Bengaluru FC went down to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the AFC Cup Final
#3 Ahmed Hammadi and Amjed Radhi were the difference
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Hammadi Ahmed after scoring against Bengaluru FC
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Hammadi came into this game having scored a whopping 15 goals in 10 appearances in the AFC Cup. An impressive feat indeed, seeing as how Bengaluru as a side had hit the net only 17 times. Hammadi added to his tally with a simple tap-in in the 70th minute to score the only goal of the match thereby handing Al-Jawiya the title.
It was, however, Radhi who proved to be the difference between the 2 sides on the night. His ability on the ball was just too much for the Bengaluru defence to handle. His run that led to the goal involved the 26-year-old jinking past 3 Bengaluru defenders, leaving them chasing shadows as he squared the ball to his striker to tap into the empty net.
He was a livewire throughout the game and constantly dictated proceedings in the final third. The youngster would be disappointed with the fact that he did not get on the scoresheet but will take heart from his performance in the end.
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Arvind Sriram
After a brief and undistinguished stint as an electrical engineer, Arvind discovered his true calling was churning out hyperbolic prose about athletes he had never met.
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