# Al Ittihad beat Neftchi Fergana 2-1

Al Ittihad came from a goal down to beat Neftchi Fergana 2-1 away in the AFC Champions League, with Youssef En-Nesyri scoring the winner from a free-kick in the 90th minute.

Report · AFC Champions League
Editorial board · 26 October 2026

- Neftchi Fergana v Al Ittihad
- Kick-off: 2026-10-26 13:45 UTC
- Ground: Istiqlol Stadium
- Status: Full time
- Score: Neftchi Fergana 1 – 2 Al Ittihad

Al Ittihad came from a goal down to beat Neftchi Fergana 2-1 away in the AFC Champions League, with Youssef En-Nesyri scoring the winner from a free-kick in the 90th minute.

Neftchi went ahead in the 17th minute when Jamshid Iskanderov scored from the penalty spot. They thought they had doubled their lead in the 27th minute, but Alisher Odilov's goal was ruled out and the score stayed at 1-0.

Al Ittihad drew level in the 34th minute. Steven Bergwijn crossed from the right and Houssem Aouar headed in, and it was 1-1 at half-time.

Neftchi pressed in the second half and created dangerous chances, but they could not find a second goal. En-Nesyri, who had started on the bench, settled the match late on with a free-kick to complete the comeback.

The win gave Al Ittihad three important points on matchday 3 of the AFC Champions League Elite's West group. Before kick-off they were 11th with two points and without a win from their first two games, a draw with Al Shamal and a defeat to Shabab Al Ahli. Neftchi had been seventh with three points.