Kashima Antlers secured top spot in group A after a hard earned draw against Aspire Qatar. The Japanese side is one of the favorites to lift “Al Kass Cup” trophy after two impressive shows earlier in the tournament against Juventus and Al Jazirah. Goalkeeper Faisal Abdul Aziz made a mess of Ren Otake’s cross and Kohei Horinouchi was in the right place to head in the opening goal in the 18th minute.
The Qatari team wasted a number of chances before leveling the score in the 64th minute through Solomon Udo’s penalty.
With four points from three matches, Aspire Qatar will now wait for tomorrow’s game between Juventus and Al Jazirah. A win for Al Jazirah or a draw will gave the Qatari team a spot in the semis.
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PSG (2) FC Barcelona (2)
PSG came back from behind to earn a valuable point against FC Barcelona and book a spot in AL Kass International Cup semi Finals.
In what is surely the best and most thrilling fixture since the tournament’s kick-off, the Parisian club took an early lead when Kingsley Coman received the ball in the right hand side before dribbling past three defenders and sending a fierce strike past goalkeeper Joseph Ebogo.
The lead lasted only for nine minutes as Sandro Ramirez equalized for the Catalans with a strong effort inside the area after a nice pass from Mounir Al Haddadi.
Al Haddadi, man of the match against Al Ahly a couple of days ago, was influential gain when he raced away down the right flank before sending a low cross to Simon Colina who smashed home to give Barca the lead.
Mousa Dembele equalized for the PSG in the 63rd minute with a powerful shot from inside the area.
PSG’s keeper Mike Maignan made a number of heroic saves in the final minutes as the young Blaugranas pressed hard for a winner.
The draw meant PSG will finish as top of Group B on goal difference from the Spanish side, after they won their opening game 9-0 against Al Ahly, as Barcelona defeated the Egyptian side 3-0.
They will now face Kashima Antlers in the first semi-final on Sunday; Tomorrow’s results will decide the other two semi-finalists.
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