Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City: Al Rayyan clinched their spot in the last four of the AFC Futsal Club Championship Vietnam 2017 after defeating Al Dhafra 4-3 in the quarter-final on Thursday.
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It was Henmi’s turn then to come close, the Japanese international outpacing Mohammad Taheri down the left, before letting loose a powerful shot, which grazed across Ibrahim’s goalmouth.
But it was Al Rayyan’s foreign import – Diego Costa – who would steal the show, snatching the lead for his side after overpowering Hamdan Abdulla from the centre before placing a cool finish in the ninth minute.
Diego Costa would add his second just two minutes later after some neat passing by Lucas Oliveira and Flavio Barreto Arantes to find the Brazilian who still had plenty to do, brushing aside challenges from three Al Dhafra defenders before powering home.
Henmi then came close to pulling one back, after a quick kick-in by Mohamed Hassan sent the Japanese on his way much like a bullet train down the middle, before unleashing a roaring effort that looked destined for the net, if not for an acrobatic save by Ibrahim.
Ibrahim was helpless to stop Vassoura’s effort though, six minutes later, as the Brazilian-born Azerbaijan international played a neat one-two with Henmi from a free-kick, feigning Said Ghulamnabi before dispatching a right-legged thunderbolt.
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