ref to issue a statement of apology.
Speaking on Soccer Saturday, Sue Smith said: "The goal has been ruled out with Johnson deemed to be affecting the goalkeeper, but this is a bad decision. " Image: Abdul Fatawu walks off the field after being sent off for a second bookable offence The hosts tried and failed to score many more times.
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