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PS: Paro FC (BHU) 2-0 Abu Muslim Farah FC (AFG)

PS: Paro FC (BHU) 2-0 Abu Muslim Farah FC (AFG)

Thimphu: Bhutan’s Paro FC advanced to the group stage of the AFC Challenge League 2026/27™ Group Stage after edging Abu Muslim Farah FC of Afghanistan 2-0 at the Changlimithang Stadium on Tuesday.
Goals by Yuta Mishima and Abdoulie Baldeh secured Paro’s third consecutive group stage appearance. Abu Muslim, defeated by the same opponents last season, again failed in their bid to become the first Afghan club to qualify for the Group Stage of an AFC competition.
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Abu Muslim had the hosts backpedalling from the starting whistle, but hard-running defender Mostafa Javadiankoutenaei found his attempts well handled by the Paro defence. 

At the other end, Mishima came close to giving the six-time Bhutan Premier League champions the lead in the 13th minute, but the striker failed to connect properly to Nima Wangdi’s cross and ballooned his shot over from close range.
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Mishima, however, made amends five minutes later when he latched onto a weak clearance and volleyed first-time from the edge of the area, his shot whizzing past Abu Muslim keeper Danyal Chalandar to crash into the top right corner of the net.

Paro’s Lamin Saidy did well to keep the visitors from leveling the score, with Ali Reza Panahi getting the better of the custodian in the 33rd minute but finding no takers to his cutback after going around Saidy on the left.

PS: Paro FC (BHU) v Abu Muslim Farah FC (AFG)

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Both sides continued to exchange attacks in the second half but saw their efforts come to nothing as Paro’s Richard Sagna and Evans Asante as well as Abu Muslim’s Ali Reza and Omid Musawi were unable to convert the chances that came their way.

Diego Ruiz missed a glorious chance at the equaliser in the 83rd minute when he shot wide of the right post from close range with Saidy caught off position. 
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Baldeh put the game beyond Abu Muslim’s reach when he picked up a cross from Sagna in the 84th minute, rounded Chalandar and coolly slotted into an unguarded net.

Abu Muslim’s woes were compounded in the 89th and 91st minutes when Mahboob Hanifi and Azad Jafarzadeh were given their marching orders after both collected second yellow cards.

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