The Tunisian advanced Ferjani Sassi With a purpose For the gharafa One minute before the end of the first half, however Al-Wasl The victory was decided within the last minutes.
Al-Wasl got a penalty kick, from which Fabio De Lima scored the equalizer in the 84th minute, then the Nigerian was kidnapped. Isaac Succes The fatal winning goal in stoppage time of the match.
The match started at a fast pace by the two teams, and the first serious attempts to reach the link came when Sika Sidibe sent a high cross from the right side of the penalty area towards the far post. Ali Saleh met it with his head, but it passed next to the right post.
Al-Gharafa responded with a dangerous opportunity when Joselu Mato received a ball on the outskirts of the penalty area before shooting a powerful shot with his right foot that passed near the left post.
Joselu returned and threatened Al-Wasl’s goal after he penetrated the ball from the left side before shooting a creeping ball into the near corner, but it passed completely alongside the goal.
Al-Gharafa scored a goal one minute before the end of the first half after Flornel Coman sent a cross from the right side, and Al-Wasl player Haris Seferovic mishandled it, causing it to fall to Ferjani Sassi, who shot directly with his right knee to the left of goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sanani into the net.
At the start of the second half, Al Gharafa almost scored the second goal when Koeman received a ball on the right side of the penalty area and shot a powerful shot, but it passed a few centimeters from the goal.
Al-Gharafa wasted two chances through Joselu and Sassi, as well Salem Juma A golden opportunity to change the result in favor of Al Wasl.
The referee awarded a penalty kick in favor of Al Wasl in the 84th minute after referring to the video assistant referee (VAR) technique after Lima shot a strong ball with his left foot from outside the penalty area and it bounced off the hand of substitute defender Abdullah Sir Al Khatm, so Lima successfully executed the penalty kick, scoring the equalizer for the Emirati team.
In stoppage time, Al-Wasl snatched the fatal winning goal after a quick, coordinated attack from the right side, where the ball reached Alex Perez, who crossed it towards substitute Isaac Succes at the near post, who in turn shot it directly to the left of the goalkeeper and into the net.
Al-Gharafa lost in the first round to… Independence 0-3 in Shahri Quds, then won in the second round against The eye 4-2 in Al Khor.
On the other hand, Al-Wasl won the first round against Pakhtakor 1-0 in Tashkent, and lost in the second round to Al-Ahly 0-2 in Dubai.
The clubs that finish in the top eight positions in the Western Region qualify for the league stage, in order to compete in the round of 16.
Al-Hilal leads the Al-Gharb region in the league stage with 9 points from three matches, on goal difference against Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia, compared to 7 points for each of Al-Sadd of Qatar and Al-Nasr, six points for Al-Wasl of the Emirates, three points each for Esteghlal and Al-Gharafa of Qatar, two points for Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan and Al-Shorta of Iraq, and a point for Persepolis of Iran and Al-Ain of the Emirates, while the remaining account Al Rayyan Qatari Free of points.
