Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 20:33 / Updated on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 20:33
Florinel Coman (27) and Al-Gharafa were eliminated from the Asian Champions League. The team from Qatar lost at home against those from Tractor (Iran), score 0-2, in the 8th stage.
The former FCSB player started and played 84 minutes when he was replaced by Yousef Moussa Al Khlif. The first half was balanced and ended in a tie, 0-0. The successes came in the second act.
Florinel Coman and Al-Gharafa, eliminated from the Asian Champions League
In the 61st minute, Tractor opened the scoring through Mehdi Hashemnejad. Following a free kick, the ball bounced to the Iranian, who beat Alireza Beiranvand.
2-0 was made 10 minutes before the end (81'), after the success of Hosseinzadeh.
Following this result, Tractor finished 3rd in the Asian Champions League group with 17 points after 8 matches. On the other hand, Al-Gharafa finished 10th with 6 points. The first 8 ranked move on.
A week ago, Al-Gharafa suffered a humiliating defeat in this competition, 0-7 away to Al-Ittihad.
Florinel Coman has played 19 games this season for the Qatari club, scoring 3 goals and providing an assist. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 4 million euros.
For Al-Gharafa, the duel at home with Shamal follows on February 22. In the championship, Coman's team is in second place with 31 points after 15 rounds, one behind leaders Al-Sadd.
