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Al Duhail coach Lamouchi disappointed after ACL exit  02 May 2021 - 11:23 Al Duhail coach Sabri Lamouchi speaks during a post-match press conference. AFC Head coach Sabri Lamouchi was left disappointed after Al Duhail SC failed to advance to the 2021 AFC Champions League (ACL) Round of 16 following a 1-1 draw with Al Ahli Saudi FC in Group C yesterday. Michael Olunga scored his ninth goal of the tournament to give Qatar’s Al Duhail the lead just after the hour mark but Al Ahli Saudi levell...

Duhail created their first chance of the game inside two minutes when Olunga rose the highest to meet Edmilson Junior’s cross from the corner but headed just wide with the goal at his mercy. Al Ahli, who also had a chance to qualify had they won the match, threatened with their first chance in the 17th minute when Driss Fettouhi tested goalkeeper Salah Zakaria from range and Edmilson chose to shoot straight at Mohammed Al Owais from a tight angle when he had the option of crossing. The two te...

Three of four Iranian teams progressed to the knockout stage Debutants Istiklol made history by sealing maiden progression The 2021 AFC Champions League group campaign in the West Zone was completed on Friday with eight teams progressing to the Round of 16. Teams from the East Zone will kick off their campaign in June, competing for the remaining eight qualifying slots.  Three of the four Iranian sides involved progressed, with last years runners-up Persepolis, Esteghlal and Tractor advancing,...

Apr 30, 2021 Urawa Reds’ marquee signing Kasper Junker has only been training with his new team for a few days since completing his 14-day quarantine following his arrival in Japan earlier this month. Yet the Danish striker already has a bold message for the Saitama Stadium faithful who are waiting for the team to kick into gear after a slow start under new manager Ricardo Rodriguez. “Buy my uniform, you won’t regret it,” Junker said Thursday at the end of his first media appea...

Sensing danger, Duhail responded with some attacks of their own to level matters, and Shorta keeper Ahmed Basil was forced into two quick saves – first from Sultan al-Brake, then from Almoez Ali but the scoreline remained 1-0.at the half-time break. On resumption, Duhail kept pressing for the leveller but they had to wait until the 57th minute when Ismail Mohamed won the ball from the middle of play, side-stepped past three players before laying a neat pass to the Kenyan striker, who did not ...

 28 Apr 2021 - 9:21 AFC Iraq’s Al Shorta SC ended a four-match losing run after beating Qatar’s Al Duhail SC 2-1 on Matchday Five of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group C yesterday. The result was a blow to Al Duhail’s Round of 16 hopes, with the Qatari side having entered the tie with an unbeaten record as group leaders while Al Shorta - already eliminated - were looking for their first points of the campaign. The Iraqi side started with a bang, taking the lead inside three minutes aft...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) AFC Al Duhail SC head coach Sabri Lamouchi labeled his sides 2021 AFC Champions League Group C 2-2 draw with Esteghlal FC on Saturday as yet another crazy match. In a thoroughly entertaining encounter, Kenyan forward Michael Olungas brace for Al Duhail was cancelled out by Cheick Diabate and Mehdi Ghaedi of the Islamic Republic of Iran side as the draw followed the Qatari teams exciting 4-3 win on Matchday Three. The result meant Al Duhail remain unbeaten after four ...

Former champions Al Hilal were handed a 4-1 thrashing by tournament debutantes Istiklol in Riyadh on Saturday as the club from Tajikistan moved to the top of the Group A standings in the Asian Champions League.

“We controlled the match very well and after we took the lead, I thought that we were going to get the three points. However, we made mistakes and this happens in football.” “The players were tired and we saw fatigue showing at the end of the match. Four matches in 10 days require a lot of effort management under this physical pressure.” The draw means Al-Duhail are unbeaten after four matches and are at the top of Group C with eight points, while Esteghlal and Al-Duhail have seven. “...

RIYADH: Saudi giants Al Hilal crashed to a humiliating 4-1 defeat against Istiqlol in the Asian Champions League on Saturday, a result that boosted the Tajik side’s chances of qualifying for the knockout stage. Three-times continental champs Al Hilal had beaten Istiqlol 3-1 on Wednesday but were in for a massive shock in the return. Russian-born midfielder Manuchekhr Dzhalilov and Manuchehr Safarov each grabbed a brace at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Stadium in Riyadh. Al Hilal, who last won t...