Dubai, Aug 29: Diego Maradona had a winning start as Al Wasl coach Sunday, seeing his team score two late goals for a 3-1 win over 10-man Ittihad Kalba in a preseason friendly.
Maradona's new team looked set to settle for a draw after Yaser Salem's own goal in the 28th minute had canceled out Manuel Olivera's 21st-minute header.
But Mohammed Jamal and Hassan Yousef scored in the last five minutes to give the former Argentina great a win on his debut.
Al Wasl had been on the attack for most of the second half after Ittihad Kalba's Sultan Seif was sent off before the break for a clumsy challenge on Edson Puch.
Puch went close with two free kicks either side of the interval before Tariq Hassan inadvertently rattled the woodwork with a speculative cross. AP
