Al Wasl 2, Al Jazira 1

ABU DHABI (Interstat) — Al Wasl SC defeated Al Jazira SCC 2-1 on Monday at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in an Arabian Gulf League match that saw the visitors rally with a first-half goal and then withstand a late home team surge. Nabil Fekir opened the scoring in the 36th minute, finishing with his left foot off an assist from Khalifa Al Hammadi. Siaka Sidibé doubled Al Wasl’s lead in the 64th minute, also with a left-footed strike, set up by Marcus Meloni and M’Hammed Rabii. Al Jazira cut the deficit in the 89th minute when Fábio Lima, a substitute,… Read more...