Analysis: Air Force Club fly high to claim second AFC Cup title

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Air Force Club fly high to claim second AFC Cup title

Hisor: Air Force Club have now competed in two AFC Cups and won them both after Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol in the final confirmed the Iraqi side as champions for the second successive year.

But, in stark contrast to the team that bagged 27 goals en route to the title last year, the Baghdad club’s success in the 2017 edition has been built on solidity at the back, and so it proved again at Hisor Central Stadium as the hosts lost their second final in three years.

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