2024-04-27 20:43:16
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Shabab Al-Ahly strengthened their rank in the ADNOC Professional League following defeating Al-Ain 2-1 in the summit match between them on Saturday at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium at the end of the 21st day.
Al Ain reached the summit a few days following qualifying for the AFC Champions League final once morest Japanese side Marinos.
Serbs Luka Milivojevic (31 from the penalty spot) and Igor Jesus (61) scored the goals for Shabab Al-Ahly, and Muhammad Abbas (50) scored the goal for Al-Ain.
Shabab Al Ahly, which narrowed the gap with leader Al Wasl to 9 points, remained in second place with 43 points and Al Ain in third place with 36 points.
Al-Bataeh continued their strong performances and forced a 2-2 draw once morest Sharjah at the Oval Stadium, although the home side advanced twice.
Al-Bataeh also tied with Al-Sharjah in the first leg 3-3.
Othman Kamara (10) and Majed Sorour (81) scored for Sharjah, and for Al-Bataeh, South Koreans Cho Yu-min (77, from an own goal) and Ahmed Khalil (90 + 11, from the penalty spot ).
Al-Bataeh played incompletely before scoring the equalizer following the expulsion of their player Alvaro Oliveira in the 90th + 7th minute.
Al-Sharjah remained sixth with 31 points and Al-Bataeh seventh with 26 points.
Ajman and guest Khor Fakkan drew 2-2 following a thrilling match that saw Khor Fakkan’s Abdullah Abdullayev sent off in the 89th minute, and Ajman lodged a protest once morest the ‘Eagles’ player’s participation Saeed Ahmed in the second half due to the fact that he is not included in the team list, and “Orange” demanded in an official complaint to the Federation that the ball is considered winning.
Raphael Dodo (9), Ali Madan (81), Omar Juma (45) and Raniel Nelson (62) scored for Ajman, from the penalty spot.
Al Wasl’s winning streak stopped at 9 consecutive victories, following falling into the trap of a draw at home and among its fans, in Zabeel, once morest its guest, Al Jazira, 2-2.
The “Yellows” maintained their invincibility for the 20th consecutive match this season, and 21 since the end of last season, to obtain a point in a dramatic match, in which the “Pride of the Capital” achieved the third draw consecutive under the leadership flag of the French coach Grégory, who took over in place of the Romanian Radoy.
This was the third match between the two teams this season, where Al-Wasl prevailed in the first leg in the capital, before repeating their victory in the His Highness President’s State Cup competition in Dar Al-Zein, but the Yellow He missed the opportunity to achieve the “triple” victory over Al-Jazeera, when he was content to obtain a point.
The match saw the returning Ali Mabkhout score a magnificent goal for Al Jazira with his own mark, and Diallo, who celebrated in tears due to the death of his father, scored the yellow team’s 80th goal this season in all tournaments, following Al Wasl played 28 matches in the three local tournaments.
This was Al Wasl’s 11th home match this season, in which they lost 4 points by drawing with Ajman and Al Jazira, while winning 9 times.
As for the visitors, they left the Zabeel Stadium with the sweetness of a draw and the bitterness of a two-point loss, falling into the trap of a draw for the third time in a row under the leadership of the fourth coach of the team this season, the Frenchman Grégoire.
The presence of Ali Mabkhout and his technical, physical and striking presence on the pitch at Al Wasl stadium was an important step. The player quickly regained his sense of goal following appearing as a substitute once morest Sharjah. He scored the first goal with cunning and intelligence. and played the role of a leader and motivator, not in terms of leading his colleagues, nor spreading a spirit of enthusiasm among them. Rather, it seemed that a new Mabkhout was being born in Zabeel. Ali was a fighting player committed to defensive responsibilities and duties.
The image of the big star and his level were admired and praised by the former top scorer and current coach, Gregory, who praised the star player, top scorer and leader, who can only be praised for his history, biography and figures from the Emirates League, in the words of the technical director of “Fakhr Capital”.
Gregory said of Mabkhout: “When I looked at the roles of Ali Mabkhout, and the great commitment he made on the pitch, and his movements, and the pressure on the yellow defense, or the withdrawal for supporting the defense, I saw once once more and up close the value of this player, but when I saw the player slip twice or more to cut the ball and prevent the opponent from building attacks, I I had goosebumps.
Al Jazira failed to achieve victory for the eighth consecutive match, but coming out of the Zabeel Stadium with a point this season can be a gain based on the strength, efficiency and conditions in which both teams and their position in the ranking.
Ahmed Al Shafar, chairman of the board of directors of Al Wasl club, stressed following the draw that the championship was still on the field and nothing had yet been decided to determine the identity of the champion.
The chairman of the board stressed that the doors to competition are not closed and that conflict still exists.
He continued: “The league is still on the field, and the championship, as I said before, will be decided in the 26th stage, and some of the teams that will play the matches will engage in confrontations without pressure, in especially those who remained. away from the competition, so we will see good football with goals.
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