Al Ain first football team settled for a positive draw 2-2 vs its guest Al Wahda Club. This result came in the match that witnessed Al Ain Club imposing its style of play and its complete dominance over match’s playtime, as the two teams were competing on the green pitch of Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Saturday’s evening, during the 13th round competitions of ADNOC Pro League football tournament.
Today’s top match was full of competitiveness and rivalry starting from its kick off, as Al Ain Club took the initiative to impose its pressure in an early time and its style of play on the forward line, transforming its advantage into match’s first goal on the ninth minute by Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the team’s international Togolese forward player, as he leveraged on an accurate pass from Matías Damián Palacios, who is the team’s international Argentine central midfielder.
Al Ain Club continued to impose its powerful pressure, while Al Wahda Club was searching for its way to return, as they managed to threaten Al Ain Club’s net just in one occasion, from which they managed to score the equalizer from a successful penalty kick on the minute of 29 delivered by Omar Khribin, who is the team’s Syrian forward player. Match’s playtime continued without any changed to the result until the end of match’s first half.
As match’s second half kicked off, Al Ain Club returned to impose its hegemony again, when Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba managed to score the second goal for The Boss, thanks to his powerful shot in the minute of 51, emphasizing over his readiness on the forward line of play and his decisive presence in big matches.
The match witnessed a drastic shift as the referee directly showed a red card to Favour Inyeka Ogbu Ogbu, who is Al Wahda Club’s Nigerian center back defender, on the minute of 53, so the guest team continued the match with a numerical disadvantage. Even though, Al Wahda Club showed a solid cohesion, then Omar Khribin managed to score the second equalizer for his team in the minute of 69, thanks to his powerful shot from inside the penalty zone.
Excitement prevailed during the remaining minutes, as Al Wahda Club continued the match with 9 players, when the referee showed the red card to Facundo Daniel Kruspzky, who is Al Wahda Club’s Argentine forward player, in the minute of 75. Al Ain Club maintained its pressure on the forward line of play searching for match’s winning goal, while the guest team’s defensive line was fighting valiantly to defend its net.
Match’s final minutes witnessed continuous attempts by Al Ain Club amidst great support from the team’s fans, but the final whistle announced match’s end with a positive draw 2-2.
With this result Al Ain Club managed to raise its aggregate up to 31 points, maintaining its lead on the tournament’s standings table. As for Al Wahda Club, their aggregate reached 26 points, occupying the 3rd position on the tournament’s standings table.
