With Shahid Mansouri FC edging GH Bank RBAC 5-4, the winner of the encounter at Al Gharafa Main Hall would join the Iranians in the last four.

After trailing 3-2 for much of the second-half, Sergio Loch equalised for the Lebanese before Chaito's second goal of the game with two minutes left saw them through.

Ardus took the lead inside the opening two minutes when Dilshod Irsaliev placed a shot in the far corner.

Al Sadaka soon levelled when Zoran Leveski's perseverance paid off and he laid the ball to Jean Kotany, who fired home.

The Lebanese side took the lead almost immediately afterwards when Chaito robbed Konstantin Sviridov and slipped the ball between the legs of keeper Rustam Umarov.

Ardus equalised when Irsaliev's shot was parried but Jamoliddin Sharipov tucked away the rebound before Sviridov hit the post with a long-range free shot.

The Uzbeks went in at the break in front, though, when Javlon Anarov drilled a low shot into the bottom corner.

The second-half proved to be an end-to-end affair with Al Sadaka keeper Rabie El Kakhi proving in particularly fine form, denying Ardus a fourth goal on several occasions.

His contribution proved crucial as Hussein Dib's side hauled themselves level when Hussein Takaji laid the ball off to Loch to smash past Umarov and then grabbed the winner with two minutes left through Chaito's strike.