Idman.biz
The final match of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Champions League 2025/2026 season has taken place. In the decisive match held at the "King Abdullah Sports City" stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the local "Al-Ahli" faced the Japanese representative "Machida Zelvia". The match ended with a 1-0 victory for the Saudi Arabian football team "Al-Ahli".
Idman.Biz reports that the match was managed by Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev. In the 68th minute of the dramatic match, Al-Ahli player Zakariya Hausaui received a red card and was sent off. In the 90+6th minute of the match, Mohammed Abdulrahman was penalized, leaving his team with only nine players.
Although no goal was scored in regular time, Firas Al-Buraikan scored the winning goal in the 96th minute.
It should be noted that the last winner of the tournament was also "Al-Ahli", who defeated Japan's "Kawasaki Frontale" with two unanswered goals in the final. The most championship joy in this competition was experienced by another Saudi Arabian club, "Al-Hilal", with four titles.
