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Pierre-Michelle Lasogga scored the only goal of the match in the fourth minute as Al Arabi pipped Al Wakrah to qualify for the semi-final of the Ooredoo Cup on Thursday.
Lasogga, who found the net after being set up by Morteza Mohammed with a header, led Al Arabi’s charge.
Mohammed Salal El Neel, was laid low by an injury he’s been suffering and was replaced in the 11th minute by Yousef Abdurizag. Yousef then made back-to-back attempts besides testing goalkeeper Hassan Idriss with a long-range shot.
Mohamed Benyettou spearheaded Al Wakrah’s challenge even as injured forward Christian Ceballos continued to sit in the stands.
In the second half, Al Wakrah pressed hard for a goal in the face of exit from the tournament. However, that never came as The Dream Team hung on to the slender lead, thanks also to their goalkeeper Mahmoud Ibrahim.
Even some last-ditch efforts did not help the Blue Wave either.
Al Arabi had advanced to the knock-out round after finishing third in Group B with seven points.
Also on Thursday, Al Ahli held off Al Gharafa to book a spot in the semis after captain Nabil El Zhar scored the all-important goal in the 55th minute to send the two-time reigning champions out of the competition.
The loss adds to Al Gharafa’s woeful week after suffering a shock exit in the Amir Cup at the hands of minnows Al Markhiya.
After Al Ahli’s Abdelrahman Moustafa’s long shot went wide in the first half, Kodjia fumbled with a one-on-one with goalkeeper Ivanildo Rodrigues.
Soon at the other end,
Nabil sent his shot marginally over the bar. Al Ahli upped the ante in the second half and were rewarded when Nabil capitalised on a defensive mistake by Homam Elamin, who misjudged the flight of a long ball.
Al Ahli, who had reached the quarterfinal of Amir Cup last week by beating Qatar SC, had a goal scored by Abdelrahman Moustafa disallowed through VAR in the 74th minute.
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