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“Al-Zaeem” Holds on Tight to Under 21 Pro League’s Top of Standings.. “Al-Zaeem” Finish’s with a Draw vs Ajman in a Dramatic Match

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Al-Ain finish’s with a draw 3-3 vs their guest Ajman, in a dramatic match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening at Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, in the 16th round of under 21 PRO League tournament.

Al-Ain’s goals came by Haliro Sarki two goals “40-78” – Khalid Waleed one goal “47” – For Ajman Yaseen Jaberi scored from a penalty kick “9” – Sa’ad Al-Hadani “87” – Hameed Jamal “89”

Despite the draw Al-Ain holds on tight to the reserve league’s top of standings with 35 points, while Ajman’s share of points is 21 in the 8th position on standings list.

Proud of “Al-Zaeem’s” Performance and Scores.. Hernán Crespo: All Gratitude to Al-Ain Fans Who Continued to Support Team’s Ambitions at All Events

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Hernán Crespo, the Argentine manager of Al-Ain, expressed his deep cheerfulness as his team concludes this period of time, which witnessed similar great challenges in a series of important and strong matches over short periods of time, started on the advent of November the last and continued up until today.

He is also proud of the outcome of his team players, who showed the strong character of the team, performed very well, and claimed great  scores in different tournaments; starting with AFC Champions League, Cup matches, until today’s match in ADNO Pro League, which comes a few days after that magnificent night which witnessed us qualifying to the semi-finals at Riyadh.

He concluded his speech congratulating Al-Ain FC fans, who remained the avid supporter for the players’ ambitions at all events.

Rahimi scores a “Hat-trick”.. “Al-Zaeem” continues to claim great outcomes, scoring 4-0 vs their host Ajman

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Al-Ain claims an important victory over their host Ajman scoring 4-0, in the match that brought the two team together on today’s evening at Ajman’s Rashid Bin Saeed Stadium in the 16th round of ADNOC Pro League tournament.

The first half was concluded with Al-Ain in the lead over their host 2-0. “Al-Zaeem’s” score 4-0 came by the international Moroccan player Soufiane Rahimi who scored a “hat-trick”. The first goal came from a penalty kick, “19/74/88.” And a goal by Abdoul Karim Traoré “22.”

Al-Ain, with this score, raises their share of points up to 34 in the second place, while Ajman’s share of points remained on 12 in the 14th place on the standings.

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Goals: Soufiane Rahimi via a penalty kick “19” – Abdoul Karim Traoré “22” – Soufiane Rahimi “74” – Soufiane Rahimi “88”

Formation: Khalid Eisa, Abdoul Karim Traoré, Kouame Autonne, Khalid Al-Hashimi, Erik Jorgens, Park Yong Woo, Mohammed Abbas, Soufiane Rahimi, Matías Palacios, Kaku Alejandro Sebastián Romero Gamarra , Josna Epifani Loulendo

Substitutions: Sultan Al-Shamsi enters as a substitute for  Josna Epifani Loulendo “55” – Michel enters as a substitute for Khalid Al-Hashimi “73” – Omer Atzili enters as a substitute for Park Yong Woo “73” – Khalid- Al-Baloushi enters as a substitute for  Kaku Alejandro Sebastián Romero Gamarra “80” – Hazem Abbas enters as a substitute for Mohammad Abbas “80.”

Yellow Cards: Khaled Al-Hashimi “73” – Josna Epifani Loulendo “51”

Red Cards: N/A

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Goals: N/A

Formation: Ali Mohammad, Abdullah Saleh, Ali Madan, Walid Azaro, Haykeul Chikhaoui, Mohammad Ismail, Belal Youssef, Rafael Guimares, Saoud Saeed, Miloš Kosanović, Isam Faiz

Substitutions: Gianluca Muniz enters as a substitute for Ali Madan “46” – Rocky Marciano enters as a substitute for Rafael Guimares 73.”

Yellow Cards: Miloš Kosanović “71.”

Red Cards: N/A

Referees

Match was led by Mohammad Al-Harmoudi as “pitch referee” – assisted him on pitch lines Qais Al-Khadeem as the “first assistant referee” – Ali Saeed Makhlouf as the “second assistant referee” – Nouaf Al-Zaeodi as the “fourth referee” – Omar Mohammad Al-Ali as the “video referee” – Talal Rashid Al-Nouaimi as the “assistant video referee” – Bader Al-Badri as the “referee evaluator” – Nasser Abdullah  Al-Hamadi as the commissioner.

Al-Ain Fans Give Us the Biggest Motive to Claim Victory and I Hope They Come in Crowds To Support Us on Friday.. Soufiane Rahimi: We Have Agreed at the Locker Room to Flip the Page of AFC Champions League and Focus on our Match vs Ajman

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Password to my Great Performance is All Team Members and I Thank Allah Who Assisted me to Transform their Efforts

Soufiane Rahimi, Al-Ain player, asserted that “Al-Zaeem” preparations to face Ajman are ongoing very well, while our focus is now on Pro League after we have finished our Asia quest the day before yesterday. We are looking forwards to keep-up our great scores to hold on to our chances in Pro League.

