Shabab Al-Ahly complicates its position in the "Asian Champions" with a draw with Pakhtakor

Shabab Al-Ahly tied without goals with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan, in the fifth round of Group B matches in the AFC Champions League, to complicate the position of "Dubai Knights", after the team raised its score to 7 points in third place, behind Pakhtakor, who raised its tally to 8 points, while The same group is led by Al Hilal Saudi Arabia with 11 points, as it has officially qualified for the round of 16.

The sixth round will witness an easy confrontation for Bakhtakor with bottom-ranked Shahir Khodro of Iran, while Shabab Al-Ahly will play Al-Hilal next Wednesday.

The first half saw a great advantage from Pakhtakor, who dominated the midfield, while Shabab Al-Ahly relied on defense, despite the offensive squad in which Spanish coach Gerard Zaragoza played with the participation of Brazilian Carlos Eduardo alongside Ahmed Khalil.

Majid Nasser starred in confronting the most dangerous chances of the Uzbek team when he banished a dangerous shot from Sardor and completed it by Ali Genov next to the post (40). As for the most dangerous chances of Al-Ahly youth, it was a direct free kick that Ahmed Khalil hit the crossbar and went outside the stadium (43).

In the second half, coach Zaragoza paid striker Ahmed Al-Attas instead of midfielder Eid Khamis, while Majid Nasser saved a dangerous ball from Igor (52), before Shabab Al-Ahly made the second substitution with Muhammad Jumaa Pele and the Uzbek Aziz Ganiyev instead of fighting Suhail and Abdullah Al-Naqbi.

On the other hand, the most dangerous chances of Al-Ahly youth were from a fatal mistake committed by the Yakhtakor defense, who nearly scored by mistake in his own goal (70), while Majid Nasser shined in confronting more than one dangerous opportunity, to end the match in a goalless draw.

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