Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Join the-afc.com as we look back at how FC Istiklol qualified for Saturday's AFC Cup final where they will face Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim.
Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol became only the second Central Asian club to qualify for the final of the AFC Cup after 2011 champions from Uzbekistan FC Nasaf.
SF 1st Leg: Kuwait SC 4-0 FC Istiklol
Kuwait SC: Vinicius Lopes (40’, 80’, 86’), Hussein Al Harbi (90+2’)
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QF 2nd Leg: Pahang FA 3-1 FC Istiklol (3-5 agg.)
Pahang FA: Hafiz Kamal (31’, 58’), Rizua Kamaruzaman (90+2’)
FC Istiklol: Khurshed Makhmudov (61’)
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QF 1st Leg: FC Istiklol 4-0 Pahang
FC Istiklol: Mahdi Chahjooei (35’), Dilshod Vasiev (36’, 77’), Khurshed Makhmudov (51’)
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Round of 16: FC Istiklol 1-1 (aet) Al Wahda (4-2 pens)
Al Wahda: Raslan Al Kurdi (21’, 34’ own goal)
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