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Al Ahli
Intercontinental Cup
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1 - 0
Full time
Auckland
Al Ahli vs Auckland: match report
Al Ahli hosted Auckland FC at King Abdullah Sports City on Wednesday 26 August 2026, in the Intercontinental Cup (round 1). Amin Omar is the referee, averaging 4.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.1.
Result and scorers
Al Ahli 1-0 Auckland. Goals: Waheb Saleh 63' for Al Ahli. Attendance: 46,628.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 45'+1' Yellow card: Hiroki Sakai (Auckland)
- 57' Yellow card: Francis de Vries (Auckland)
- 63' Goal: Waheb Saleh (Al Ahli)
- 81' Yellow card: Merih Demiral (Al Ahli)
- 89' Red card: Sam Cosgrove (Auckland)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 67.6% | Possession | 32.4% |
| 17 | Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 9 | Corners | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
Line-ups
Al Ahli 4-2-3-1
Coach: Marino Pušić
- 16 Édouard Mendy GK
- 29 Mohammed Abdulrahman DEF
- 28 Merih Demiral DEF
- 3 Roger Ibañez DEF
- 2 Zakaria Al Hawsawi DEF
- 30 Ziyad Al-Johani MID
- 6 Valentin Atangana Edoa MID
- 7 Trincão MID
- 8 Eduard Spertsyan MID
- 13 Wenderson Galeno FWD
- 17 Ivan Toney FWD
Bench
- 19 Artem Bondarenko MID
- 47 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat FWD
- 5 Mohammed Sulaiman DEF
- 46 Rayan Hamed DEF
- 9 Firas Al-Buraikan FWD
- 1 Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi GK
- 31 Saad Balobaid DEF
- 66 Naif Masoud MID
- 21 Abdullah Radif FWD
- 20 Matheus Gonçalves FWD
- 11 Meshal Al-Mutairi FWD
- 77 Ricardo Mathias FWD
Auckland 4-4-2
Coach: Luke Casserly
- 1 Michael Woud GK
- 2 Hiroki Sakai DEF
- 28 Aaron Calver DEF
- 4 Nando Pijnaker DEF
- 15 Francis De Vries DEF
- 77 Lachlan Brook MID
- 16 Daniel Normann MID
- 8 Luis Gallegos MID
- 27 Logan Rogerson MID
- 9 Sam Cosgrove FWD
- 10 Lachlan Bayliss MID
Bench
- 17 Callan Elliot DEF
- 7 Cameron Howieson MID
- 57 Van Fitzharris MID
- 23 Ronan Wynne DEF
- 50 Eli Jones GK
- 30 Joe Knowles GK
- 25 Luka Vicelich DEF
- 74 Marley Leuluai DEF
- 24 Aaron Cartwright FWD
- 35 Jonty Bidois FWD