AFC Champions League TwoGroup stage - Matchday 1Al Wahda FC vs Al Kuwait
Summary
Match report
Al Wahda FC won 3-2 against Al Kuwait in the AFC Champions League Two (Group stage - Matchday 1). Al Kuwait led 2-1 at half-time. Al Wahda FC came from 2 goals down to win.
Al Wahda FC’s goals came from M. Diarra in the 23rd minute, R. Rivas in the 87th minute and C. Benteke in the 90th minute. Al Kuwait’s goals came from T. Y. Khenissi in the 5th minute and O. Gonzalez in the 8th minute. M. Marhoon (Al Kuwait) was sent off (60′).
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Full-time: Al Wahda FC win against Al Kuwait 3-2
- 90+2'
Booking: B. Diarra (Al Wahda FC)
- 90'
Goal! C. Benteke completes the turnaround for Al Wahda FC (3-2), assisted by A. Gnezda Cerin
- 87'
Goal! R. Rivas equalises for Al Wahda FC (2-2), assisted by G. Alvarez
- 85'
Substitution, Al Wahda FC: F. Kruspzky replaces G. Alvarez
- 77'
Double substitution, Al Kuwait: M. Daham replaces S. Al Sanea, A. A. Abdelfattah on for A. Al Dhefiri
- 67'
Double substitution, Al Wahda FC: M. Diarra replaces Guga, Jadsom on for C. Benteke
- 60'
Red card! M. Marhoon (Al Kuwait) is shown a straight red for a foul, and Al Kuwait are down to ten men
- 60'
Booking: S. Al Hoshan (Al Kuwait) for unsporting behaviour
- 57'
Double substitution, Al Kuwait: T. Y. Khenissi comes on for Y. Nasser, M. Freih on for A. Al Qarzaei
- 46'
Double substitution, Al Wahda FC: A. Agbinone replaces B. Diarra, A. El Majhed on for R. Rivas
The second half is under way
Half-time: Al Kuwait lead 2-1
- 39'
Yellow card: M. Marhoon (Al Kuwait) for unsporting behaviour
- 39'
Yellow card: M. Berrahma (Al Kuwait) for unsporting behaviour
- 39'
Yellow card: Al Kuwait for unsporting behaviour
- 30'
Substitution, Al Kuwait: M. Ghareeb replaces R. Hani
- 23'
Goal! M. Diarra reduces the deficit for Al Wahda FC (1-2), set up by A. Gnezda Cerin
- 8'
Goal! O. Gonzalez doubles Al Kuwait's lead (2-0), assisted by T. Y. Khenissi
- 5'
Goal! T. Y. Khenissi puts Al Kuwait ahead (1-0) after a pass from A. A. Abdelfattah
Kick-off! Al Wahda FC vs Al Kuwait is under way
Lineups
Al Wahda FCCoach: Pericles ChamuscaAl Wahda FC – Starting XI
- 23F. Insfran
- 5A. Zouhir
- 3L. Pimenta Peres Lopes
- 44M. Diarra – Goal 23', On 67'
- 35A. El Majhed – On 46'
- 25Jadsom – On 67'
- 12A. Hamad
- 8A. Gnezda Cerin – Assist ×22
- 11F. Kruspzky – On 85'
- 19A. Agbinone – On 46'
- 70O. M. Khribin
Al Wahda FCSubstitutes
- 36
36Z. Ahmed - 26
26H. Ammar - 22
22R. Rivas46' - 32
32Guga67' - 30
30F. I. Ogbu - 13
13H. Shebab - 6
6M. Ghorbani - 66
66G. Alvarez85' - 20
20C. Benteke67' - 38
38A. Pradas - 94
94B. Diarra46' - 80
80A. Abdullah
CoachPericles Chamusca
Al KuwaitCoach: Nebojsa JovovicAl Kuwait – Starting XI
- 33S. Al Hoshan – Yellow card 60'
- 23M. Freih – On 57'
- 25O. Gonzalez – Goal 8'
- 35A. Zola
- 12M. Ghareeb – On 30'
- 6M. Berrahma – Yellow card 39'
- 21A. P. Dara
- 11M. Daham – On 77'
- 26M. Marhoon – Red card 60'
- 10A. A. Abdelfattah – Assist, On 77'
- 27T. Y. Khenissi – Goal 5', Assist, On 57'
Al KuwaitSubstitutes
- 40
40A. Kameel - 1
1K. Al Rashidi - 13
13F. Hamoud - 2
2S. Al Sanea77' - 3
3M. Al Enezi - 8
8A. Al Dhefiri77' - 9
9F. Al Harbi - 5
5R. Hani30' - 88
88A. Al Qarzaei57' - 7
7E. Marzouq - 20
20Y. Nasser57' - 28
28M. Al Mahammed
CoachNebojsa Jovovic
Stats
Standings
Group A – AFC Champions League Two
Full table| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Wahda FC | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Nasaf | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Info
Match info
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Two
- Round
- Group stage - Matchday 1
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Referee
- R. Tanimoto
