(Reuters) - The unlikely AFC Cup run of Vietnam side Vissai Ninh Binh looks set to end at the quarter-final stage after the club ripped apart by a match-fixing scandal were beaten 4-2 at home by Hong Kong's Kitchee in the first leg on Tuesday.
Ninh Binh's owners withdrew the team from the V.League 1 after the scandal broke in April when 11 players admitted to illegally betting on matches, including their AFC Cup group win against Malaysian side Kelantan.
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