Jordan trio in all-Arab AFC Cup semis

الأربعاء، 26 سبتمبر 2007 - 11:23

كتب : Omar AbdelAziz

Jordanian trio Al-Wehdat, Al-Faisali and Shabab Al-Ordon, have all booked their places in this year's AFC Asian Cup semi-finals.

The last four will feature an all-Arab contest as Nejmeh of Lebanon have also joined in the Jordanian party.

Wehdat, managed by Egyptian coach Ismail Youssef, comfortably cruised 3-1 past Sun Hei of Hong Kong, to go through with a 4-1 aggregate score line.

Youssef is currently in talks with his former club Zamalek, who offered him an assistant coach role, but the ex-Egypt midfielder is yet to decide.

On the other hand, two-time defending champions Faisali came back from two goals down to hammer Singapore's Tampines Rovers 5-2 in Amman, as the Arab Champions League semi-finalists qualify 7-3 on aggregate.

Shabab Al-Ordon completed the Jordanian triangle despite a 3-0 defeat at Singapore's Armed Forces, but the Jordanian cup champions were already on a 5-0 first leg lead.

Lebanon's Nejmeh needed an injury time penalty kick to salvage a 3-3 home draw with India's Mahindra United, who were defeated 2-1 at home by the Lebanese in the first leg.

Nejmeh will visit Shabab Al-Ordon for the first leg semi-final on October 2nd, whilst arch rivals Faisaly and Wehdat will clash in Amman.

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