Yacine Brahimi lifts Al Gharafa to AFC Champions League Elite win

Yacine Brahimi assisted twice shortly after halftime as a 2-0 victory over Al Shorta gave Al Gharafa their first three points in the AFC Champions League Elite.

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The Algerian continued his rich vein of form to help Gharafa recover from an opening match defeat to Emirati club Al Sharjah in the league phase. The hosts pounced on poor passing from the Al Shorta defense to win the ball high, where Brahimi set up Joselu for an easy finish to open the scoring in the 48th minute.

A North African connection doubled Gharafa’s advantage six minutes later. Brahimi floated a free kick service into the penalty area and awful marking from the Iraqi club’s defense allowed Tunisia national team midfielder Ferjani Sassi to head in without any pressure.

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Brahimi now has four goals and six assists in eight matches across all competitions this season with a goal and three assists in his last two matches. Al Gharafa face off against Al Khor in their next match at home on Thursday in the QSL Cup before taking two weeks off for the upcoming FIFA window.