Al-Wasl suffered a crushing defeat with a single goal against their guest, Khorfakkan, during the match that brought the two teams together on Wednesday at Za'abel Stadium in Dubai within the 14th round of the Pro League. Khorfakkan, who fought fiercely and delivered a great performance, deservedly won the valuable three points, raising their tally to 15 points and advancing to 10th place, while Al-Wasl remained at 25 points. Al-Wasl suffered greatly in this match and did not appear at a convincing technical level, especially in the first half, which saw them concede a fatal goal. Khorfakkan ended the first half leading 1-0, scored by Moroccan Tarik Tissoudali in the 18th minute, capitalizing on a fatal defensive error by Al-Wasl and goalkeeper Mohamed Ali. The second half witnessed dramatic events, represented in the red card shown to Khorfakkan defender Abdullah Al-Rifai for receiving a second warning, before referee Suhail Abdullah reversed his decision and canceled the red card, as well as canceling a penalty he had awarded in favor of Al-Wasl after resorting to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. Al-Wasl's Swedish coach, Massoud Miral, threw all his cards into the second half after he brought in Fabio de Lima, Adamah Diallo, Brian Palacios, and Dos Santos in an attempt to save the situation, but Khorfakkan managed to win the match in their favor.
