The match remained goalless until the 69th minute, when Mateus Lima put Shabab Al Ahli ahead. Juan Bezerra added the second in the 84th. Both goals came in the final third of the contest, so the final margin does not show how long the tie remained level. Comparing shots on target with possession is more useful than assuming an early lead from the score alone. The separate standings snapshot below supplies points and group position. Winning this individual fixture does not, by itself, establish qualification or a final competition ranking.
Shabab Al Ahli 2–0 Esteghlal FC
The ESPN event record confirms the final 2–0 score in home–away order. Recorded kick-off: 2026-10-27 18:00 in Jerusalem time.
Scoring sequence: Mateus Lima, 69 — Shabab Al Ahli; Juan Alvina Bezerra, 84 — Shabab Al Ahli.
Attempts: Shabab Al Ahli 8 shots, 5 on target; Esteghlal FC 9 shots, 1 on target.
Recorded possession: 53.5% for the hosts and 46.5% for the visitors.
2026 season standings checked on 28 October, a dated snapshot rather than a final qualification decision:
Shabab Al Ahli — West Region: position 2, 9 points from 3 games; goal difference +4.
Esteghlal FC — West Region: position 4, 6 points from 3 games; goal difference +2.
These matches took place before this report was published; each kick-off is dated above. Figures come from the linked event records, while the interpretation is our editorial reading of those figures.
Archival cover photograph: Rashid Stadium in Dubai; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Øyvind Kvamme-Vik. Image source and metadata; CC BY-SA 3.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2012-01-04.
