Al Ittihad advance to ACL final.10/28/2009 2:08:46 PM Al Ittihad reached the Asian Champions League final by beating Japanese club Nagoya Grampus grampus, name applied to two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, of worldwide distribution, and Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale. 2-1 and advancing 8-3 on aggregate. Al Ittihad defender Saleh-Fahad Al Saqri scored in the 43rd minute and midfielder Amine amine (əmēn`, ăm`ēn): see under amino group. amine Any of a class of nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived, either in principle or in practice, from ammonia (NH3). Chermiti doubled the lead early in the second half to give the Saudi Arabian team a 2-0 lead in the second leg. Al Ittihad will face either South Korean club Pohang Steelers or Qatari team Umm Salal Umm Salal (Arabic: أم صلال) is a municipality of Qatar. It contains many historic places, such as Barzan Tower. in the final on November 7 in Tokyo. Nagoya looked set for a comeback when Australia striker Josh Kennedy Josh Kennedy may refer to three Australian footballers:
Nagoya's hopes were dashed when Al Saqri picked up a loose ball in the area and shot past Nagoya goalkeeper Toru Hasegawa. The 21-year-old Chermiti, signed on loan from Hertha Berlin in August, doubled the lead in the 59th minute when he headed home a diagonal cross from Mohammed Noor Mohammed Noor (Arabic: محمد نور) (born February 26, 1978) is a football (soccer) player from Saudi Arabia. He plays for the club side Al-Ittihad and has been called the Saudi Gennaro Gattuso. . Keita Sugimoto pulled one back with a scissor-kick goal in the 67th. Kennedy set up Magnum in front of goal in the 88th minute, but the Brazilian winger could only shoot weakly into the arms of Ittihad 'keeper Mabrouk Zaid Mabrouk Zaid (Arabic: مبروك زايد; born 11 February 1979) is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Ittihad. . Al Ittihad came close to extending its lead in the 90th when Chermiti intercepted a back pass to Hasegawa but shot wide of an empty net with his right foot. Nagoya played without Takahiro Masukawa, who was out with swine flu, and fellow defender Takeuchi Akira, who is under suspension after being sent off early last week. Aljazeera.net 2003 - 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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