Al Jaish responded instantly as Ahmed Ashkar supplied a perfectly-weighted pass for Moumen Naji whose left-footed shot was saved by goalkeeper Abdallah Al Fakhoori. Moustafa pounced on the rebound but the Al Wehdat goalkeeper was quick to save again.

Mohammed Al Wakid forced yet another save off Al Fakhoori with a curled free-kick.

The hosts suffered a blow seven minutes before the break after Obieda Al Samrieh was shown a straight red card for an off-the-ball challenge on Moustafa, leaving Al Wehdat to complete the match with a one-man disadvantage.

The visitors took advantage of their numerical superiority and took the lead eight minutes after the restart through Moustafa.

Al Wakid dribbled past his marker on the right wing and delivered a low cross that was deflected off Sami Hammami and fell for Moustafa at the far post to stab in the first goal of the night.

Just as the Syrians thought they were headed towards their third win in the group, substitute Hassan Abdel Fattah popped up with the equaliser for Al Wehdat.

The Jordanian striker rose highest to head home Rejaei Ayed’s cross from the left side of the goal four minutes from time.

Al Wehdat stepped up their game as they looked to snatch the three points at the death, propelled by a large crowd at the King Abdullah II Stadium. Saleh Rateb’s strike sailed high as the pressure mounted on the home side in added time.

Ultimately, there were to be no more goals and the two sides walked away with a point each at the final whistle.

The result keeps the one-point difference between the two teams as Al Jaish remain top with eight points while Al Wehdat are second with seven.