Brazilians star as Shabab Al-Ahli see off Al-Gharafa in Asia | OneFootball

The fifth round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League began this Monday. Shabab Al-Ahli defeated Al-Gharafa by a score of 2-0, with Brazilian goals from Kauan Santos and Guilherme Bala. Al-Duhail beat Al-Ittihad 4-2, with a hat-trick from Adil Boulbina, who overshadowed Benzema.

How Shabab Al-Ahli vs Al-Gharafa went

At nine minutes into the match, Kauan Santos scored from outside the box after an assist from Guilherme Bala to open the scoring. In the 28th minute, it was Guilherme's turn to find the net, also finishing from outside the box.

In the second half, both teams had chances to score but failed to capitalize.

With this result, Shabab Al-Ahli climbs to fifth place. Al-Gharafa, meanwhile, drops to ninth.

How Al-Duhail vs Al-Ittihad went

Just six minutes into the match, Adil Boulbina struck a beautiful shot from outside the box to open the scoring for Al-Duhail. In the 33rd minute, on a counterattack, Boulbina himself extended the lead after going one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

Eight minutes into the second half, Adil Boulbina was called upon once again on a counter, dribbled past two defenders, and finished powerfully to complete his hat-trick. Krzysztof Piątek also got his goal in the 29th minute.

Benzema pulled one back in the 31st, receiving the ball in the middle of the box and simply tapping it in. Shortly after, in the 38th minute, he cut past the defender and finished beautifully to give the match its final score.

With this result, Al-Duhail moves up to seventh place, while Al-Ittihad drops to eighth.

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