Arbil: Arbil reached the quarter-finals of the AFC Cup after substitute Muslim Mubarak’s goal in the first-half of extra time finally saw off a determined Tampines Rovers at Francouse Al Hareeri Stadium. Arbil had dominated Group E, finishing top of the table with an unbeaten record to secure a home tie in the last 16.
Tampines, by contrast, had ended runners-up in Group G behind Muang Thong United following a 4-0 defeat to the Thais on the final match day.
But the Singaporeans made light of an arduous journey and the calibre of their opponents to finish 90 minutes deadlocked at 0-0.
However, man of the match Mubarak popped up four minutes into the first extra period to find the back of the net and Arbil managed to make the goal stand up as they stood firm to progress to the last eight.
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