Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Manama: Robert Jaspert expressed his pride at taking Lebanese club Al Ahed into the semi-finals of the AFC Cup on Wednesday evening as the side from Beirut notched up a 2-0 win over former champions Muharraq on Wednesday evening that moved them into the semi-finals of the 2016 competition.
Kabiru Musa gave Al Ahed the lead on the night, and doubled their advantage overall, in the 22nd minute before Ahmad Zreik netted three minutes into injury time to take Al Ahed into the last four of the continental club competition for the first time in their history with a 3-0 aggregate win over the Bahrainis.
No Lebanese side has reached the final of the AFC Cup since Safa lost in the 2008 final to Muharraq and no club from the west Asian nation has ever won the competition. Al Ahed will now meet Air Force from Iraq for a place in the decider in November.
“We made some changes to the squad that played in the first leg and we proved that we are capable of putting on a good performance because we managed to repeat our win against an experienced side who previously won the title,” said the German coach.