Hosni Abd-Rabou's spectacular goal was not enough for Ahli Dubai against Saudi Arabia's Hilal, who defeated the Emirati side 3-1 on Wednesday to destroy their hopes of reaching the Asian Champions League round of 16. The Egypt ace hit the opener only on three minutes after veteran goalie Mohamed Al-Deayea had to get out of the penalty area to make a long clearance, but Abd-Rabou immediately looped over the former international from inside the center circle. However, Hilal replied fiercely to romp to a deserved victory. Tarek Al-Taib canceled out Ahli's slender lead two minutes after the half-hour mark, and the one-goal deficit was overturned when Mirel Radoi scored on 53 minutes. Yasser Al-Qahtani put the icing on the cake ten minutes later, but he partly marred the win when he was sent off late in the second period after launching into a spat with an Ahli player. Hilal now lie second in Group A with eight points, two behind leaders Pakhtakor Tashkent, whereas Ahli are languishing at the bottom of the four-team group with a sole point. Abd-Rabou's goal
