Al Jazira extended their winning streak to five games after beating Al Wasl 3-2 at Zabeel Stadium in matchweek 10 of the Arabian Gulf League on Thursday night.
Al Jazira were already 1-0 up after two minutes only, when Milos Kosanovic fired a powerful shot off a freekick.
Ali Saleh came close to scoring the equaliser in the 11th minute following a powerful shot from outside the area, but Ali Khasif diverted it into a corner.
Al Jazira forward Zayed Alameri missed a chance to double his side’s lead in the 17th minute, as his effort hit the post.
The Pride of Abu Dhabi doubled their lead in the 21st minute after Salim Rashid converted the ball into the back of the net off a long-range effort.
Fabio Lima reduced the deficit for Al Wasl just after the half-hour mark following Joao Figueiredo’s inch-perfect pass in the penalty area.
Lima almost made 2-2 in the 47th minute, following a powerful shot from outside the area but Khasif blocked it again.
The Pride of Abu Dhabi netted their third goal after a counterattack from Ali Mabkhout who passed the ball to Zayed Alameri and the latter tapped home in the 51st minute.
Lima netted his second of the night in the 76th to make it 3-2, before forcing Khasif into a good save in the 85th minute.
Al Jazira are now tied on 23 points with Sharjah. Meanwhile, Al Wasl remained in tenth place with 12 points.
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