Malcom hat-trick as Al Jazira come from 2-0 down to beat Al Muharraq
The Brazilian scored three second-half goals as Al Jazira won 4-2 in AFC Champions League Two Group B. Al Rayyan won 4-1 in Muscat and Kuwait SC won 1-0 in Qarshi.
By TuSport Desk · 28 Oct 2026, 19:20 WAT
Malcom scored a second-half hat-trick as Al Jazira came from two goals down to beat Al Muharraq of Bahrain 4-2 in Group B of the AFC Champions League Two on Wednesday 28 October. The game at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi kicked off at 17:00 WAT.
Abdulwahab Al Malood scored twice for Al Muharraq, in the 3rd and 33rd minutes, to give the Bahraini side a 2-0 lead at half-time, the AFC and FotMob report.
Al Jazira turned the game around after the break. Malcom scored from the penalty spot on 52 minutes and equalised four minutes later from a Milson pass. Bruno put the hosts ahead on 68 minutes, set up by Malcom, and Malcom completed his hat-trick on 72 minutes with an assist from Bruno.
The AFC says the win keeps Al Jazira unbeaten in the group. Malcom, 29, joined the Abu Dhabi club in August after Al Hilal ended his contract. He scored 47 goals in 139 games for the Saudi club, The National reported at the time, and first made his name in Europe at Bordeaux.
Group B's other game finished 0-0. Golgohar Sirjan of Iran and FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan drew at the Hisor Central Stadium in Tajikistan. Substitute Majid Aliyari came closest to a winner for Golgohar two minutes from time. Arkadag now have four points and Golgohar two, the AFC says.
In Group C, Al Rayyan of Qatar won 4-1 away to Al Nahda in Muscat. Wesley scored after three minutes and Al Rayyan led 2-0 at half-time, LiveScore shows. Al Nahda pulled one back with a penalty on 59 minutes, but Gabriel Pereira made it 3-1 on 64 minutes and Al Rayyan added a fourth late on. The AFC says Al Rayyan now have six points, while Al Nahda stay bottom with one.
In Group A, Kuwait SC won 1-0 away to PFC Nasaf in Qarshi, Uzbekistan. Mohammad Daham scored the only goal in the first half. Nasaf had most of the game but stay bottom on one point, while Firas Al Khatib's Kuwait SC have six points from three games, according to the AFC.
Two more West games kicked off at 19:15 WAT on Wednesday: Al Khaldiya v Al Wahda in Riffa (Group A) and Al Faisaly v Al Taawoun in Amman (Group C). Matchday 4 is on Wednesday 4 November, when the teams meet again in the return games, including Al Muharraq v Al Jazira in Bahrain and Kuwait SC v PFC Nasaf in Kuwait.
Sources: www.the-afc.com · www.fotmob.com · www.the-afc.com · www.livescore.com · www.the-afc.com · www.thenationalnews.com · assets.the-afc.com · www.transfermarkt.co.za
