TC Sports defeats Saif Sporting 3-1 to go through on 4-1 aggregate score.

Saif Sporting started the game to get revenge on their home defeat to TC Sports a week earlier. It took a while for TC to settle down with the away supporters roaring for their team. halfway through the first half Anatoly Vlasichev silenced the crowd with a headed goal from a TC corner kick. The goal silenced the crowd. Only ten minutes later Kingsley Chigozie of Saif equalized from a corner kick. Poor marking enabled Kingsley to head home the equalizer.

TC Sports was saved by their goalkeeper Ibrahim Nadheem on few occasions. Saif only needed one goal to send TC out of the tournament. Substitute Ahmed Aarif, won the penalty for TC late on running into the box beating their center back. Vlasichev stepped up and slotted home at the 84th minute. Five minutes later former Maalhos player, Aarif again running at the Saif defense won a free kick right outside the box. Vlasichev completed the hat-trick from a perfect free kick.

TC Sports go through to the second round on 4-1 aggregate having already beaten Saif 0-1 in Bangladesh. TC will most likely play against Bengaluru of India.

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