Al-Ittihad and Pakhtakor Secure Elite Spots in Continental Showdown
Saudi giants Al-Ittihad punched their ticket to the AFC Champions League Elite league stage after cruising past UAE's Al-Jazira with a dominant 4-1 victory in Abu Dhabi. Dutch star Steven Bergwijn set the tone early with a brilliant first-half brace before Houssem Aouar and Marwan Al-Sahafi piled on more goals after the break leaving Simon Banza's late strike as nothing more than a consolation for the hosts. The win books Al-Ittihad's 14th appearance in the continental showcase while extending Al-Jazira's painful exit streak for the fifth consecutive time. In another qualifying showdown Uzbekistan powerhouse Pakhtakor swept aside Jordan's Al-Hussein Irbid 3-0 in Tashkent powered by a stellar double from Dostonbek Khamdamov and a clincher by Bashar Resan sending the Uzbek club into the elite bracket while Al-Hussein shifts down to the AFC Champions League Two.
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