Al Ain earned a late draw away at Al Ahli in AFC Champions League Group C action last night.<\/p>\n
The Saudi hosts took the lead in the 26th minute through Al Sahabi, but\u00a0Nassir Al Shamrani produced a smart finish to equalize within a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n
Al Ahli retook the lead shortly after the break after goalkeeper Khalid Eisa gave possession away to Ioannis Fetfatzidis. However, the lead was once again short-lived as Al Sahabi turned from hero to villain by putting the ball in his own net.<\/p>\n
The 2-2 draw sees Al Ain remain within two points of Group C leaders Al Ahli.<\/p>\n
In the other match of Group C, Iranian side Zobahan picked up their first win of the 2017 campaign as they beat 10-man Bunyodkor 2-0 away from home.<\/p>\n
Morteza Tabrizi opened the score after a mistake from Javlon Mirabdullaev\u00a010 minutes after the break. The home side was reduced to 10 men shortly after when Vadim Cemirtan was sent off for a dangerous challenge on Danial Emaeilifar, and Jerry Bengtson converted from the penalty spot in injury time to seal the win to Zobahan.<\/p>\n
For Bunyodkor, their winless run in the competition now extends to 17 matches.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Iran’s Esteghlal eased to a 2-0 win against Lokomotiv\u00a0at Azadi Stadium to move two points clear at the top of Group A.\u00a0The defeat sees Lokomotiv\u00a0remain rooted at the bottom of their group.<\/p>\n
Farshid Esmaeili opened the scoring on 37 minutes after his low shot weaved through several defenders and into the opposition goal.<\/p>\n
Just six minutes before time, Ali Ghorbani made sure of the win for the host\u00a0by cutting in from the left and curling his shot past Lokomotiv keeper Ignatiy Nesterov.<\/p>\n
Al Ahli of Dubai and Saudi Arabia\u2019s Al Tawoun are locked on four points apiece holding each other to a goalless draw in the\u00a0United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
The home side will be frustrated at not having found a way to convert their superiority into goals, although they are only two points behind Group A leaders Esteghlal after the opening three rounds of competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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