CAIRO: Islam Al-Shater put Harras Hodoud ahead but saw his team s lead canceled out and received his marching orders during Sunday s 1-1 draw at Ethiopia s Bank in the CAF Confederation Cup round of 32.
Al-Shater hit the opener on 26 minutes, but the hosts equalized three minutes from halftime.
The Former Ahly man received a straight red card after the interval for what the referee considered to be a vicious tackle.
A goalless draw in the second leg, which will be played early next month at Alexandria s Max Staduim, would be enough for Hodoud to go through.
After the game, Hodoud coach Tarek Al-Ashri voiced his satisfaction over his team s performance.
The game was a relatively easy task, and now we are half way there, he told Egyptian radio.
On Al-Shater s dismissal, Al-Ashri said: A caution would have been enough from my point of view.
The numerical disadvantage forced us to depend on the counter attack in the second period.
