Barco's stoppage-time penalty rescues Al Shorta against Al Hussein 1-1

Al Shorta drew 1-1 with their Jordanian visitors Al Hussein, in the match played on 27 October 2026 as part of matchday 3 of the group stage of the AFC Champions League Two, which kicked off at 21:15 Damascus time.

Abdallah Naseeb opened the scoring for Al Hussein in the 29th minute, before Cristian Nahuel Barco levelled for Al Shorta from a penalty in the 90+5th minute, ending the match in a draw.

Cristian Nahuel Barco won the man of the match award with a rating of 7.8, after playing for 45 minutes and scoring one goal.

Statistically, Al Shorta dominated possession with 52 per cent against 48 per cent for Al Hussein, and the home side recorded 14 shots against 9 for their visitors, while the expected goals rate stood at 2.22 for Al Shorta against 0.52 for Al Hussein. Al Hussein also won 3 corner kicks against one for Al Shorta, and committed 22 fouls against 4 fouls for Al Shorta, with no red cards shown during the match.

With this result, Al Shorta top Group 4 with 7 points from 3 matches after 2 wins and one draw without defeat, scoring 5 goals and conceding 3, while Al Hussein sit in second place with 5 points after one win and two draws without defeat, scoring 6 goals and conceding 3.