Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab reached the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan, while Al Duhail saw off Qatari compatriots Al Rayyan 7-6 in a penalty shootout to also go through on Sunday.Al Duhail goalkeeper Salah Zakaria was the hero for Hernan Crespo's side wh
Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab reached the Asian Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan, while Al Duhail saw off Qatari compatriots Al Rayyan 7-6 in a penalty shootout to also go through on Sunday.
But three minutes into added time at the end of extra time French World Cup winner Steven Nzonzi thrashed home a shot from just inside the area to take the game to penalties. Al Qahtani put Al Shabab in front with 12 minutes on the clock, his low effort taking a nick off the heel of defender Husniddin Aliqulov to wrongfoot goalkeeper Abduvohid Nematov.
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