The Jordanian side had collected just one point from their last two fixtures, losing to Al Jaish in Bahrain and drawing them in Amman, while Nejmeh had lost their two previous games in the group.
The visitors wasted no time in taking the lead. Baha Faisal’s fifth goal of the campaign gave Al Wehdat an early advantage. The striker lost his marker inside the box and powered in a header from Ahmad Elias’ corner-kick five minutes into the game.
Nejmeh led an organised attack immediately from the restart of play, and Ali Hamam received the ball on the right before beating goalkeeper Abdallah Al Fakhouri with a thunderous drive, but the home crowd were left in agony as their captain’s effort cannoned off the crossbar and out for a goal-kick.
Hassan Matouk tried his luck from a free-kick, but Al Fakhoori made the save and Hamam headed from the corner kick just wide as Al Wehdat weathered the ensuing storm and managed to go back to the dressing room with a one-goal advantage.
A swift piece of counter-attacking football saw Al Wehdat create a 3 vs 3 situation at the edge of the Nejmeh penalty box. Hamza Al Dardour beat his man and squared for Saleh Rateb who drilled into the near post from just outside the area.
Coach Kais Yakoubi had to withdraw goalscorer Rateb who suffered an injury in the final 10 minutes, but substitute Anas Hammad showed he was a capable replacement, coming within a whisker of adding a third just minutes after his introduction. The midfielder's strike crept agonisingly wide off the upright and the final whistle announced a 2-0 away win.
A third defeat on the trot left Nejmeh rooted to the foot of Group A with no points, while Al Wehdat took their tally up to 10 points ahead of facing Hilal Al Quds on the final matchday.
