Al-Wasl misses out on victory over Al-Rayyan… “friendly fire” postpones qualification

Al-Wasl missed out on victory over Al-Rayyan of Qatar by tying them with a goal each in the sixth round of league matches for the West Asia region in the AFC Champions League for the Elite, today, Monday, at Al-Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, raising the “Emperor” score to 11 points, while the “Terrible” score reached 11 points. 5 points.

Al-Wasl played a strong match, and were the most dangerous on the goal, and took the lead with the first goal through Caio Canedo, but Salem Al-Azizi scored an own goal to end the match in a draw, while the Qatari Al-Rayyan team took control of the midfield in the first 15 minutes of the match after it was remarkably active Al-Masry. Mahmoud Trezeguet and Moroccan Ashraf Ben Sharqi led the visitors’ attacks, and Trezeguet almost scored the first goal from a counterattack during which Salem dribbled the player. Al-Azizi hit a strong ball that Khaled Al-Sanani deflected into a corner kick.
On the other hand, Al-Wasl entered the atmosphere of the match after 20 minutes, when Ali Saleh, Fabio Lima and Nicolas Jimenez moved, which contributed to the “Emperor” taking possession of the ball in the middle of the field, and Ali Saleh shot a ball from outside the penalty area, but goalkeeper Paulo Victor had no difficulty catching it. (21).
In the 24th minute, Fabio Lima scored a beautiful goal from a follow-up to a free kick played by Jimenez, but the referee decided to cancel the goal after returning to video technology, due to the “Panthers” player committing a violation against Ashraf Bin Sharqi, while Paulo Victor excelled in stopping the most dangerous opportunity in the first half, when Nicolas Jimenez presented a wonderful artistic painting by dribbling more than one player, then played a cross ball that the Swiss Harris met with a strong shot into the goal, but the Al Rayyan goalkeeper made a wonderful save and put the defense away. “The Terrible” ball from in front of the goal (31).
Jimenez continued his creativity in leading the “Yellow” attacks when he received the ball inside the penalty area, dribbled past the defense with great skill, and shot a powerful shot, but Paulo Victor blocked it brilliantly, and the ball reached Harris, who shot the ball over the crossbar in the second minute of stoppage time.
Al-Wasl maintained its advantage at the beginning of the second half, following a strong start from Ali Saleh, who shot a strong ball that went into a corner kick (47). Salem Al-Azizi also played a cross and South Korean Seung-hyung headed it in, but goalkeeper Paulo Victor blocked the ball (49).
The Al Rayyan goalkeeper continued to stand as an impenetrable barrier to Al Wasl’s attacks, by blocking another ball from Jimenez, who shot it from outside the penalty area (62), then blocking another ball from substitute Caio Canedo, who shot a ball from inside the penalty area, and the Brazilian goalkeeper caught it.
In the 77th minute, Caio Canedo scored the first goal after an organized attack that reached substitute Jonatas Santos, who played a cross, and Caio met it with a powerful shot into the goal, before Salem Al-Azizi scored an equalizer by mistake in his own net (85), so the match ended in a draw.