Abu Dhabi, UAE – Al Wahda team won the Challenge Shield title after defeating Al Duhail by one goal to nil, in the match that brought them together on Friday evening, at Al Nahyan Stadium, as part of the UAE-Qatar Super Cup competitions.
The winning goal for Al Wahda against Al Duhail was scored by Syrian player Omar Khribin from a penalty kick in the 29th minute of the match.
"في درع التحدي العنابي يُعلن التحدي أولاً" 💥
من ركلة جزاء.. عمر خريبين يُسجل هدف التقدم لفريق الوحدة في شباك الدحيل ⚽#الوحدة_الدحيل#السوبر_الإماراتي_القطري pic.twitter.com/Fk82IwEVLP
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) January 23, 2026Al Wahda took the initiative on the offensive side against Al Duhail’s goal in the first half, and the visitors were penalized with a red card in the 10th minute in favor of goalkeeper Salah Zakaria after he fouled Omar Khribin in a counter-attack.
الحكم يُشهر البطاقة الحمراء لحارس مرمى الدحيل صلاح زكريا بعد هذا التدخل ضد عمر خريبين 🟥#الوحدة_الدحيل#السوبر_الإماراتي_القطري pic.twitter.com/1fp6ycKp68
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) January 23, 2026Al-Duhail coach Djamel Belmadi was forced to make an early substitution, bringing on second-choice goalkeeper Bautista Bürki for Edmilson Junior, after first-choice goalkeeper Salah Zakaria was sent off in the 14th minute. The visitors finished the match with 10 men.
In the 29th minute, Syrian Omar Khribin scored the opening goal for Al Wahda against Al Duhail, from a penalty kick after a VAR review.
Al-Duhail threatened Al-Wahda’s goal with the first dangerous ball, which was wasted by the Algerian Adel Boulbina in the 49th minute of the second half.
الحكم يُشهر البطاقة الحمراء لحارس مرمى الدحيل صلاح زكريا بعد هذا التدخل ضد عمر خريبين 🟥#الوحدة_الدحيل#السوبر_الإماراتي_القطري pic.twitter.com/1fp6ycKp68
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) January 23, 2026In the 68th minute, Benjamin Borrego missed a clear chance to score the equalizer for Al-Duhail in front of Al-Wahda’s goal.
Syrian Omar Khribin had a clear opportunity to score Al Wahda’s second goal in the 75th minute, but Al Duhail’s goalkeeper caught it.
In the 84th minute, Zayed Al Hammadi, the goalkeeper of Al Wahda, saved Al Annabi’s goal from Al Duhail’s equalizing goal after a brilliant save from the shot of the Algerian Adel Boulbeina.
In the 94th minute of second-half stoppage time, Adel Boulbeina scored an equalizer for Al-Duhail against Al-Wahda. However, the referee disallowed the goal after consulting VAR. A foul was then called against Al-Duhail’s Benjamin for pushing Al-Wahda defender Ruben Felipe.
الدقيقة 93: عادل بولبينة يسجّل هدف التعادل لفريق الدحيل في الوقت بدل الضائع ⏱️⚽
الدقيقة 95: الحكم يُلغي الهدف بعد العودة إلى تقنية الـVAR ❌
شاهد اللحظات الدراماتيكية في الدقائق الأخيرة من المباراة!#الوحدة_الدحيل#السوبر_الإماراتي_القطري pic.twitter.com/lxiMAIwY5H
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) January 23, 2026The match continued with the same result until the final whistle, with Al Wahda defeating Al Duhail by a single goal and winning the Challenge Shield title.
