Maintained Their Third Spot.. Al Ain is Held at A 2-2 Draw by Al Nasr
The matchweek 8 of the Arabian Gulf League between Al Ain and Al Nasr ended by a 2-2 draw. The match was held at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Wednesday 11th November 2019.
After the draw Al Ain remain third with 15 points, while Al Nasr remain fifth with 14 points.
The Boss scored first as they were awarded a penalty kick after Bandar Al Ahbabi was brought down inside the box by Ahmed Shambieh. Kodjo Laba sent the ball home from the spot to put the Boss in front.
The Boss doubled their lead in the third minute of injury time, when Al Ahbabi sent an accurate cross towards Caio Canedo, whose flying header nestled into the back of the net.
In the second half, the team performance was affected by the emergency substitution of Bandar Al Ahbabi who suffered from an injury. Ten minutes after the restart, Al Nasr reduced the deficit, when Brandley Kuwas squared the ball to Toze near the edge of the box, the latter drilled it into the bottom corner to make it 2-1.
In the 90+6, Mohammed Fayez was shown a second yellow card for his careless challenge against Hussain Abdullah inside the penalty box. Toze converted from the spot to snatch a late equalizer for the Blues.
Al Ain: 2
Goals: Laba Kodjo from the penalty point “42” and Caio Canedo “45+3”.
Starting Lineup: Khalid Eisa, Saeed Jumaa, Ismail Ahmed, Mohamed Fayez, Tsukasa Shiotani, Ahmed Barman, Yahiya Nader, Mohammad Abdul Rahman, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Caio Canedo and Laba Kodjo.
Substitutions: Jamal Marouf replaced Bandar Al Ahbabi “90” – Falah Walid replaced Caio Canedo “86”. Abdul Rahman Meziane replaced Mohammad Abdul Rahman, “90 + 7”.
Yellow Cards: Yahiya Nader “10”
Red Cards: Mohamed Fayez “90+5”
Al Nasr: 2
Goals: Antonio Toze “54, 90+6”
Starting Lineup: Ahmed Shambieh, Tariq Ahmed, Mahmoud Khamis, Jassem Yaqoob, Alvaro Negredo, Andreas Sebastian, Mohannad Khamis, Brandley Mac, Antonio Toze, Mohammed Ayed and Gilbert Lima.
Substitutions: Hazza Salem’s replaced Mohannad Khamis “74”, Habib Al Fardan replaced Jassem Yaqoob “78”, Hussein Abdullah replaced Alvaro Negredo “90”.
Yellow cards: Andreas Sebastian “9”, Mubarak Saeed “34”, Ahmed Shambieh “40”, Hazza Salem “76” and Brandley Mack “81”.
Red Cards: None
Match Referees
The match was managed by Ahmed Issa Mohamed, “Match Referee”, assisted by Masoud Salman, “First Assistant”, Hassan Ahmed Al Hammadi, “Second Assistant”, Khaled Najim, “Fourth Official”, Hasan Eisa “Referees Assessor” and Mohammad Al Kamali “Match Commissioner”.
3,826 Fans
The match was attended by 3,826 fans of Al Ain and Al Nasr teams.
