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The Lebanon outfit’s win at Changlimithang Stadium gives them a maximum six points ahead of their concluding match against Turkmenistan’s Ahal FC while Paro, who drew their opener, will have to go for broke against Syria’s Al Ittihad Ahli of Aleppo SC.
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Yuta Mishima gave Paro a glorious start inside the first minute when he came in from behind the Al Ansar defence, picked up Abdoulie Baldeh’s inch-perfect cross from the right and swept his shot past a stunned Hadi Kanj.
Al Ansar quickly picked themselves up, Nader Matar forcing Lamin Saidy to come off his line two minutes later to punch away his header with both El Hadji Malick Tall and Hichem Khalfallah then dragging their shots wide of either side of the goalmouth.
Al Ansar quickly picked themselves up, Nader Matar forcing Lamin Saidy to come off his line two minutes later to punch away his header with both El Hadji Malick Tall and Hichem Khalfallah then dragging their shots wide of either side of the goalmouth.
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The visitors didn’t have long to wait for the equaliser as Saidy, covering the right post, fumbled Tall’s header in the 19th minute, letting the ball slip from his grasp and into the top right corner.
The Paro custodian redeemed himself by making four fine saves but there was little he could do in the 42nd minute when Tall, perfectly laid up by Khalfallah, found space on the right and stabbed the ball through the keeper’s legs to give Al Ansar the lead going into the break.
The Paro custodian redeemed himself by making four fine saves but there was little he could do in the 42nd minute when Tall, perfectly laid up by Khalfallah, found space on the right and stabbed the ball through the keeper’s legs to give Al Ansar the lead going into the break.
Group A: Paro FC (BHU) v Al Ansar FC (LBN)
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The Lebanon side continued making inroads into the opposing final third after the restart as Saidy, off a corner, made a one-handed save from Khalfallah to force another corner, which saw Matar misjudging his header from close range.
Paro’s Evans Asante, who came on in the 59th minute, made an impact when he drove the ball straight at Kanj four minutes later and then rifled his shot just inches past the left post while fellow substitute Bakary Touray rattled the bar from range in the 71st minute.
Paro’s Evans Asante, who came on in the 59th minute, made an impact when he drove the ball straight at Kanj four minutes later and then rifled his shot just inches past the left post while fellow substitute Bakary Touray rattled the bar from range in the 71st minute.
Both keepers were kept on their toes as play swung from end to end, with Saidy denying both Mohammad Al Masri and Tall and Kanj saving from Riku Ichimura and making a superb dive to push out Richard Sagna’s header a minute before regulation time.
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