Fayyadh etched his name in Al Shorta's history when he scored the second goal in the 65th minute to steer the Iraqi club to their first-ever AFC Champions League win.

Al Shorta opened the scoring through a header from defender Saad Natiq with Mohammed Al Majhad levelling the tie for the Jeddah-based club in the 56th minute before Fayyadh netted his history-making goal.

Al Shorta took the lead inside the opening quarter of an hour in the Group A through a Saad Natiq header, and Mohammed Al Majhad’s second half leveler for Al Ahli was quickly cancelled out with Mazin Fayyad winning it for Al Shorta in the 65th minute.

The win represents the first time Al Shorta have won a match in the AFC Champions League, having previously competed in the 2004 and 2005 editions, finishing bottom of their group on both occasions.

Al Ahli had already qualified to the Round of 16 going into Matchday Four, but needed a point to secure the top spot in the group, while for Al Shorta, beating Al Ahli would mean they would need just one point against Esteghlal in Matchday Five to progress.

The Australian forward joined Al Taawoun from J-League side Shimizu S-Pulse in August and made his AFC Champions League debut in the team’s 1-0 defeat to Persepolis on Tuesday.

Chances were few and far between on the night, but Duke had the biggest of them for the Saudi side when his effort from five yards out was rescued by goalkeeper Hamed Lak and the former Western Sydney Wanderers forward saw his attempt from the rebound denied again by the Persepolis goalkeeper.

Chances came few and far between, as both sides took control for periods of the game without ever landing a knockout blow, with Odiljon Khamrobekov and Sebastian Giovinco coming closest to breaking the deadlock for each of their sides.

Pakhtakor recovered from the Matchday Three defeat to Al Hilal to salvage a point against the same opponents, staying three points behind them and well in contention for what would be their first Round-of-16 appearance since 2010.

Conde scored within six minutes of coming on as a substitute for Ahmed Khalil, brushing off a challenge from Farshad Faraji and hitting home on the half-volley to gift his side valuable three points that put them back in contention for qualification to the Round of 16.

Striker Abderrazak Hamdallah settled matters with a brace at the Jassem bin Hamad stadium on Tuesday, scoring either side of the half time break while teammate Brad Jones pulled off a number of saves to stave off a late rally by the Iran Pro League side.

The result helped the 2018/19 Saudi Pro League champions leapfrog Al Sadd SC to first place in the group on seven points, while it left Sepahan in third place with three points and needing a win in Friday’s rematch to avoid falling out of contention for a Round of 16 spot.