Al Wehdat came into the match with a perfect record, having beaten Nejmeh SC and Hilal Al Quds in the first two rounds. Meanwhile, Al Jaish were also unbeaten but sat in second place with four points.
After scoring four goals in the previous match, Baha Faisal looked to keep his scoring run going and threatened early on. The Al Wehdat forward pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the box and unleashed a thunderous effort that was punched away by goalkeeper Ahmad Madanieh.
The Jordanian side dominated the opening half an hour, restricting Al Jaish to a single long-range attempt from Moumen Naji, who failed to direct his shot goalwards.
Al Jaish came into the second half with fresh impetus, creating several chances within 10 minutes of the restart, but the Syrian side lacked the accuracy to finish off their chances.
Goalkeeper Abdallah Al Fakhori made his first save of the night 10 minutes into the second half, rescuing a curled Bassel Moustafa shot from nearly 40 yards out.
Al Wehdat ultimately weathered the storm and began to carry the ball into the opposition areas. Saleh Rateb came close at the hour-mark, but his shot from the edge of the box narrowly missed the target.
The deadlock was finally broken in the 72nd minute, and it was Al Jaish who found the back of the net.
Ashkar received Mohamed Sharifa’s pass deep into Al Wehdat’s half and advanced down the middle before drilling a left-footed effort into the bottom corner of Al Fakhori’s goal, announcing the only goal of the game.
Al Wehdat tried to respond instantly, but Anas Hammad’s attempt from an angle ended up on the wrong side of the upright.
Tarek Jabban’s men defended resolutely for the remainder of the match as the new Al Jaish coach made it two wins from two, having replaced Ahmed Al Shaar after Matchday One.
The result takes Al Jaish to the top of Group A with seven points, one ahead of Al Wehdat who drop to second place.
The two teams clash again in Amman on April 16 with a win in the Matchday Four fixture all but confirming Al Wehdat’s qualification to the Zonal semi-finals.
