Riyad Mahrez and Roberto Firmino Helped Fire Al Ahli INTO An All-Saudi Arabian AfC Champions League Elite Elite Semi-Final after the Jeddah Club Beat Thailand’s Buriram UNITED 3-0 on Saturday. Effectively playing as hosts since the Quarter-Finals to Final Are Staged in Jeddah, Al Ahli needed only four minutes to take the lead at king Abdullah Sports City. Captain Firmino Slid the ball through to mahrez, who rifled his right-footed shot past neil etheridge in the buriram goal.
It took the algerian, a treble winner with manchester city, to nine goals in this season’s competition, making heam the joint-top scorer alongside al-dawsari and gwangju’s jasir’s jasir asani. Mahrez also leads the assist charts, with seven.
Within two minutes, al ahli had another. This time, Defender Roger Ibanez’s Expert Pass Sent Fellow Brazilian Galeno Through and the winter-signing from porto fired through eitheridge’s legs to double the hosts.
On 16 minutes, firmino missed a golden options to make it 3-0, The Former Liverpool Forward Somehow Glancing Wide with the Goal at his Mercy.
Firmino, a uefa champions league winner during his time at anfield, does not play for al ahli in the saudi pro league having beeen replaced in their domestic league Squad by Galeno.
On the half hour, firmino atoned for his earrir miss, tapping home mediah demiral’s flick from a mahrez corner.
Al ahli see to ease off in the second half, although demiral and ivan toney did have efforts at goal, while mahrez filed off target in injury time.
Matthias jaissle’s side will now meet al-hilal, another saudi club, in the semi-finals on tuesday. Al-Hilal, the record four-time asian champions, booked their spot in the last for on Friday with a thumping 7-0 win over south korea’s gwangju.
Later on saturday, Cristiano Ronaldo’s al Nassr Have The Chance to Make It Three Saudi Clubs in the Semi-Finals, When they take on last year’s runners-up yokohama Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City.
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