What Miguel Cardoso had to say after the draw with Al Ahly!

Mamelodi Sundowns welcomed a heavyweight guest this afternoon in the form of Al Ahly from North Africa, the match ended in an unexpectedly goalless draw, with fans expecting the game to end in a high-scoring affair, especially as it was the first leg.

Speaking after the game, Portuguese coach Miguel Cardoso emphasised that they could turn the game around and qualify from their opponents' home ground in Egypt after the goalless draw in South Africa.
Miguel Cardoso's side didn't look like their best, only having one shot on target and having two goals disallowed for offside.

The Portuguese coach emphasised that his team achieved one of the things they wanted to achieve and with this draw, they will be able to manage the second leg the way they want to and his confidence in the team has never been shaken.

It’s important to understand that not conceding is always very important in this kind of matches, Of course scoring is also very important. We got one objective, we didn’t get the second one. I think first half was better than second one, we played more in trying to achieve it but I think that everybody understood that the positioning from Ahly on the pitch is very tough one, use four centre-backs, defending with a line of six most of the time, so very deep.

Miguel Cardoso said after the match speaking to SABC 1.