The captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan yesterday scored a brace to send Al Ahli into Round 4 of the Arabian Gulf Cup at the expense of Al Shabab.
Gyan scored the winning-goal late-on when he powered in a towering header from a corner.
Brazilian Henrique Luvannor gave Al Shabab the lead through a fourth-minute penalty. Al Ahli skipper, Rodrigo Lima drew them level with a spot kick in the 17th minutes.
Gyan gave Cosmin Olaroiu’s side the lead when playmaker Everton Ribeiro found him with a pass.
Luvannor netted his second just past the hour mark. When it looked like the game was heading for a draw, Gyan rose above the opposition defence to head in a corner for his team to return with all three points.