• Jires Kembo-Ekoko (R) of UAE's Al-Nasr club vies for the ball against Salim Mustafayev (C) of Uzbekistan Lokomotiv club during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
    Jires Kembo-Ekoko (R) of UAE's Al-Nasr club vies for the ball against Salim Mustafayev (C) of Uzbekistan Lokomotiv club during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
  • Jonathan Pitroipa (L) of UAE's Al-Nasr club dribbles the ball as Sherzod Fayziev of Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club tackles during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
    Jonathan Pitroipa (L) of UAE's Al-Nasr club dribbles the ball as Sherzod Fayziev of Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club tackles during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
  • UAE’s Al-Nasr club player Mahmoud Khamis (R) and Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv club player Mart Bikmaev vie for the ball during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
    UAE’s Al-Nasr club player Mahmoud Khamis (R) and Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv club player Mart Bikmaev vie for the ball during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
  • Jonathan Pitroipa (R) of UAE's Al-Nasr club vies for the ball against Sherzod Fayziev of Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
    Jonathan Pitroipa (R) of UAE's Al-Nasr club vies for the ball against Sherzod Fayziev of Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
  • UAE's Al-Nasr club player Ahmed Al-Yassi (L) and Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv player Sardor Mirzaev (R) falls to the ground as they vie for the ball during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
    UAE's Al-Nasr club player Ahmed Al-Yassi (L) and Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv player Sardor Mirzaev (R) falls to the ground as they vie for the ball during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
  • UAE's Al-Nasr club player Luis Jimenez (r) tries to tackle as Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club player Server Djeparov during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
    UAE's Al-Nasr club player Luis Jimenez (r) tries to tackle as Uzbekistan's Lokomotiv club player Server Djeparov during their Asian Champions League (AFC) group A football match at the Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
  • Temurkhuja Abdukholikov (R) of Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv club vies for the ball against Ahmed Al-Yassi of UAE’s Al-Nasr club player Khalid Jalal during their AFC Champions League group A match in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI
    Temurkhuja Abdukholikov (R) of Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv club vies for the ball against Ahmed Al-Yassi of UAE’s Al-Nasr club player Khalid Jalal during their AFC Champions League group A match in Dubai on April 20, 2016. / AFP / MARWAN NAAMANI

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Jires Kembo Ekoko secures point that edges Al Nasr step closer to ACL last 16 – in pictures

Jake Badger

April 20, 2016

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Al Nasr’s wait for a place in the Asian Champions League knockouts stages rumbles on.​

The Dubai club, never before beyond the group stage in two previous attempts, required victory against Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv on Wednesday in their penultimate Group A encounter to guarantee progression, but let slip a one-goal lead to draw.

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