Aouar double helps Al Ittihad down Al Shorta

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE MATCH BETWEEN AL SHORTA AND AL lTTIHAD RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT SHOWS: BAGHDAD, IRAQ (OCTOBER 20, 2025)  (AFC – See restrictions before use) AL SHORTA V AL ITTIHAD (WHITE SHIRTS) 1. AERIAL VIEW OF STADIUM 2. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WALKING OUT AND SHAKING HANDS BEFORE MATCH FIRST HALF 3. AL SHORTA'S BASSAM SHAKIR HEADS IN FROM CLOSE RANGE FROM A CORNER. 5TH MINUTE AL SHORTA LEAD 1-0 4. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 5. MOUSSA DIABY OF AL ITTIHAD HEADS IN. 17TH MINUTE SCORES LEVEL AT 1-1 6. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 7. AL ITTIHAD'S FABINHO SCORES WITH A LONG RANGE FREE KICK. 29TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 2-1 8. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF GOAL 9. DOMINIQUE MENDY OF AL SHORTA HITS THE CROSSBAR WITH A LONG DISTANCE SHOT 10. REPLAY SHOWING THE BALL APPEAR TO HAVE CROSSED THE GOAL LINE SECOND HALF 11. AL ITTIHAD'S DANILO PEREIRA IS SENT OFF FOR A SECOND BOOKABLE OFFENCE 12. SLOW MOTION REPLAY OF INCIDENT 13. AL SHORTA GIVE THE BALL AWAY, AL ITTIHAD BREAK AND HOUSSEM AOUAR TAPS IN. 60TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 3-1 14. AL ITTIHAD BREAK, BALL FALLS TO AOUAR WHO SCORES. 76TH MINUTE AL ITTIHAD LEAD 4-1 15. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS AT END OF MATCH STORY: Two goals from Houssem Aouar helped Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad beat Al Shorta 4-1 in their AFC Champions League Elite meeting at the Al Madina Stadium in Baghdad on Monday (October 20).      Bassam Shakir had given the home team the lead in the fifth minute, but the Iraqi side could not hold on for long, Frenchman Moussa Diaby equalising in the 17th minute before former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho gave Al Ittihad a 2-1 lead in the 29th minute.       Al Shorta were unlucky not to go into halftime on level terms when Dominique Mendy's shot bounced down after hitting the crossbar, a goal was not given although replays seemed to suggest that the ball had crossed the goal line.     Although the visitors had to play most of the second half with 10 men after Danilo Pereira was sent off in the 50th minute after being given a second yellow card, they managed to add further goals, Aouar finding the back of the net on the hour mark then scoring again in the 76th minute to make it 4-1.     The result sees Al Ittihad move up to eighth place in the AFC Champions League West standings with three points from three games while Al Shorta drop to 11th with just one point from their three matches. (Production: Andy Ragg)

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