Al-Jazira vs Arkadag 2-1

Al-Jazira beat Arkadag 2-1 in Abu Dhabi, with Malcom's penalty and a late response from the hosts after the visitors had levelled. Arkadag stayed in the contest long enough to make it tense, but Al-Jazira's control told in the end.

The first half brought no goals, though Al-Jazira had already turned to the bench twice before the break when Ravil Tagir was replaced by Ruben Amaral on 20 minutes and Ali Al-Memari gave way to Vinicius Mello on 45 minutes. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Malcom opened the scoring from the penalty spot on 55 minutes to put Al-Jazira 1-0 ahead, but Arkadag equalised on 66 minutes when Abdy Byashimov scored from Arzuvguly Sapargulyev's assist. Al-Jazira made three more changes between 67 and 74 minutes, while Arkadag used two double windows, on 62 and 80 minutes, as the visitors tried to keep pace with the pressure before the hosts held on through the closing stages.

The numbers pointed to Al-Jazira's superiority in territory and threat. They had 73% possession, 630 passes and 2.55 expected goals, against Arkadag's 27%, 225 passes and 0.97 xG. Al-Jazira also led 22 shots to 13, 7 on target to 2, and 8 corners to 2, while Arkadag's goalkeeper made 7 saves. Both sides committed 11 fouls.

Al-Jazira were booked once and Arkadag were not cautioned. There were no red cards.