Monday, April 27, 2015
Kuwaiti Sides Face Tricky Away Trips In AFC Cup
Squeaky bum time for Kuwait's representatives in the AFC Cup. Premier League champions and AFC Cup holders Al Qadsia sit joint top of their group with Istiklol from Tajikistan but Turkmenistan's Ahal are only a point behind.
In the last round of fixtures the Kuwaiti side lost 2-0 against the Tajiki side, a loss that saw them surrender top spot. Ahal's win over Arbil only added to the pressure as The Kings head off to Turkmenistan this week following a less than sparkling performance against Al Kuwait domestically at the weekend.
Lose in Ashgabat and Al Qadsia face the very real prospect of going out of the competition at the group stage.
1 - Itsiklol 4 2 1 1 7-6 7
2 - Al Qadsia 4 2 1 1 5-4 7
3 - Ahal 4 2 0 2 6-7 6
4 - Arbil 4 1 0 3 6-7 3
Al Kuwait also face a tricky away trip, this time to Lebanon to take on Nejmeh. Their defeat at home to Syria's Al Jaish last time out saw them knocked off top spot and with Bahrain's Riffa three points behind The Brigadiers know they cannot afford any slip up as they head to the Mediterranean coast.
If the table doesn't lie then Al Kuwait should be returning home with the points in the bag and a spot in the knock out stage confirmed. Their final group stage game sees them making the short hop to Bahrain to take on Riffa, a game they will be hoping will be a dead rubber
1 - Al Jaish 4 3 1 0 3-0 10
2 - Al Kuwait 4 2 1 1 6-3 7
3 - Riffa 4 1 1 2 4-5 4
4 - Nejmeh 4 0 1 3 3-8 1
In the last round of fixtures the Kuwaiti side lost 2-0 against the Tajiki side, a loss that saw them surrender top spot. Ahal's win over Arbil only added to the pressure as The Kings head off to Turkmenistan this week following a less than sparkling performance against Al Kuwait domestically at the weekend.
Lose in Ashgabat and Al Qadsia face the very real prospect of going out of the competition at the group stage.
1 - Itsiklol 4 2 1 1 7-6 7
2 - Al Qadsia 4 2 1 1 5-4 7
3 - Ahal 4 2 0 2 6-7 6
4 - Arbil 4 1 0 3 6-7 3
Al Kuwait also face a tricky away trip, this time to Lebanon to take on Nejmeh. Their defeat at home to Syria's Al Jaish last time out saw them knocked off top spot and with Bahrain's Riffa three points behind The Brigadiers know they cannot afford any slip up as they head to the Mediterranean coast.
If the table doesn't lie then Al Kuwait should be returning home with the points in the bag and a spot in the knock out stage confirmed. Their final group stage game sees them making the short hop to Bahrain to take on Riffa, a game they will be hoping will be a dead rubber
1 - Al Jaish 4 3 1 0 3-0 10
2 - Al Kuwait 4 2 1 1 6-3 7
3 - Riffa 4 1 1 2 4-5 4
4 - Nejmeh 4 0 1 3 3-8 1
# posted by Me @ 7:27 AM 