Commenting on a question on the atmosphere inside the team’s locker room after claiming triumph on Saudi Al-Nassr and qualifying to semi-finals of AFC Champions League, he said: “We vowed, as a team consisting of a management, coaching staff, medical staff players and everyone affiliated with Al-Ain, to flip the page of Asia tournament in the time being, because Al-Nassr’s match is now from the past in the team’s point of view. Now, our focus is on Pro League, which requires great concentration and doubled efforts, and we ask Allah Al-Mighty to assist us in our efforts.”

On the secret behind Rahimi’s great performance, he said: “Password to the great performance in football is always related to the performance of the team, squad, management staff, coaching staff, and it cannot be limited to Soufiane alone. I am extremely thankful to Allah who assisted me to transform the efforts of my teammates and all team members, and I hope to keep-up with this great performance to contribute in claiming titles and achievements for Al-Ain Club.”

Soufiane Rahimi concluded his speech during the introductory press conference for Ajman match, saying: “Gratitude words alone are not enough for Al-Ain fans. They are always the team’s great supporter in all field and we are extremely thankful to Allah who assisted us in pleasing them and all UAE people before two days in Riyadh. We hope they come in crowds to support us at the stadium in our upcoming match on Friday in Ajman, because this match is not going to be easy without them, for their presence gives us a great motive to please them in an important match for us in Pro League.”

He Saluted “Al-Zaeem” Fans, Demanding Them to Give his Players the Motive to Keep Claiming Good Scores.. Hernán Crespo: Al-Ain Deserves Support Because They are Representing the UAE Football in Asia Tournament

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We Work to Restore Physical Balance and Recover from Exhaustion to Continue Our Good Scores vs Ajman

Hernán Crespo, the Argentine manager of Al-Ain, said in the introductory press conference for his team’s match vs Ajman, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow on Friday at the latter’s pitch in the round of 16 of ADNOC Pro League: “Currently, we work to restore physical balance and recover from exhaustion after a series of great and mighty matches, which set off on the 9th of last February, when we played a match every three or four days, but we are looking forwards for tomorrow’s match to continue claiming good scores before the stoppage period related to FIFA days.”

Commenting on a question on amending the team’s fixtures, for the nation’s representative, he said: “I wish team’s fixture to be amended, because Al-Ain doesn’t play for itself in Asia tournament, but Al-Ain represents the UAE football as a whole, so there should be support from football confederation and pro league alike. Also, it is extremely important to provide the suitable atmosphere that leads to success and claiming challenges, and we, with everyone who loves football here, are very proud with Al-Ain’s performance and scores related to the country’s name in terms of the continent.”

Replying on a question on the anticipated absence of some players vs Ajman, he said: “We will rely on our rotation policy, then we will wait for the status of the clinic and we hope to be able to accomplish our goals. This doesn’t seem so easy, but we currently have the expertise and capacity to continue achieving our goals to compete in all tournaments.”

Crespo concluded his speech, saluting “Ainawi” fans for their magnificent support for the team inside and outside their pitch, asserting: “Now, we are required to focus on Pro League and give players the motive to continue claiming positive scores by positive support, because they are always representing an additional player with the team on the green pitch.”

We Are Committed to the Vision of Hazza bin Zayed to Keep-Up with the Highest Success Indicators.. Sultan Bin Hamdan: “A Nation’s Pleasure” is the Title of Al-Ain’s Congratulations to His Highness the UAE President in his Birthday

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Local Tournaments Fixtures do not Serve Very Well the Nation’s Representative in Their Aisa Quest

The Character of “Al-Zaeem” and Fans’ Support are the Most Important Factors That Made the Difference at Riyadh

Al-Ain Players Promised and Kept their Promise to Announce Qualification from “Al-Nassr” Stadium

“Al-Zaeem” Defeats Exhaustion Factor and Some Unsuccessful Referee Decisions at Al-Awwal Park

Shiekh Sultan Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, vice president of Al-Ain sports and cultural club, president of the executive committee and president of  Al Ain Sports Games Company’s Affairs, said that congratulating His Highness Shiekh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE “may God bless him” on his birthday, came from Al-Ain players, management and coaching staff and all members of the team’s expedition to Riyadh under the name of “A Nation’s Pleasure”  via the deserved qualifying, honorable performance, triumphant spirit, men’s will, and willingness to qualify to the semi-finals of AFC Champions League 2023-2024, which is something everyone vowed to achieve before the expedition set off to Saudi Arabia.

He went on: Asserting the club’s work ecosystem’s commitment to the vision of His Highness Sheik Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi, the first deputy to the club’s president, the first deputy to the president of “Ainawi” honorary council, the management board president of Al-Ain sports and cultural club and the founder of the success strategy, who kept leading everyone to keep-up with development indicator to accomplish the desired goals.

