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#ACLTwo | Group C: Al Taawoun (KSA) 3 - 1 Al Faisaly (JOR)

Group C: Al Taawoun FC (KSA) 3-1 Al Faisaly (JOR)

Buraidah: Abderrazak Hamdallah struck a brace to steer Al Taawoun FC to a 3-1 win over Jordan’s Al Faisaly on Wednesday and a place in the AFC Champions League Two 2026/27™ Round of 16.
The Saudi Arabian side’s third Group C win left them with 10 points from four fixtures as Al Faisaly suffered a third defeat.
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A nervy start by both sides dragged on for the opening 20 minutes, with Al Taawoun keeper Mailson injecting some life into the match when he dallied too long over a back pass and was forced to go around a threatening Noor Al Rawabdhe to clear the ball.

The closest the hosts came to an opening was wasted in the 26th minute when Zineddine Belaïd headed away from goal off a corner, with Al Faisaly’s Ahmad Ersan faring no better at the opposing end after being caught offside twice within three minutes. 

Group C: Al Taawoun FC (KSA) v Al Faisaly (JOR)

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Younes El Bahraoui then bent his shot away from the Al Faisaly goal in the 34th minute while the striker’s determined run down the left minutes later ended with keeper Abdallah Al Fakhori palming his shot away at the post.
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Al Taawoun got things right in the 43rd minute as Parfait Guiagon barged into the area, shrugged off a challenge by defender Mohammad Haddad and side-footed past Al Fakhori, his shot hitting the right post before rolling in.  
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The Saudi Pro League side were awarded a penalty after Ahmad Abd Rabbo brought down Hamdallah two minutes into the restart, the striker subsequently slamming his spot-kick to the left past the Al Faisaly keeper.
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Al Faisaly reduced the deficit in the 58th minute when, with Mailson off-position, Mohammed Al Saedi knocked the ball into his own net from close range after coming under pressure from Ghaith Almadadha.  
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Hamdallah, however, settled the proceedings when he netted his second in the 70th minute after latching onto a clever back-heel from El Bahraoui, outpacing the defence and calmly placing the ball beyond a diving Al Fakhori into the bottom right. 

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