Sadd win on a black day for Asian football

Paandu
By Paandu

I'm happy Sadd won. But was this the way to do it?

SUWON: Asian football suffered one of its darkest days Wednesday as a showpiece regional semifinal erupted in violence and a major match-fixing scandal was blamed for a tragic apparent suicide.

In a blow to attempts to clean up continental football, the AFC Champions League semifinal between Suwon Bluewings and Qatar’s Al Sadd was temporarily halted as both teams traded punches in an ugly all-in brawl.

Read the full article on http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/all-in-brawl-erupts-asian-semifinal/

By anonymous• 20 Oct 2011 14:17
anonymous

Yep, that was some sweet mess!

By mr_qatar• 20 Oct 2011 13:50
mr_qatar

Thanx Man

By Chairboy• 20 Oct 2011 11:45
Chairboy

Free entry at the stadium - if you turn up early enough you might get a game!!!

By deel774• 20 Oct 2011 03:10
deel774

Hi I See The Match...

But I Want to Know That When Samsung (Korean) Club Comes in Qatar to play with Al-Sadd, So There is Any Ticket To Enter In The Stadium or Not? & How Much Ticket Fees & Where we Bought The Tickets ????????? Thanks

By Greeker• 19 Oct 2011 21:22
Rating: 3/5
Greeker

Al Sadd's home match will be on October 26, Wednesday, at the Al Sadd Stadium at 6pm.

By mr_qatar• 19 Oct 2011 20:31
mr_qatar

so when is the next match....

By Greeker• 19 Oct 2011 20:29
Greeker

Sadd's foreign player, Niang, scored twice in the game. But the second goal was scored when a player was down. That was the reason for the brawl.

By ingeniero• 19 Oct 2011 20:25
ingeniero

didn't watched the match.. but what happened exactly during the match.. came to know they fight with each others!!

By Greeker• 19 Oct 2011 19:35
Rating: 2/5
Greeker

It's going to be fireworks when the South Korean team visits Qatar next week for the return leg. If Sadd wins the double leg semifinal, it'll be the first time a Qatari club has entered the finals of the new-look AFC Champions League. It would be a great achievement for Qatar football if that happens. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and I'll surely be there to see the game... It's a golden chance for Sadd to do what Umm Salal couldn't do two years ago, reach the final... All the best to them.

At the same time, I think the violence could've been avoided. But well, such things happen in football, I guess...

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