صعود الاهلی با پیروزی مقابل العین؛ مدافع عنوان قهرمانی در یک قدمی حذف

تیم فوتبال الاهلی عربستان موفق شد در چارچوب هفته پنجم رقابت‌های لیگ نخبگان آسیا با نتیجه ۲ بر یک العین امارات را مغلوب و صعودش را قطعی کند.

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The Saudi Arabian football team Al Ahli managed to defeat Al Ain from the UAE 2-1 in the fifth week of the AFC Champions League, securing their qualification.

The match between Al Ain and Al Ahli was held at Hazard bin Zayed Stadium starting at 5:30 PM, officiated by Adham Mohammad, and ultimately ended with Al Ahli’s 2-1 victory.

Al Ain, the defending champion, had been struggling this season and needed 3 points from this match to be among the top eight teams, but they couldn’t achieve that goal, bringing Leonardo Jardim’s team a step closer to elimination.

Although Al Ain controlled the game, Ivan Toney became the lucky substitution for Matias Jaicelle; Toney came on in the 65th minute and only took 5 minutes to score the first goal for Al Ahli with a spectacular header from Riyad Mahrez’s cross.

Toney and Mahrez continued to shine, and just 4 minutes later, another cross from Riyad Mahrez found Toney in the box, who converted it into the second goal for Al Ahli with his foot. That wasn’t the end, as Al Ain brought in their golden substitution; Kaku scored a stunning long-range shot into the top corner of Edouard Mendy’s goal in stoppage time, giving Al Ain fans hope for a comeback. However, Al Ain couldn’t find the equalizer, and the match concluded with Al Ahli’s victory.

With this result, Al Ahli reached 15 points and climbed to the top of the table, ensuring their early qualification to the knockout stage. Meanwhile, Al Ain, the defending champions, found themselves at the bottom of the table with only one point in the 12th position.