DUBAI (Interstat) — Al Wasl edged visiting Ittihad Kalba 3-2 on Thursday, using a late goal after Ittihad Kalba had taken the lead. Nicolas Gimenez gave Al Wasl the lead with a goal in first-half stoppage time, in the 45th minute plus six. Carlos Alberto pulled Ittihad Kalba level in the 52nd minute before Fahad M. put the visitors ahead in the 101st. Soufian Bouftiny then scored the winner for Al Wasl in the 111th minute and was later booked in the 112th. Gimenez played 90 minutes and scored once. Carlos Alberto played 63 minutes and scored once, while Marwan Hamza played 49 minutes and scored once. Bouftiny finished with one goal and a yellow card. Ittihad Kalba is now 0-1 in this competition and 0-2-2 across all competitions. Al Wasl is 1-0 in this competition and 8-2-1 overall. Yellow cards also went to Nourollahi A., Popoola R., Alblooshi A., Renato Junior, Palacios Alzate B., and Lima F.