4.25 SC through to second successive Inter-Zone final

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

4.25 SC through to second successive Inter-Zone final

Pyongyang: Kim Yu-song struck twice as 4.25 SC advanced to the 2019 AFC Cup Inter-Zone final with a 2-0 win over Abahani Dhaka Limited in their Inter-Zone Semi-final return leg on Wednesday, with the DPR Korea side winning 5-4 on aggregate.

A tight first half at the Kim II Sung Stadium in Pyongyang saw neither side able to find the back of the net at the end of the first 45 minutes.

That, however, changed four minutes into the second half as substitute Kim found the back of the net, which drew the DPR Korea side level on aggregate and with the away goals advantage.

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Analysis: Resilient Hanoi pass tricky test

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Analysis: Resilient Hanoi pass tricky test

Ashgabat: Hanoi FC continued their fine run in the 2019 AFC Cup after a hard-fought 2-2 draw away at Turkmenistan’s Altyn Asyr on Tuesday secured a 5-4 aggregate win and a place in the Inter-Zone Final. 

The Vietnamese team had put in a superb first-leg performance yet Altyn Asyr’s two goals in Hanoi left the Southeast Asian side in a perilous position ahead of their visit to Ashgabat, where the hosts have not lost an AFC Cup game since May 2016.

Hanoi FC seal Inter-Zone Final berth

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Hanoi FC seal Inter-Zone Final berth

Ashgabat: Two goals from Nguyen Van Quyet helped Vietnam’s Hanoi FC advance to the 2019 AFC Cup Inter-Zone Final with a 5-4 aggregate win over Altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan, following a 2-2 second-leg draw at Kopetdag Stadium on Tuesday.

Van Quyet extended Hanoi’s aggregate lead with an early poacher’s effort, then restored the two-goal buffer after Altyn Asyr captain Serdar Geldiyev netted the first of his two penalties just before half-time.

Geldiyev’s second successful spot-kick set up a grandstand finish with eight minutes remaining, but Hanoi survived the hosts’ desperate search for an equaliser to set up a meeting with either Abahani Limited Dhaka or 4.25 SC in the Inter-Zone Final.

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Sohel Rana

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Cup 2019 Allianz Goal of the Week: Sohel Rana

Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com has announced that Abahani Limited Dhaka's Sohel Rana is the winner of this week’s Goal of the Week presented by Allianz for the 2019 AFC Cup after a public vote on the AFC’s official website.

4.25 upbeat despite defeat

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

4.25 upbeat despite defeat

Dhaka: 4.25 SC were not too despondent after falling 4-3 to Abahani Dhaka Limited in the first leg of their 2019 AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semi-final in Dhaka on Wednesday.

After the dust settled on an exciting tie, 4.25 were denied the draw that O Yun-son had targeted but the head coach said he wasn't too worried about the result.

Resilient Abahani make Lemos proud 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Resilient Abahani make Lemos proud 

Dhaka: Head coach Mario Lemos was all praise for Abahani Dhaka Limited after the Bangladesh club secured a 4-3 win over 4.25 SC in the first leg of the 2019 AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semi-final on Wednesday.

It was a match which saw the lead being exchanged before Abahani looked to have secured a comfortable 4-2 win only for 4.25 to pull one back ahead of the return leg in Pyongyang next week

“It was a good match, although, not so good for my heart. It was full of ups and downs.

"When we started the match, our game plan was slightly different. We put more men at the back and put Sunday (Nwadialu) and (Kervens) Belfort upfront for the counter-attack, something that they did well.”

Inter-Zone SF 1st Leg: Abahani Limited Dhaka 4-3 4.25 SC

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Inter-Zone SF 1st Leg: Abahani Limited Dhaka 4-3 4.25 SC

Dhaka: Bangladesh's Abahani Limited Dhaka will take a slim advantage into the return leg after defeating 4.25 SC of DPR Korea 4-3 in their 2019 AFC Cup Inter-Zone Semi-final 1st Leg on Wednesday.

Showing the attacking quality that produced 12 goals in the group stage, the hosts did enough to win on the night at the Bangabandhu National Stadium but 4.25’s three away goals keep them well in contention going into next Wednesday’s second leg in Pyongyang

Sohel Rana and Choe Jong-hyok traded early wondergoals, but a quickfire brace from Abahani forward Sunday Chizoba Nwadialu looked to have the hosts on the road to a comfortable victory before 4.25 pulled back a late goal to stay within striking distance.