During the 90 minutes, Sagrada Esperança, who, in the 16th minute, complained of an unsigned penalty, showed a lack of competitive rhythm, coupled with problems in finishing.
Not even the numerical superiority, after the expulsion of Kelvin, from FC Platinium, was enough for the angolan team, playing at home, to reach victory.
In the 88th minute, Lépua, alone against the FC Platinum goalkeeper, wasted one of the most flagrant opportunities.
With this draw, the angolan champions will dispute the continuity of the competition in the second leg, on Saturday, September 18, in Zimbabwe.
For the same competition, Petro de Luanda, guided by the Portuguese Alexandre Santos, visited the Fovu Club de Baham, from Cameroon, on Sunday.
On Friday, Alexandre Santos expressed the desire to debut with victory in the African competition, although the squad is not yet complete.
"Since the first day I started working with my players the focus was to prepare the team to be in the best possible state and the best possible performance. Regardless of being the first leg of a knockout stage, it is a very important game and we have to be at the best level. We are prepared for what is important, which is to go and get a win in Cameroon," said the coach.
However, the will to win was not enough, and Petro de Luanda tied, this Sunday, by two goals to two with Fovu Club de Baham.
For the African Confederation Cup, the second most important soccer competition in the continent at club level, Interclube played against Mafunzo FC of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and won 1-0.
For the same competition, 1.º de Agosto will enter the second qualifying round of the African Confederation Cup, after being exempt from the opening round.
