Abu Dhabi, UAE – Al Jazira snatched a valuable victory from their hosts Al Wasl with a score of 2-1. This came in the match that brought them together on Sunday evening, in the UAE Pro League competition.
Al Jazira visited Al Wahda at Zabeel Stadium. This match was part of the quarter-finals of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank League Cup.
The match started strongly for both teams. The referee awarded Al Wasl a penalty in the eighth minute of the first half after consulting VAR.
Portuguese star Pedro Malehro scored the opening goal for Al Wasl in the tenth minute, after successfully executing a penalty kick.
Al Jazira responded quickly with an equalizer in the 11th minute, after a brilliant shot by Vinicius Melo found the back of the net.
Al Jazeera added a second goal through Egyptian Ibrahim Adel in the 15th minute, but it was disallowed for offside.
الجزيرة يسجل الهدف الثاني عن طريق إبراهيم عادل لكن لا يحتسب بداعي التسلل 🏳️#كأس_مصرف_أبوظبي_الإسلامي #الوصل_الجزيرة pic.twitter.com/tp6smiwatu
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) November 30, 2025Al Wasl also scored a second goal in the 59th minute, but it was cancelled due to a mistake by Al Jazira’s goalkeeper.
بعد العودة إلى الـVAR 🖥️
الوصل يُسجل الهدف الثاني لكن لا يحتسب بعد خطأ على حارس الجزيرة 🚫#كأس_مصرف_أبوظبي_الإسلامي #الوصل_الجزيرة pic.twitter.com/wLAWewGvKr
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) November 30, 2025The excitement didn’t stop there. Al Jazira scored a goal in the 64th minute through Mamadou Coulibaly, but it was disallowed due to a handball by Egyptian player Ibrahim Adel inside the penalty area.
في ظاهرة نادرة.. الهدف الثالث الذي يتم إلغاؤه عبر الـVAR في المباراة! 🖥️
شاهد اللقطة 🎥#كأس_مصرف_أبوظبي_الإسلامي#الوصل_الجزيرة pic.twitter.com/jkLF80BjQx
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) November 30, 2025In the dying moments, specifically at the 90+6 minute, substitute Nikola Vukic managed to snatch a second goal for Al Jazira.
" هدف يضعك في مربع الذهب يا جزراوي" ✨
البديل الناجح نيكولا فوكيتش يسجل هدف الجزيرة في الدقيقة الأخيرة من الوقت بدل الضائع ويمنح "فخر أبوظبي" التأهل لدور نصف النهائي ⚽💥#كأس_مصرف_أبوظبي_الإسلامي#الوصل_الجزيرة pic.twitter.com/dN49NzEnun
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) November 30, 2025The goal came after he received a ground pass and shot short from in front of the goal, which found the back of the net.
With that result, Al Jazira qualified for the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, where they will face Al Wahda, who also qualified after defeating Khorfakkan.
