Al-Ittihad Kalba vs Al-Jazira 2-2

Al-Ittihad Kalba and Al-Jazira drew 2-2 after a match that swung twice in the first half and then settled into a tense finish. Al-Jazira came back from 2-0 down to level it through Vinicius Mello's goal on 81 minutes.

Al-Ittihad Kalba were two goals up inside eight minutes. Benjamin Tetteh opened the scoring in the 2nd minute from Saman Ghoddos's assist, before Guilherme Sucigan Mafra Cunha made it 2-0 on 8 minutes after being set up by Tetteh. Al-Jazira pulled one back on 22 minutes, when Malcom's equaliser was confirmed by VAR and stood after Bruno De Oliveira's assist. Al-Ittihad Kalba led 2-1 at half-time.

The second half brought a series of changes. Al-Ittihad Kalba made two substitutions together on 58 minutes and Al-Jazira made two more in stoppage time, but the next decisive moment was Al-Jazira's equaliser. Vinicius Mello levelled on 81 minutes from Mamadou Coulibaly's assist, and that left the final spell to be managed rather than attacked. Al-Ittihad Kalba did not get back in front, despite having started so brightly.

The numbers pointed to a match in which Al-Jazira had more of the ball, with 60% possession and 413 passes to Al-Ittihad Kalba's 274. They also had more shots, 15 to 8, while Al-Ittihad Kalba were more accurate, putting 6 of their 8 attempts on target compared with Al-Jazira's 4. The visitors had the edge on corners, 4-3, and the hosts had 1 offside to Al-Jazira's none. xG was close at 1.06 to 0.93, while Al-Ittihad Kalba made 2 saves and Al-Jazira made 4.

Al-Ittihad Kalba were booked four times, with Ibrahim Cissé on 73 minutes, Benjamin Tetteh in first-half stoppage time, Antônio Fialho de Carvalho Neto on 90+5 minutes and Sultan Al-Mantheri on 90+7 minutes. Al-Jazira had one yellow card, for Vinicius Mello on 82 minutes. There were no red cards.