Al Sadd through to Asian Champions League semis
Posted Thursday, September 29, 2011 by YAHOO Sport
Al Sadd became the first Qatari club to reach the Asian Champions League semifinals despite losing 2-1 in the second leg of its quarterfinal to Sepahan.
The Iranian team won the home leg 1-0 but was penalized for fielding an ineligible player and Al Sadd was given a 3-0 victory.
Knowing it had to a huge deficit to make up, Sepahan pressed from the start and two first-half goals from Emad Mohammed and Hassan Jafari raised the visitors’ hopes.
But Mamadou Niang’s late strike ensured Al Sadd advanced 4-2 on aggregate. The Qatar club now faces Suwon Bluewings of South Korea in the semifinals.
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