Portuguese soccer superstar Cairo made his debut in the top tier of the AFC Champions League play-offs at dawn on Wednesday (23), as his Ainas side rallied to beat Al Ali Shabab 4-2 and advance to the group stage. However, the 38-year-old goal scorer was unable to get a goal and suffered a number of infringements in the penalty area during the match, which angered Crowe when referee Fu Ming refused to award a penalty despite his repeated appeals. At the end of the first half, he angrily rushed to Fu Ming, foul-mouthed and pushed away a fan who tried to take a photo with him. Crow's fiery temper may bring him trouble and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) may penalize him after the match.
Saudi Arabia's Aynas broke the deadlock just 11 minutes into the match with a goal from Talisker, but just seven minutes later UAE side Shabbi Al Ali's midfielder Ghosni equalized to make it 1-1.Despite Crowe's three charges into the box in the first half, he was knocked down by his opponents, and despite his constant complaining, Fuming never blew for a penalty kick.
In the first half of extra time, Crow attempted an inverted shot in the penalty area, hitting the arm of the opposing player, but Fu Ming still did not indicate that, at the end of the first half, Crow finally lost control of his emotions, the captain's armband on the ground, rushed to Fu Ming, pointing a finger to point to him crazy rant, the site of the television station's radio equipment recorded Crow's words: "Wake up, X you. " An unsuspecting on-field personality also tried to take a selfie with Crowe on his cell phone, only to be pushed away by the striker.
Just a minute after the resumption of the match, Ghosni scored again to help Shabi Al Ali go back up to 2-1. However, the match took a dramatic turn late on, as Ainas equalized in the 88th minute to make it 2-2, and then relied on a goal each from Talisker and Posović in stoppage time to complete a miraculous 4-2 turnaround, with the last of those coming from Crowe's assist.
