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Asian Champions League: Late own goal gives Saudis advantage [Fri Sep 16th, 2005]
There were two own goals in Jeddah, leaving Al Ahli to travel to China for next week's quarter-final second leg with a one-goal advantage.
Al Ahli (Saudi Arabia) 2-1 Shenzhen Jianlibao (China)
The evening’s second hard-fought Saudi Arabia-China clash saw the hosts nick the three points three minutes from time.
With the Chinese champions thinking about taking a point back to their southern China home, captain Yang Chen deflected an 87th minute free kick into his own net.
Brazilian striker Rogerio scored his fifth goal in the competition to put the three-time Saudi champions ahead just after the hour with a header, a lead that lasted 13 minutes when Naif Al Qadi headed the ball in his own net.
The away goal gives the struggling Shenzhen a chance in the second leg, which takes place near the Hong Kong border on September 21.
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