DOHA: Aspire International rallied to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in the 2014Al Kass International Cup match held at Aspire Zone yesterday. The Spaniards were the favorites but it was the Senegal-based Aspire International team that produced an 86th minute winner to cause a huge upset. The match started with Real getting an early goal in the 16th minute through midfielder Alvaro Martin Alcantara. Real were controlling the game in the early stages of the first half till Silas Gnaka equalised for Aspire International through a penalty. Real got the lead again in the 41st minute through a good header from Jose Manuel Hernando Riol. Aspire International regrouped better in the second half and were playing a more attacking game. And then in the 72nd minute, Real goalkeeper attempted to dribble the ball inside his box. Wise old men say that goalkeepers should never use their feet on the ground, except to kick the ball away. Real’s Luca Zidane, son of the Zinedine, didn’t know that. He lost the dribbling battle with Jean Jules Sepp Mvondo, who gladly put the ball into the back of the net. This changed the game and Aspire International got more and more confident. Their pressure tactics paid off when Aspire International’s Ishmael Baidoo converted a wonderful cross from the right flank into a winner with a header. The boys celebrated widely with their goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho running right across the length of the field to celebrate with his teammates. Earlier in the day, Paris Saint-Germain took on FC Barcelona in the tournament opener. And that turned out to be a cracker with Barcelona winning 4-3, despite a hat trick from PSG striker Odsonne Edouard. The final match of the day also saw an upset with last year’s winners Fluminese FC being beaten 2-1 by Auxerre.