Al-Wahda vs Al Ahli, 2008 AFC Champions League, Group Stage

· AFC Champions League Elite
Al-Wahda
  • 35': Josiel Da Rocha
  • 86': Josiel Da Rocha (P)
FT
2 - 1
Al Ahli
  • 80': Waleed Al-Jezani
  • Red Card 85': Antonio Caio Silva Sousa

Lyth and Nelson rescue the draw

Fighting centuries from Adam Lyth and Mark Nelson ensured England rescued the draw on the fourth and final day at Canterbury

Game Information

Competition: AFC Champions League Elite

Venue: Al Nahyan Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 3,000

Line-Ups

AWFC Al-Wahda

No. Name
17 Nadir Lamyaghri (GK)
13 Talal Abdulla
15 Eisa Ahmed
2 Tawfeeq Abdul Razzaq
3 Yaser Matar
5 Mohamed Othman Yellow Card
16 Abdulla Belal Yellow Card
22 Andre Luciano Da Silva
26 Mahmoud Khamis Yellow Card
20 Saleh Al Menhali
9 Josiel Da Rocha
Al-Wahda Substitutes:
Ali Mesmari, Mohammed Al-Shehhi, Haydar Alo-Ali, Abdulrahim Juma'a, Hamdan Kamali, Ismail Matar, Saeed Salem.

AHL Al Ahli

No. Name
22 Abdo Besisi (GK)
30 Ibraham Hizazi
24 Hussein Sulimani
19 Waleed Jahdalee
28 Jafeen Al-Bishi
3 Mohammed Al-Bishi
7 Turki Al-Thaqafi
10 Antonio Caio Silva Sousa Red Card
15 Saleh Al-Abdullah
26 Nasser Al-Selmi
9 Malek Ali Al Hawsawi
Al Ahli Substitutes:
Yaser Al-Musaim, Mohammed Al Mowallad, Ali Al-Abdali, Moataz Al-Moussa, Ahmed Faraj, Abdelellah Al Hawsawi, Waleed Al-Jezani.

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