Doha: Emad Mohsin scored the only goal of the game on Monday as AFC Cup holders Air Force Club from Iraq overcame domestic rivals Al Zawraa to advance to the next phase of the 2017 edition of the competition with a 2-1 aggregate win.
Al Zawraa went into the game with a slender advantage after the teams had shared a 1-1 draw in the first leg – designated as Air Force’s home game and played in Erbil – and it was Air Force who went in search of the goal necessary to keep themselves alive.
Mohsin twice went close in the opening 45 minutes, shooting over the bar before slamming a later effort into the side netting, while Humam Tariq saw his downward effort from inside the area bounce over the bar.
But five minutes into the second half Mohsin claimed the only goal of the game to secure a 2-1 aggregate win for Air Force when he converted from close range after Osama Ali’s initial shot was deflected into his path as Basim Qasim’s team advanced to September’s Zonal Final.
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Source: the-afc.com