Al-Wahda is the last to be happy with the “Challenge Cup”

Al-Wahda won the Emirati-Qatari Challenge Cup title, after defeating Al-Wakra of Qatar 5-4 on penalty kicks, after the match ended with the two teams tied with one goal for each, yesterday, at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi, to save “Al-Anabi” its season by obtaining an important title, giving the team A morale boost in the second half of the season and the return stage in the ADNOC Professional League.

Al-Wahda added the fourth title for UAE clubs in the UAE-Qatari Super Cup, after Shabab Al-Ahly won the Challenge Shield title by defeating Al-Rayyan, Al-Nasr won the Super Cup title by defeating Qatar, and Al-Wasl won the Super Shield by defeating Al-Sadd.

The match witnessed a strong start from Al Wakrah, which was the most dangerous, as Farid Wilayat almost scored the first goal from a ball he received inside the penalty area and shot it powerfully, but Mohammed Al Shamsi excelled in stopping the ball.

In the 26th minute, Issa Al-Aydouni scored the first goal for Al-Wakra from a corner kick played by Abdul Karim Hassan, and Al-Aydouni met it with a perfect shot to the left of Al-Shamsi in the goal.

As for the second half, there was an improvement in Al Wahda’s performance, as Facundo missed a dangerous opportunity in the 52nd minute, which was blocked by Al Wakrah’s goalkeeper, before Omar Khribin scored the equalizing goal from a good follow-up to a rebound from Al Wakrah’s defense (62), so the match ended in a draw with one goal for each team, and the team prevailed.” Al-Annabi” in the penalty shootout, as Pimienta, Ahmed Nour Allah, Omar Khribin, Fulha, and Wamba scored for Al-Wahda, while Erkenov scored, while For Al-Wakra, Ricardo, Schulz, Bolaya, Hamdi Fathi, and Issa Al-Aidouni and Mahdi Mukhtar missed.