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Wuhan Dilong (CHN) 3-4 Pro's Cafe (LIB) |
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 04:24 |
 Esfahan: Pro's Cafe battled back from two-goals down to defeat Wuhan Dilong 4-3 on Saturday and keep alive their hopes of a semi-final berth at the inaugural AFC Futsal Club Championship.
Esfahan: Pro's Cafe battled back from two-goals down to defeat Wuhan Dilong 4-3 on Saturday and keep alive their hopes of a semi-final berth at the inaugural AFC Futsal Club Championship.
Without a win from their first two games at the tournament the Lebanese side needed to take all three points against the Chinese if they were to stay in the hunt for a top-two finish in Group B.Things got off for a bad start though as Hu Jie opened the scoring after four minutes when he hooked the ball over Rabie Kakhi and into the back of the net.Hu then turned provider when his corner was swept home by Yan Fei after eight minutes before Mahmoud Itani pulled a goal back for Pro's Cafe with a low angled drive into the bottom right corner of the net.Khaled Takaji brought a smart reflex save from goalkeeper Li Kai early in the second half as Pro's Cafe pressed for an equaliser before Itani fired straight at the legs of the shot-stopper.Their pressure finally told when Itani smashed home from close range to give Pro's Cafe hope but Wuhan should have regained the lead with three minutes remaining but for a spectacular miss by Hu.Wang Wei slid the ball to the defender leaving him in front of an open goal but Hu somehow managed to hit the bottom of the post when it would have been easier to score.He made amends seconds later though when he smashed a shot off the inside of the post to restore his side's advantage.Pro's Cafe refused to surrender their semi-final hopes though and again equalised when Takaji's turn-and-shot crept inside the right post.The Lebanese side pressed for a winner and it duly arrived with a minute left on the clock as Rabih Abou Chaaya back-heeled into the path of Takaji, who made no mistake from close range.
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