Al Ain Club was successful in setting a new historical record in the memory of ADNOC Pro League football tournament, when the team reach 29 matches in a row without any defeats (which is 21 victories and 8 draws), so they bypassed the previous record set by the name of Al Jazira Club (which was 28 matches in a row). This record was set after claiming a thrilling victory over its guest Shabab Al Ahli Club with the score of 3-2. Al Ain Club claimed this victory in the big match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening on the green pitch of Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, during the 22nd round of competitions of the local tournament.

“The Boss” raised its aggregate up to 56 points, so they fortified their lead on the top position of the tournament’s standings table, they also managed to extend the margin up to 4 points to the closest competing team, while the aggregate of Shabab Al Ahli Club stopped at 52 points on the second position on the tournament’s standings table.

Al Ain Club was successful in imposing its advantage from the first minutes of match’s first half by high pressure and fast transformations, they also managed to threaten the net of the guest team by an early scoring attempt by Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the team’s international Togolese forward player, in the minute of 8.

The Boss maintained its organized presence on the forward line of play, where Abdoul Karim Traoré, who is the team’s international Malian defensive midfielder, was close to opening scoring in two attempts, but the brilliant performance of Shabab Al Ahli Club’s goalkeeper prevented this outcome. However, Ramy Hisham Abdel Aziz Mostafa Rabia, who is the team’s international Egyptian center back defender, was successful in transforming his team advantage into the leading goal in the minute of 44, when he took advantage of a cross ball inside the penalty zone and transformed it with a brilliant touch inside the competing team’s net.

Shabab Al Ahli Club managed to score the equalizer in an early time of match’s second half by Yuri César Santos de Oliveira Silva, who is the team’s international Brazilian left winger, in the minute of 46. However, Al Ain Club immediately demonstrated a quick response to the goal, when they restored the lead by Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who delivered a powerful header into the competing team’s net in the minute of 56.

The guest team returned again to match’s atmospheres, when they scored the second equalizer by Yuri César Santos de Oliveira Silva from a free kick in the minute of 67, so the match was transformed into an open conflict in the decisive minutes.

Al Ain Club demonstrated an apparent mental maturity in dealing with the draw scenario in two occasions, where Khalid Eisa Mohammed Bilal Saeed Al Mesmari, who is the team’s international Emirate goalkeeper, brilliantly saved two decisive balls in the two minutes of 82 and 83, with which he maintained his team’s chances into claiming a positive result.

After a canceled goal for being an offside, Al Ain Club maintained its rigorousness on forward line of play, when Al Houssine Rahimi, who is the team’s international Moroccan forward player, emphasized over his team’s supremacy by scoring the winning goal in the minute of 87 thanks to an accurate shot from a difficult corner, with which he granted his team three precious points in the race to occupy the top position on the tournament’s standings table.

Match’s final result:

Al Ain Club 3 – Shabab Al Ahli Club 2

Goals:

• Ramy Hisham Abdel Aziz Mostafa Rabia (44)

• Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba (56)

• Al Houssine Rahimi (87)

• Yuri César Santos de Oliveira Silva