AFC Challenge League
With Cambodia’s’ Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC winning the later tie against Laos' Ezra FC, both sides confirmed their quarter-finals spots and meet on Saturday to decide the group winners.
Dilane Wamba Tafem missed a chance to put Digger ahead in the opening minute after miscuing his attempt from just above the six-yard-box following Baboucarr Touray’s headed pass.
Digger kept the intensity going and midway through the half, Kenji Nishioka saw his angled effort blocked before Modou Joof forced Falcons keeper Sereekhuu Batmagnai into a save from distance.
Falcons struggled to find rhythm and almost fell behind in the 26th minute but escaped as Digger’s Saikou Ceesay pulled his effort from outside the box just wide before firing another just over the bar minutes later.
Ceesay had his long-range attempt thwarted in the 37th minute by Batmagnai, but the Gambian forward finally broke the deadlock two minutes later, collecting a clever pass from Pa Ousman Gai before calmly slotting past the Falcons keeper.
Digger nearly doubled their advantage early in the second half with Tafem seeing his shot blocked in the 47th minute, followed by Gai’s shot narrowly missing the right post.
Falcons finally found their stride and responded with Batkhishig Myagmar testing Omar Njie from distance before Marlon Santos forced another save from the Digger keeper in the 50th minute.
Gai continued to be a thorn in Falcons’ side and after seeing his low drive denied by Batmagnai in the 52nd minute, the Gambian forward made no mistake nine minutes later, steering home Ceesay’s cross with a fine volley.
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