Shiekh Sultan Bin Hamdan Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan asserted that the character of “Al-Zaeem” was represented with the triumphant spirit, the great desire of Al-Ain players before Saudi Al-Nassr on their pitch, as well as the great and constant support of Al-Ain fans to the players, are some of the most important factors that tipped the balance in favor of the team on their pitch and made the difference.

The president of the executive committee explained that Al-Ain faced during the 2nd leg match of the round of 16 several challenges, which are the exhaustion factor due to the local tournaments fixtures that do not serve the state’s representative in their Asia quest, as well as the fatigue due to travel  and some unsuccessful referee decisions during the match.

It is too early to talk about confronting Al Hilal or Al Ittihad.. Khaled Issa: We managed to qualify against one of the candidates for the AFC Champions League, and we are currently thinking about Ajman match

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The goalkeeper of the Boss “Al Zaeem”, Khaled Issa, began the press conference saying: “First of all, I would like to thank Allah, who actually helped us to qualify. I believe that the match was dramatic, but we expected that Al Nassr will attack us from the very outset, since they lost at Al Ain, and I should thank my teammates for their consistency and composure, especially after we conceded the second goal, because this particular situation was the turning point in the match.”

Responding to a question about his defending penalty kicks efficiently, he said:  “Actually I analyze the status of the opposing team’s strikers and I thank Allah and the goalkeeper coach who meets with me before every game to discuss all matters related to shooting, including penalty kicks.”

Regarding the team he wishes to meet in the semi-final between Al Hilal or Al Ittihad, he said: “It is too early to talk about the opponent that we will face in the semi-final, as we will play a very critical match in the League within four days, and we are totally focused on this match now, after we qualified at the expense of one of the candidates for the AFC Champions League in today’s match.”

“It is Al Ain destiny to be one of the top clubs in Asia, and as long as you’re a big club, you must compete in all tournaments. We currently have a top-quality technical staff which adopts a rotation policy between 25 players, which we did not experience years ago,” he continued.

All of us enjoyed watching the game.. Crespo to reporters: When you analyze the two-legged matches, you will discover that Al Ain is better than its opponent

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During his speech at the assessment press conference for his team’s match against the Saudi Al Nassr, Al Ain Argentine coach, Hernan Crespo, said: “We are extremely happy with our performance and the result that enabled us to qualify to the AFC Champions League semi-finals, after playing a wonderful match, and I think everyone enjoyed watching it”.

“I congratulate Al Ain players for demonstrating the team’s strong identity by providing an excellent and wonderful performance and dealing with the course of the game with high concentration”, he added.

Responding to a question about the team he hopes to meet in the semi-finals, whether the Saudi Al Ittihad or Al Hilal, he said: “We played a very wonderful match today, and I’m happy that Al Ain qualified for the semi-finals only, and this is my answer to the question, and if you analyzed the game, you will find that Al Ain was better than Al Nassr in the home and away matches.”

Via a well-deserved triumph.. The Boss “Al Zaeem” announces its qualification to the AFC Champions League semi-finals from Riyadh

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The Boss “Al Zaeem” officially announced its qualification to the 2023-24 AFC Champions League semi-finals, after its exciting triumph over its host Al Nassr, KSA, with 3-1 penalty kicks after Al Nassr ended the match heading 4-3 at Al AwalPark Stadium in Riyadh, within the second leg of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League quarter-finals.

In the normal time of the match, Al Ain took the lead through Soufiane Rahimi two goals (28’, 45’), before Al Nassr managed to make a remontada with three goals scored by Abdul Rahman Gharib (45’+5’), Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa (51’, own goal), and Alex Telles (72’).

In the extra time, Al Ain took the lead via Sultan Al Shamsi’sgoal (103’), but Al Nassr came back to equalize via Cristiano Ronaldo (118’, penalty kick).

In the penalty shootout, Al Ain managed to score three goals out of three attempts, while Al Nassr scored only one goal out of four attempts.

Al-Ain Club Denies a Rumor that One of Its Fans was Assaulted and Sustained a Broken Arm in Riyadh

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Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club  asserted that the audio recording, being circulated on some social media personal accounts showing a man claiming he was assaulted at Riyadh by some of the brother club Saudi Al-Nassr’s fans, is not authentic.

Fans affair office took responsibility to investigate truths and how authentic this claim is. The man, who is the owner of the audio recording, was contacted and he was found to be within the UAE, then he admitted that this incident is not authentic.

The club’s legal department was assigned to locate those responsible for the false claims on social media, then take the legal procedures upon them.

He also warned not to involve Al-Ain Club’s name and its fans in false claims and rumors.

All necessary measures will be taken to deal with such actions. The club warned not to spoil the established and historical relationship between Al-Ain fans with all clubs that have a great relationship with Al-Ain Club.

All procedures related to fans attendance to the team’s match, which is scheduled to take place in the 2nd leg of AFC Champions League, were coordinated with the brother club Saudi Al-Nassr’s management in terms of tickets and admission to the stadium, which are supervised by fans affairs office at Al-Ain Club, registering names, approving reservations, coordinating tickets distribution to “Ainawi” fans, and supervising travel from Al-Ain international airport.