AFC Challenge LeagueGroup StageAl Ittihad vs Paro 2-1
- A. Firmino56'
- H. Al Kurdi (OG)76'
- M. Rihanieh86'
- Kick-off
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026 · 15:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
- Referee
- S. Al Mezeini
Match timeline
- 89’Yellow card
ParoT. Ndour - 86’Goal!
Al IttihadM. RihaniehAssist: A. Al Dahan3 – 0 - 85’Yellow card
ParoF. A. Oluwaseun - 84’Substitution
ParoF. A. Oluwaseun ONY. Mishima OFF - 84’Substitution
ParoP. Wangchuk ONT. Namgyel OFF - 79’Substitution
Al IttihadA. Al Hasan ONA. Al Ahmed OFF - 76’Own goal
ParoH. Al Kurdi2 – 0 - 70’Substitution
ParoM. Jallow ONR. Ichimura OFF
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- 70’Substitution
Al IttihadA. Al Ahmed ONH. Dahhan OFF - 61’Substitution
Al IttihadM. Al Shalat ONS. Mane OFF - 57’Substitution
ParoB. Ceesay ONK. Wangchuk OFF - 56’Goal!
Al IttihadA. FirminoAssist: S. Al Shakhir1 – 0 - 32’Yellow card
Al IttihadM. Rihanieh - 23’Yellow card
ParoN. Wangdi - 1’Kick-off
Match facts
- Competition
- AFC Challenge League
- Round
- Group Stage
- Date
- Fri, 23 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 15:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
- Referee
- S. Al Mezeini
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 4-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 0.6
- W-D-L
- 1-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.7
- Conceded / match
- 1.3
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Match report
Al Ittihad beat Paro 2-1 in the AFC Challenge League group stage, with a late spell after the break deciding it. A goal from A. Firmino, an own goal by H. Al Kurdi and a finish from M. Rihanieh settled the match.
Neither side scored before half-time, so it was 0-0 at the break.
Al Ittihad went ahead in the 56th minute when A. Firmino scored from S. Al Shakhir's assist to make it 1-0. Paro responded with a substitution on 57 minutes, sending on B. Ceesay for K. Wangchuk, before Al Ittihad made their own change on 61 minutes, with M. Al Shalat replacing S. Mane. The home side then doubled their lead in the 76th minute through H. Al Kurdi's own goal, and M. Rihanieh scored in the 86th minute from A. Al Dahan's assist to make it 3-0.
The match data does not include a full statistical breakdown beyond the result and timeline, so the scoreline is the main guide to the balance of the game.
N. Wangdi was booked for Paro in the 23rd minute, and M. Rihanieh was booked for Al Ittihad on 32 minutes. Paro's F. A. Oluwaseun was booked in the 85th minute and T. Ndour in the 89th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- AFC Challenge League
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
- Referee
- S. Al Mezeini
- Match ID
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14 events
- 23’Yellow card
ParoN. Wangdi - 32’Yellow card
Al IttihadM. Rihanieh - 56’Goal!
Al IttihadA. FirminoAssist: S. Al Shakhir1 – 0 - 57’Substitution
ParoB. Ceesay ONK. Wangchuk OFF - 61’Substitution
Al IttihadM. Al Shalat ONS. Mane OFF - 70’Substitution
ParoM. Jallow ONR. Ichimura OFF - 70’Substitution
Al IttihadA. Al Ahmed ONH. Dahhan OFF - 76’Own goal
ParoH. Al Kurdi2 – 0 - 79’Substitution
Al IttihadA. Al Hasan ONA. Al Ahmed OFF - 84’Substitution
ParoF. A. Oluwaseun ONY. Mishima OFF - 84’Substitution
ParoP. Wangchuk ONT. Namgyel OFF - 85’Yellow card
ParoF. A. Oluwaseun - 86’Goal!
Al IttihadM. RihaniehAssist: A. Al Dahan3 – 0 - 89’Yellow card
ParoT. Ndour





