Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Beirut: Lebanese side Al Ahed put themselves in a strong position to advance to the 2018 AFC Cup West Zonal Semi-final with a 3-1 victory over Bahrain’s Manama Club on Tuesday.
The hosts made their intentions clear from the start as Idrissa Kouyate handed coach Bassem Marmar’s charges a dream start in the third minute of the game after receiving a chipped ball from Mohammad Kdouh, whose assist left the Ivorian with a simple finish.
Although already eliminated, Manama refused to give up after going a goal down and Erick Luis looked for an equaliser with attempts in the 16th and 23rd minute but a goal eluded them.
The equaliser finally arrived through Ali Habib, whose attempt from outside the box swerved following a deflection off Al Ahed’s defender to find its way into the back of the net in the 25th minute.