It was Sebastian Tagliabue who was the architect of the opening goal of the game in the 6th minute, feeding a brilliant pass through to new arrival Ahmed Refaat, who met it with a first-time right-footed effort into the right bottom corner of the net, to make it 1-0.

In the 19th minute, Al Wahda doubled their lead when Tagliabue teed up Abdulla Hamad inside the box, as the latter drilled the ball into the back of the net with a smart finish.

The hosts added the third goal of the night when Adrien Da Silva met a superb cross inside the penalty area from Ahmed Refaat with a sublime strike into the corner of the net.

Al Wahda’s defender Ala Zhir’s own goal narrowed the gap for the visitors when he converted a cross into his own net in the 71st minute.

Ten minutes before the final whistle, Mohamed Aljneibi reduced the deficit again for Al Dhafra with a powerful header that nestled into the bottom corner of the net, to make it 2-3.

Mohamed Ali added the fourth goal and sealed the victory for his side when he fired a long-range strike that nestled into the top corner of the net.