Kuwaiti Al-Arabi Loses to Tajikistan's Istiklol (0-2) in AFC Challenge League
Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi lost to Tajikistan's Istiklol Dushanbe by two goals without reply in the AFC Challenge League.
Translated by Qiyas from كونا — Original source
Kuwait City, October 20 (KUNA) — Kuwait’s Al-Arabi SC suffered a 2-0 defeat to Tajikistan’s Istiklol Dushanbe on Tuesday in the second round of the AFC Challenge League. Rustam Suyunov scored the first goal for the Tajik side in the 38th minute of the first half, and his teammate Alisher Shokurov added the second in the 85th minute. The match was held at the Central Stadium in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
With this loss, which marks their second consecutive defeat after falling 1-0 to Syria’s Al-Faisaly in the opening round, Al-Arabi remains winless and sits fourth and last in Group 2, while Istiklol Dushanbe secured their first three points of the tournament.
Syria’s Al-Faisaly leads the group standings with six points, followed by Istiklol Dushanbe and Lebanon’s Al-Najma, each with three points. (End) S.A.D./M.M.J.
