Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Karbala: Air Force Club are just one match away from a hat-trick of AFC Cup titles after defeating Al Jazeera 3-1 in the second leg of the West Asia Zonal final on Tuesday.
The Jordanians, trailing 1-0 from the first leg, came closest to finding the back of the net in the first half, but Mahmoud Al Mardi watched his header from Mouaiad Al Ajjan’s corner-kick cannon off the crossbar in the 19th minute.
Emad Mohsin was presented with a golden opportunity to open Air Force Club's account on the night when Hammadi Ahmed released him inside the opposition box, but the forward failed to control the ball with only the goalkeeper to beat.
The hosts came out for the second half with a different look, and were in front inside three minutes of the restart as Ahmed latched onto Mohsin’s through pass inside the box and finished first time on the half-volley to put Air Force Club in front on the night and 2-0 up on aggregate.
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