Soccer-Late Show Pushes Al-Hilal Towards Asian CL Quarters – News18

HONG KONG:Stoppage-time objectives from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Abdullah Al Hamddan helped Al-Hilal come from behind to beat 10-man Sepahan of Iran 3-1 in Isfahan on Tuesday and transfer a step nearer to the Asian Champions League quarter-finals.

The Saudi Pro League facet stayed on monitor for a file fifth title as Mitrovic put them forward 4 minutes into added time and Al Hamddan doubled the benefit three minutes later.

Those objectives dealt a killer blow to Sepahan’s hopes after Ramin Rezaeian had given the hosts the lead within the thirty seventh minute.

That aim was cancelled out by Malcom’s shut-vary strike 12 minutes after the restart and Mohammad Daneshgar’s sending- off within the 76th minute swung the tie in Al-Hilal’s favour.

The groups meet once more in Riyadh subsequent Thursday.

Rezaeian put Sepahan in entrance after evading Al-Hilal’s makes an attempt to play a excessive defensive lineand the Iran worldwide managed the ball earlier than smashing a proper-foot shot previous Yassine Bounou.

But Al-Hilal silenced the Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium within the 57th minute when Mitrovic’s strike was saved out by Payam Niazmand, just for Malcom to slip the rebound beneath the goalkeeper’s physique.

Daneshgar’s reckless deal with on Al Hamddan earned him a purple card 14 minutes from time and Al-Hilal took management.

Mitrovic rose above Rezaeian to go in Saud Abdulhamid’s cross from the correct and Al Hamddan sealed the win with a scientific end.

Al-Ittihad, in the meantime, had been held to a 0-0 draw by Uzbekistan’s Navbahor in Namangan because the Saudi Pro League champions fielded a facet lacking former France worldwide striker Karim Benzema.

Former continental champions Ulsan Hyundai put one foot within the quarter-finals on Thursday because the South Koreans handed Japanese second division facet Ventforet Kofu a 3-0 defeat at Ulsan Munsu Stadium.

Joo Min-kyu scored twice in eight minutes late within the first half to place Ulsan in management and Seol Young-woo netted his facet’s third 16 minutes after the interval.

The groups meet in Tokyo subsequent week with Kofu, the primary second division facet to qualify for the knockout rounds of the competitors, going through an uphill job to overturn the deficit.

Jeonbuk Motors gained 2-0 within the first leg of their battle with fellow South Koreans Pohang Steelers on Wednesday.

Kawasaki Frontale from Japan maintain a 3-2 benefit over Chinese Super League facet Shandong Taishan whereas Yokohama F Marinos gave up a two-aim lead to attract 2-2 with Bangkok United.

In the western half of the draw, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the one aim as Al-Nassr beat fellow Saudi facet Al-Fayha on Wednesday, when Al-Ain of the United Arab Emirates drew 0-0 with Nasaf from Uzbekistan.

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