Medeama SC gaffer, Augustine Evans Adotey has expressed disappointment on the back of their defeat to Al Ahly last Friday but added his charges played well.
The Mauves and Yellows playing on home soil needed the win at all cost to boost qualification chances but unfortunately suffered a painful 0-1 loss to the competition's grand masters.
The Ghanaian champions started very well and dominated the game especially in the first half and had some numerous chances but couldn't make them count.
However, they got punished for that after Husein El Shahat scored on the 50th minute and that was enough for the Red Devils to steal a vital three points.
Speaking in a post-match interview, the experienced coach explained their approach to the game but admitted they went out of shape at some point reason they lost the game.
"We are disappointed with the results. The plan was to win this game but several factors affected us. We started very well and dominated the game. We didn't do badly, we still have one game. Mathematically we are still in the competition. Let's see what happens tomorrow," he said after the game."
"My boys did well. I don’t think the technical changes affected the performance," he added.
"Our approach was to play compact both in attack and defense, and it shows in the first half. Our philosophy is to keep the ball and dominate possession. We chose to play direct but at a point it stopped working so we had to change."
Medeama SC currently has four points after five matches and will travel to CR Belouizdad in their final group game.
