It was Al Zawraa's second victor­y in six matche­s which took them to third place with eight points­DOHA: Iraq’s Al Zawraa thrashed Emirati club Al Wasl 5-1 to wrap up their AFC Champions League engagements on Tuesday, a day which saw three matches being played and one postponed. “The AFC took the decision with the support of all parties concerned in the interests of safety. Earlier, Ala Abbas was on target for Al Zawraa twice as they bounced back from a goal down to thrash hosts Al Wasl in Dubai. Abbas cancelled out Hassan Mohannad’s fifth-minute goal in the 22nd minute and added one more in first-half stoppage time to help Al Zawraa take a 2-1 lead into the second half. Already qualified Al Ittihad and Al Wahda, meanwhile, drew 1-1 in Jeddah, with the UAE side topping the group with 12 points.

Source: The Express Tribune May 22, 2019 08:26 UTC