Espérance de Tunis booked their place in the semifinals of the 2018 Caf Champions League with a 1-0 win (3-1 on aggregate) over Tunisian rivals Étoile du Sahel at the Stade Olympique de Sousse on Friday.
Following a 2-1 win for Espérance in the first-leg last weekend, the two time champions made sure of progression into the final four with a narrow victory in the reverse fixture.
Fousseny Coulibaly scored the only goal of the game in Sousse in the 87th minute of a cagey affair.
The Ivorian forward picked the ball up in midfield of the park, played it forward into space before composing himself and duly slipping a low shot into the back of the net to silence the home fans.
Frustration boiled over for Étoile in added time as Victor Gomes sent off Ammer Jamal following a second bookable offence on what was a disappointing evening for the hosts.
The result follows a shock 1-1 draw for Primeiro de Agosto away to TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi earlier today. Espérance will lock horns with the Angolan club for a place in the final in a rematch of the 1998 African Cup Winners Cup.
Two places are still up for grabs, with Wydad Casablanca and ES Sétif to lock horns in Morocco later this evening
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