By Mohammed Al-Kinani
JEDDAH – The Saudi representatives in the GCC Club Championship, Al-Nasr and Al-Ittifaq, won their fifth round matches against Al-Khor of Qatar and Al-Orouba of Oman respectively.
Al-Nasr defeated Al-Khor 4-0 at Al-Khor Stadium to top Group B and qualify for the semifinals.
Saud Al-Hamad put his team in the lead in the 15th minute before Husain Abdul-Ghani failed to score from the spot in the 28th minute. The first half ended 1-0.
Five minutes after the break, Korean midfielder, Lee Chun-soo, scored another goal before the Argentinean midfielder V?ctor Alberto Figueroa increased the score in the 63rd minute.
Ten minutes later, Khalid Al-Zayla’e sealed the win. With ten points, Al-Nasr is on top of its group.
In Oman, Al-Ittifaq succeeded to keep its hopes for qualifying to the next round of the competition. The team defeated its host Al-Orouba of Oman in Group C 1-0. Hamad Al-Hamad scored in the 33rd minute.
Al-Ittifaq also topped its group with seven points.
Al-Ittifaq needs to wait for the crucial match of Al-Orouba and Qatar 13 days ahead. The team would lose its opportunity to qualify to the semis if Qatar wins over Al-Orouba.
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