Highlights: Al-Wasl 4-3 Al Quwa Al Jawiya | AFC Champions League Elite 2026-27
Nicolas Gimenez scored twice, including the winning goal in the 67th minute, as Al-Wasl beat Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4-3 in a seven-goal AFC Champions League Elite match.
Al-Wasl beat Al Quwa Al Jawiya 4-3 in the AFC Champions League Elite 2026-27 season. The match kicked off on 2 November 2026 at 16:00, with Al-Wasl listed as the home team. The hosts led 3-1 at half-time, and 7 goals were scored in total.
How the match unfolded
Mehdi Taromi opened the scoring for Al-Wasl in the 6th minute, converting an assist from Nicolas Gimenez. Gimenez then scored himself from the penalty spot in the 17th minute to make it 2-0.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya pulled a goal back through Al Hareth Hatem in the 21st minute. Al-Wasl restored their two-goal lead in first-half stoppage time (45+1), when Pedro Malheiro finished from another Gimenez assist to make it 3-1 at the break.
3 of the 7 goals came after half-time. Haythem Jouini scored for Al Quwa Al Jawiya in the 55th minute, set up by Moses Orkuma, to bring the score to 3-2. Gimenez scored his second goal of the match in the 67th minute, assisted by Taromi, for a 4-2 lead. That proved to be the winning goal.
Al Quwa Al Jawiya scored once more in the 80th minute through Murad Mohammed Subeh Al-Latif, assisted by Mohammad Sami, but the match finished 4-3.
Gimenez was directly involved in four of Al-Wasl’s goals, with two goals and two assists.
Match statistics
Al-Wasl had 59 per cent of possession to Al Quwa Al Jawiya’s 41 per cent. The home side had 15 shots to 8, with 7 on target compared with 4. Al-Wasl won 5 corners to Al Quwa Al Jawiya’s 1 and recorded 66 dangerous attacks to 44.
Cards
The referee showed 2 yellow cards to Al-Wasl players and 1 to an Al Quwa Al Jawiya player.
Next matches
Al-Wasl play Tractor on 23 November 2026. Al Quwa Al Jawiya face Al Gharafa on 24 November 2026.
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