The Asian Football Confederation on May 25 made draw for the quarter-final round of the AFC Cup 2010. Vietnam’s only representative – SHB Da Nang – will face Bahrain’s Al Riffa.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 25 made draw for the quarter-final round of the AFC Cup 2010 (C2 Cup of Asia). Vietnam’s only representative – SHB Da Nang – will face Bahrain’s Al Riffa.

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The four matches of this round will be: Al Riffa (Bahrain)- SHB Đà Nẵng (Vietnam), Al Karamah (Syria) - Muang Thong United (Thailand), Thai Port (Thailand)- Al Qadsia (Kuwait), Al Ittihad (Syria) - Kazma (Kuwait). The first leg will take place on September 14 and the second leg will be held on September 21.

The first-leg and second-leg of the semi-finals will take place on October 5 and 9. The final match will be held on December 6.

In the first-leg of quarter-final round, SHB Da Nang will face Al Riffa, which is praised as the top team of Bahrain, at the Bahrain National Stadium.

“It is better if Da Nang sees Thai Port or Muang Thong United of Thailand. Al Riffa is a powerful team but in football, it is not the decisive factor. I think the opportunity for SHB Da Nang and Al Riffa is 50-50,” said Bui Xuan Hoa, general director of SHB Da Nang Sports JS Company.

SHB Da Nang has just liquidated its contracts with Diego Mendez and Cesar Paolo Cocchi and replaced them with Matias Recio Educardo from Argentina and Jagne Modou, a member of Gambia national squad.

The team plans to register Nguyen Rogerio for the AFC Cup quarter-finals.

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