Wessam Abou Ali scored a hat-trick as CAF Champions League title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt got here from behind to crush Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria 6-1 in Cairo on Sunday.
Hussein El Shahat, South African Percy Tau and Emam Ashour additionally scored for the file 12-time African champions within the Group C match, which was delayed by the Intercontinental Cup commitments of Ahly.
Aymen Mahious had given Belouizdad a shock Twenty first-minute lead which they retained till first half added time when Ali levelled with a looping close-range shot.
Ahly, hoping this season to grow to be the primary membership to win the Champions League thrice in a row, went forward 5 minutes into the second half when Ali scored direct from a free kick.
After El Shahat stretched the lead, Ahly went on a late scoring spree, began by Ali within the 84th minute with a shot from simply exterior the world.
Ali, a 25-year-old ahead born in Denmark and a Palestine worldwide by descent, is the primary participant to attain a hat-trick in a Champions League group match this season.
Victory took Ahly again to the highest of Group C with seven factors from three matches, having crushed Stade Abidjan of the Ivory Coast and drawn with Orlando Pirates of South Africa.
Pirates, who in 1995 grew to become the primary South African membership to be topped African champions, have 5 factors, Belouizdad three and Stade one midway by the group stage.
The remaining three matchdays are scheduled for January with the winners and runners-up within the 4 teams advancing to the quarter-finals.
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