Al Wasl vs Al Ahli, 2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al Wasl
  • 45'+3': Pedro Malheiro
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1 - 3
Al Ahli
  • 20': Roger Ibañez
  • 58': Francisco Trincão
  • 90'+1': Feras Al-Brikan

About

Al Wasl are hosting Al Ahli at Zabeel Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting on . The match is a part of the AFC Champions League Elite.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Al Ahli. Ivan Toney is caught offside.
  • 2': Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Valentin Atangana (Al Ahli).
  • 3': Adryelson (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Nicolás Giménez (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Abdulrahman Al Sanbi (Al Ahli). Assisted by Soufiane Bouftini.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Siaka Sidibe (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 5': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Ziyad Al Johani.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Serginho (Al Wasl) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nicolás Giménez following a fast break.
  • 10': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Roger Ibañez.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 15': Adryelson (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Ziyad Al Johani (Al Ahli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl).
  • 17': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Adryelson (Al Wasl).
  • 19': Attempt saved. Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Dinko Horkas (Al Wasl).
  • 19': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Dinko Horkas.
  • 20': Goal! Al Wasl 0, Al Ahli 1. Roger Ibañez (Al Ahli) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Trincão with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli).
  • 27': Brahian Palacios (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Saad Yaslam (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Brahian Palacios (Al Wasl).
  • 28': Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Saleh Abu Al Shamat.
  • 29': Foul by Saad Yaslam (Al Ahli).
  • 29': Brahian Palacios (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli).
  • 30': Siaka Sidibe (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Offside, Al Ahli. Saad Yaslam is caught offside.
  • 37': Saad Yaslam (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Siaka Sidibe (Al Wasl).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Trincão (Al Ahli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 39': Foul by Saeed Baattia (Al Ahli).
  • 39': Hugo (Al Wasl) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Adryelson (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Delay in match (Al Wasl).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': VAR Decision: No card change Adryelson (Al Wasl).
  • 43': Offside, Al Wasl. Adryelson is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Eduard Spertsyan (Al Ahli).
  • 45'+3': Abdulrasaq Popoola (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 1. Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adryelson.
  • 45'+8': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 45'+8': Saad Yaslam (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': Foul by Serginho (Al Wasl).
  • 45'+9': First Half ends, Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Ahli. Artem Bondarenko replaces Ziyad Al Johani.
  • 45': Second Half begins Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Al Wasl. Sasa Ivkovic replaces Adryelson.
  • 46': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Soufiane Bouftini.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Roger Ibañez (Al Ahli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Spertsyan with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Offside, Al Wasl. Brahian Palacios is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Saeed Baattia (Al Ahli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
  • 53': Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Abdulrasaq Popoola (Al Wasl).
  • 54': Foul by Ivan Toney (Al Ahli).
  • 54': Soufiane Bouftini (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Saeed Baattia (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Serginho (Al Wasl).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Ivan Toney (Al Ahli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roger Ibañez.
  • 58': Goal! Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 2. Trincão (Al Ahli) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Al Ahli. Feras Al Brikan replaces Ivan Toney.
  • 59': Substitution, Al Wasl. Cameron Puertas replaces Siaka Sidibe.
  • 59': Substitution, Al Wasl. Leandro Spadacio replaces Brahian Palacios.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Artem Bondarenko (Al Ahli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trincão.
  • 62': Corner, Al Ahli. Conceded by Hugo.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Cameron Puertas (Al Wasl) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Taremi.
  • 63': Serginho (Al Wasl) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Cameron Puertas.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Leandro Spadacio (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Puertas.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Soufiane Bouftini.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Ahli. Ibrahima Diaby replaces Eduard Spertsyan.
  • 68': Substitution, Al Wasl. Renato Júnior replaces Nicolás Giménez.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Cameron Puertas (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Saleh Abu Al Shamat (Al Ahli).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Delay in match (Al Wasl).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Substitution, Al Ahli. Mohammed Sulaiman replaces Saleh Abu Al Shamat because of an injury.
  • 76': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Abdulrahman Al Sanbi.
  • 76': Artem Bondarenko (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Renato Júnior (Al Wasl).
  • 77': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Al Wasl. Matheus Saldanha replaces Mehdi Taremi.
  • 80': Offside, Al Ahli. Artem Bondarenko is caught offside.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Hugo (Al Wasl) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 83': Foul by Ibrahima Diaby (Al Ahli).
  • 83': Serginho (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Ibrahima Diaby (Al Ahli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Saeed Baattia (Al Ahli).
  • 86': Serginho (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Abdulrasaq Popoola (Al Wasl).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Foul by Trincão (Al Ahli).
  • 89': Sasa Ivkovic (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Cameron Puertas (Al Wasl).
  • 90': Cameron Puertas (Al Wasl) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 3. Feras Al Brikan (Al Ahli) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a through ball following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Pedro Malheiro (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matheus Saldanha (Al Wasl) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Malheiro with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Roger Ibañez (Al Ahli).
  • 90'+6': Renato Júnior (Al Wasl) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Serginho (Al Wasl) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Al Wasl. Conceded by Mohammed Sulaiman.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Soufiane Bouftini (Al Wasl) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Spadacio with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+10': Trincão (Al Ahli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Foul by Serginho (Al Wasl).
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Al Wasl 1, Al Ahli 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 1
36.7 Possession 63.3
10 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
204 Accurate Passes 389
262 Passes 443
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 5
10 Crosses 24
0.4 Cross % 0.2
47 Long Balls 38
19 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 5
10 Effective Tackles 6
14 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 11
22 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Zabeel Stadium
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AFC Champions League Elite Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Al Ain 2 +7 6
2 Esteghlal 2 +4 6
3 Al Hilal 2 +3 6
4 Shabab Al Ahli 2 +2 6
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WAS Al Wasl (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Dinko Horkas (GK)
34 Adryelson Yellow Card
4 Soufiane Bouftini
16 Hugo
79 Pedro Malheiro
31 Nicolás Gimenez
5 Abdulrasaq Ridwan Popoola
6 Siaka Sidibe
9 Mehdi Taremi
19 Serginho
30 Brahian Palacios
Al Wasl Substitutes:
Renato Tapia, Abdelrahman Saleh, Suhail Al Mutuwa, Fábio Lima, Sasa Ivkovic, Leandro Leite, Yann Llahona, Renato Júnior, Rodrigo, Saldanha, Cameron Puertas, Yahia Nader.

AHL Al Ahli (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi (GK)
3 Roger Ibañez
28 Merih Demiral
31 Saad Balobaid
15 Saeed Baattia
8 Eduard Spertsyan
30 Ziyad Al-Johani
6 Valentin Atangana
17 Ivan Toney
47 Waheb Saleh
7 Francisco Trincão
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Faisal Ibrahim Ahmed Fallatah, Matheus Gonçalves, Makaya Diaby, Artem Bondarenko, Ramez Al Attar, Abdullah Abdo, Rayane Hamidou, Feras Al-Brikan, Abdullah Radif, Salman Al-Jadani, Meshal Ibrahim Al Mutairi, Mohammed Sulaiman.

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