Al Wasl snatched a 2-1 home win over Al Wahda at Zabeel Stadium in the first leg of the ADIB Cup's semi-final on Friday.
Soufiane Bouftini quickly took the lead when he timed his run perfectly to head in Nicolas Gimenez's cross.
Fabio De Lima doubled the lead after 30 minutes from the spot as he stepped up and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way.
Another penalty in the game was awarded to Al Wahda this time six minutes after the hour-mark as Ahmad Noorollah stroked the ball from the spot