The second leg of UAE's Arabian Gulf Cup semifinals is set to take place on Tuesday with Al-Ittihad and Shabab Al-Ahli carrying an advantage over their opponents from the first leg.
Al-Ittihad beat Al-Nasr 2-1 at the Al-Maktoum Stadium in the first leg. The hosts were reduced to 10-men within five minutes of the match, and the opposition made the most of the numerical advantage by chipping away with two away goals through Peniel Mlapa and Nasser Abdulhadi.
Ittihad had a scintillating run in the tournament as they knocked out heavyweights Al-Jazira in the playoff round, and defeated Bani Yas in the quarterfinals to earn a semi-final berth.