Shabab Al-Ahly team overcame a two-goal deficit in the first 15 minutes against its host, Al-Hussein Irbid of Jordan, to a 3-2 victory in the final moments of the match, returning to the top of Group D in the “AFC Champions League 2”, in the match that brought the two teams together, yesterday, at the AFC Stadium. Amman International, in the fifth round of the group stage.
Shabab Al-Ahly raised its score to 10 points at the top of the group, while Al-Hussein Irbid’s score remained at nine points in second place, ensuring that “Dubai Knights” officially ascended to the second round, before the final round match of the group stage, which will bring the team together with Iranian Sepahan.
Al-Hussein Irbid took the lead with two early goals at the beginning of the match through Youssef Abu Jalbush, who shot a strong ball from outside the penalty area in the fifth minute that landed in the net of Shabab Al-Ahly, and 10 minutes later, the “landowner” succeeded in adding the second goal through Mahmoud Mardi.
Moments before the end of the first half, the Iranian star, Sardar Azmoun, succeeded in scoring the goal to reduce the difference, so the first half ended with Al-Hussein leading 2-1.
In the second half, Shabab Al-Ahly succeeded in deciding the match in the last four minutes through Renan Victor in the 87th minute with a perfect shot on the edge of the penalty area, and substitute Moanis Dabour decided the result for the “Dubai Knights” in the 90th minute + 1 from a complete stand-alone shot, shooting the ball over the top. The Jordanian goalkeeper announced the deserved victory.
. .
