Al Wasl lost to its host Al Jazira in the thirteenth round of the Pro League Under 23 Years by two goals to one.
Al Wasl’s lineup for the match included the following names: Suhail Abdulla in goal, Khalid Ali, Tarek Issawi, Abdullah Hausawi, and Daniel Pedrozo in defense. In midfield were Abdulla Al Shamsi, Ali Ismail Madani, Malek Janeer, Abdulla Ahmed, and Naif Ahmed, while Matheus Saldanha led the attack.
From the start of the match, Al Wasl searched for the opening goal, and achieved what it wanted in the first minute of added time of the first half through Naif Ahmed.
In the second half, Zayed Khamis equalized the score for Al Jazira in the fifty-first minute.
Head coach Tiago Teixeira made substitutions to strengthen the team’s attack, bringing on Rabee Hassan Salmin, Joao Ferreira, Abou Ibrahima Konate, and Abdulla Bader Marzooq as substitutes for Abdulla Al Shamsi, Malek Janeer, Daniel Pedrozo, and Ali Ismail Madani.
Appolinaire Bougma added the second goal for Al Jazira in the seventy-first minute, and despite Al Wasl’s attempts to score, the players’ efforts were unsuccessful.
With this result, Al Wasl’s tally remains at 19 points in fourth place on the competition standings.