Nasaf overturn two-goal deficit to beat Al Kuwait in AFC Champions League Two

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FC Nasaf staged a second-half comeback to defeat Kuwait’s Al Kuwait 3–2 away from home in the fourth round of the AFC Champions League Two group stage, keeping their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive.

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Nasaf overturn two-goal deficit to beat Al Kuwait in AFC Champions League Two — FC Nasaf

The Group A match was played on November 4, with the hosts taking a two-goal lead in the first half.

Nasaf responded after the break, turning the game around through two goals from Bobir Abdulkholikov and another from Oybek Rustamov to claim all three points.

The victory takes Nasaf to four points, leaving them third in the group. Al Kuwait remain second with six points.

Nasaf will play their next group-stage match at home against Bahrain’s Al Khaldiya on November 25.

The top two teams in each group advance to the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League Two, the second-tier competition in Asian club football below the AFC Champions League Elite.