Video: Al Ahly regain their form and temporarily knock Al Hilal off second place in the league

Al Ahly dealt the visitors an early blow, scoring twice in six minutes thanks to a brilliant performance from their Brazilian winger, Wenderson Galeno.

Galino burst down the left flank after just four minutes, playing a precise ball into the far post into the unmarked space, where his English teammate Ivan Toney met it with a first-time shot towards goal, before Dhari Al-Anzi followed up to slot the ball into the visitors’ net.

In similar fashion, Galino broke away again less than two minutes later and delivered a similar pass, allowing Tony to capitalise and skilfully convert it into a second goal, cementing his team’s dominance in record time.

Al-Ahly continued to pile pressure on Damac after scoring their early brace, looking to extend their lead and capitalise on chances to build on their early advantage. The first dangerous attempt came in the 11th minute from Brazilian Galino, who struck a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, but it went wide of the goal, wasting a clear chance to score the third goal.

Tony returned in the 16th minute to threaten Damac’s goal with a rocket of a shot, which almost put the team in a comfortable attacking position early on, but the goalkeeper’s save prevented the goal, keeping the match under Al-Ahli’s control in attack.

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In the 28th minute, it was Enzo Milot’s turn as he broke into the penalty area and fired a dangerous shot that rebounded off the goalkeeper, underlining Al-Ahli’s dominance over the match and their continued pressure on Dhamk’s defence, as the team sought to score a third goal before the end of the first half.

Damak’s only threat against Al-Ahli in the first half came in the 22nd minute when Valentin struck a powerful shot, but Édouard Mendy saved it.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, Al Ahly suffered a major blow when their Brazilian defender, Roger Ibáñez, collapsed to the ground without having been touched.

Ibanez appeared to have suffered a muscle strain, as he asked his German manager Matthias Jaissle to be substituted, prompting the decision to bring on young player Mohamed Bakr.

Al Ahly extended their lead by scoring a third goal through their Brazilian player Gonçalves, who received a magical pass from Tony inside the penalty area in the 56th minute of the second half.

Gonçalves managed to control the ball and shoot, with the ball deflecting off the opposition defenders before finding the net, as the opposition continued their shocking defensive display.

Al-Ahli continued their relentless attack on Damac and came close to scoring a fourth goal through a thunderbolt from Ivan Toni in the 65th minute, but it flew just wide of the left post.

Galino fired a powerful shot that went just wide of the left-hand post (71'), then Enzo Milot threatened the opposition with a sudden shot, but it went wide of the goal in the 87th minute.

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With this victory, Al-Ahli returned to winning ways after stumbling in the previous round against fourth-placed Al-Qadisiyah, losing 3-2 away from home.