FC Goa lose to Al Zawraa SC in AFC Champions League Two | Agency-feeds News

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Goa [India], September 18 (ANI): FC Goa fought onerous, however finally suffered a 0-2 defeat by the hands of Iraq’s Al Zawraa SC of their AFC Champions League Two 2025-26 Group D tie on the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, on Wednesday, as per the AIFF web site.The entertaining encounter at PJN Stadium noticed loads of goalmouth motion, however ultimately, strikes from Reziq Banihani and Nizar Alrashdan noticed Al Zawraa take the factors on the street.A lapse in focus early on almost value FC Goa as Mahdi Humaidan intercepted a again cross and surged into the field earlier than crossing for Mohammed Qasim, who noticed his thunderous effort crash towards the bar.The residence facet usual their first opening within the eighth minute. Dejan Drazic was allowed time to ship a pinpoint cross from the left, which Javier Siverio acquired his head to, however the ball sailed simply over.The match subsequently went right into a lull till the ultimate minutes of the primary half, when Nizar Alrashdan’s excellent header from Hassan Abdulkareem’s free-kick noticed FC Goa custodian Hrithik Tiwari make a sprawling save to his proper.Al Zawraa had been to not be denied within the forty fourth minute, Abdulkareem discovering Kadhim Raad within the field, and the latter minimize the ball again to Banihani, whose effort took a double deflection off Nim Dorjee Tamang earlier than hitting the Jordanian striker and settling within the web.The Iraqi outfit had been inches away from doubling their lead contained in the opening minute of the second half. Banihani drove from the left flank into the field, and his cutback was by accident steered in the direction of purpose by Nim Dorjee earlier than Hrithik clawed the ball away on the purpose line.FC Goa responded with probabilities of their very own. Ayush Chhetri’s hovering effort was tipped over by the skilled Jalal Hassan earlier than the Al Zawraa custodian dived to his proper to save lots of Siverio’s again flick try.The Indian facet pushed onerous for the equaliser however nearly conceded a second within the ninetieth minute when Ibrahim Gbadamosi hit the submit earlier than Alrashdan made positive of the factors for Al Zawraa in stoppage time with a low strike from the sting of the field. (ANI)