Al-Ahly defeats Al-Wasl by three and achieves its first victory in the Asian elite

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Al-Ahly of Saudi Arabia defeated its host Al-Wasl of the United Arab Emirates 3-1, on Monday, in the second round of the Al-Gharb Group of the AFC Champions League for Elite Football.

The defending champion of the tournament in the last two seasons succeeded in achieving its first victory this season, after it had tied in the first round with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan.

On the other hand, Al-Wasl suffered its second defeat after losing to Al-Qadisiyah of Saudi Arabia in the first round.

Al-Ahly took the lead in the 20th minute through Roger Ibanez, then Pedro Malhero equalized for Al-Wasl in the third minute of stoppage time in the first half.

In the 58th minute, Francisco Trincao scored the second goal for Al-Ahly, while his colleague Firas Al-Braikan added the third goal in the first minute of stoppage time in the second half.