Khalidiya vs Al Wahda FC 1-2

Al Wahda FC left Riffa with a 2-1 win over Khalidiya after scoring in each half and surviving a late spell of pressure. Facundo Kruspzky put them ahead before a second-half response from Khalidiya, but Alaeddine Zouhir struck the winner in the 74th minute.

The visitors took the lead in the 43rd minute when Facundo Kruspzky finished Christian Benteke’s assist for 1-0. Khalidiya had already been booked through Fabrice Badouina Onana in the 48th minute, and the interval arrived with Al Wahda FC 1-0 ahead.

Khalidiya levelled in the 65th minute when Gleison, set up by saifeddine bouhrati, made it 1-1. Al Wahda FC responded nine minutes later as Alaeddine Zouhir restored their lead to 2-1. Khalidiya made two changes in the 85th minute, with R. Boumessous and Gleison both going off, while Al Wahda FC also made two changes in the 86th minute as they managed the closing stages.

Khalidiya had 53% of the ball to Al Wahda FC’s 47 and also finished with more shots, 20 to 9, more shots on target, 4 to 3, more passes, 357 to 425, more corners, 9 to 4, and a higher xG of 1.03 to 0.65. Al Wahda FC had three saves to none and committed 14 fouls to Khalidiya’s 8.

Al Wahda FC were booked three times, with Alaeddine Zouhir, Mansour Saleh Burghash and Christian Benteke all going into the book. Khalidiya were shown two yellow cards, for Fabrice Badouina Onana and Walid Sabbar.