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Al-Ahli (white shirt) easily defeated Buriram to enter the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25. |
In the early morning of April 27, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Al-Ahli easily defeated Buriram United. After only the first 6 minutes of the match, the home team took a 2-0 lead thanks to the goals of two foreign players Riyad Mahrez and Galeno.
In the 30th minute, another famous foreign player, Roberto Firmino, raised the score to 3-0 after an easy tap-in from 1 meter away.
Al-Ahli, with its expensive foreign players from Europe, proved to be too strong when facing the representative of Southeast Asia. Against Buriram, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy rarely had to show his talent.
With a big advantage, the home team played leisurely after the break. “It was a perfect match,” Al-Ahli head coach Matthias Jaissle said enthusiastically on the AFC website after the match. “We started with explosive energy from the crowd, which spread to the pitch, helping the team score consecutive goals. That was important to control the match.”
Al-Ahli will face Al-Hilal in the semi-finals. After Al-Hilal's 7-0 win over South Korea's Gwangju in the first quarter-final, the Saudi Arabian representatives continue to show overwhelming strength on the continental stage.
With the semi-final between Al-Ahli and Al-Hilal in the semi-finals, Saudi Arabia is certain to have a representative in the final of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25.
Al-Ahli, who finished runners-up in 1986 and 2012, are dreaming of their first continental title. Meanwhile, Al-Hilal, who have won the Asian Cup four times, are among the most successful teams on the continent.
As for Buriram, the Thai representative also had a quite successful journey in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25, as the only representative of Southeast Asia to reach the quarterfinals.
Source: https://znews.vn/clb-thai-lan-vo-mong-tai-cup-chau-a-post1549069.html
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