Istiklol went into the tie searching for a first win after two defeats but it was Al Wehdat who dominated the early proceedings with Mohannad Semreen sending his shot from just above the box high in the seventh minute.

The Tajikistan side barely troubled the visitors, who continued to search for the opener with Mahmoud Shawkat sending his long range effort wide in the 27th minute.

Faisal forced a fine save from Nikola Stosic from a set-piece situation four minutes later while 

Senegalese midfielder Ousseynou Gueye nearly caught the custodian out of position in the 42nd minute but his lobbed effort from inside the area sailed wide.

Istiklol had a chance two minutes later but Dimitar Mitkov’s effort from distance barely troubled Al Wehdat keeper Abdallah Al Fakhouri.

Al Wehdat came close three minutes after the restart, Faisal and Gueye  combining well at the top of the area with the latter then surging into the box only to send his effort straight into the path of Stosic.

The Jordanian side’s persistence was finally rewarded in the 52nd minute with Shoqi Al Quz'a nodding the ball down for Faisal to strike the ball home.

Al Wehdat came close to doubling their advantage at the hour mark following a slick move from Gueye to release Mohannad Semreen on the left, but the latter’s low shot was blocked by Stosic but it didn’t matter as they went on to take the points.