Al-Wasl is satisfied with the possession… and Al-Ahly is soaring with the result

Al-Wasl lost the opportunity to continue its positive results in the “Elite” AFC Champions League, after yesterday, it received its first loss in the tournament against Al-Ahly Saudi Arabia at its stadium and among its fans, with two goals without a response.

Al-Wasl was satisfied with the advantage of possession during the two halves of the match, at a rate of 58%, compared to 42% for the Saudi team, which was better at the tactical and physical levels compared to Al-Wasl.

The “Emperor” suffered in the first half, as he was only able to last for three minutes, until he conceded the first goal from Algerian Riyad Mahrez, after a long ball hit the Al-Wasl defense, which he skillfully followed and placed to the left of goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sanani.

Al-Wasl’s suffering continued after the goal, as it tried several times to equalize the score and received several corner kicks, and from one of them, Fabio Lima reversed a ball towards the goal, only for Toni to clear it before it crossed the line, and it rebounded to Haris Seferovic, who shot it away from the goalposts and the crossbar “19.” .

The winds came as the ships did not desire, after Al-Ahly returned to score the second goal after Riyad Mahrez’s ball from a corner kick, which Rogues Ibanez rose to without harassment from Al-Wasl’s defense and put it into the net (38).

The second half went through several turns for Al-Wasl, which was confused in the first 10 minutes, amid Al-Ahly’s control, and the first opportunity came in the 56th minute, from a cross ball distributed by Jimenez, to the head of Haris Seferovic, who was close to the goal, but he put it in the place where the goalkeeper was.

The South Korean referee, Hee Gon Kim, appeared below the level of the match, in many decisions, the most prominent of which was not awarding a penalty kick in favor of Al Wasl, after a ball was cleared by defender Ibanez, touching the hand of his colleague Demiral, but the referee indicated that play should continue.

Al Wasl’s most dangerous opportunity came in the second half through a shot fired by Jimenez, “the Emperor’s most active player,” from the outskirts of the box, and substitute Adama Diallo followed by wasting another chance from alone in the goal, putting the ball out of the goal (82).