The confrontation of the Saudi Crescent and the Emirati Al -Wasl witnessed an arbitration controversy after the expert Jamal Al -Ghandour confirmed that Ali Al -Blaihi was worth the expulsion.

The match, which was held on Tuesday evening, was moderated by referee Ahmed Al -Ali, who granted Al -Blaihi a yellow card in the first half. But Al -Ghandour saw that the player's intervention in the 54th minute was worth a second yellow card.

In that snapshot, Al -Balihi, the Al -Wasl striker, hired a promising attack, which made Al -Ghandour confirm that the just decision should be the expulsion. This view sparked widespread discussions between analysts and fans about arbitration decisions.

Despite the controversy, Al-Hilal succeeded in achieving a deserved victory (2-0) in the last round of the AFC Champions League group stage, to confirm its qualification for the next round.

Opinions were divided between those who see that the referee is tolerated with Al -Hilal, and whoever believes that his decisions did not affect the result, so that the controversy remains on the arbitration performance in the decisive matches.