“The Boss” fortifies its lead on the tournament’s standings table, after returning from Kalba stadium with a deserved 2-0 victory over Kalba Club. This victory came in the match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening on the green pitch of Kalba Stadium, which took place as part of the opening matches of the fourth round of competitions of ADNOC Pro League football tournament, they have also maintained their powerful kick off during the current sporting season.
With this victory Al Ain Club raised its aggregate up to 12 points, claiming the full mark and fortifying its lead on the tournament’s standings table, they have also equalized the longest non-losing streak in the away matches outside the team’s grounds in the history of Pro League, as they have reached 19 consecutive matches without any defeats, equalizing the record number which has previously been set by Shabab Al Ahli Club during the period that spanned from October 2022 until March 2024.
Al Ain Club was successful in imposing its advantage from match’s early minutes, they have also managed to transform their presence on the forward line of play into the leading goal on the minute of 22, after a distinguished series if technical passes finished by Abdoul Karim Traoure, who is the team’s international Malian defensive midfielder, in the net of the home team.
“The Boss” maintained its pressure in search for the second goal to fortify its lead, then Bello Ilou Baba, who is the team’s international Cameroonian center forward player, managed to score the second goal on the minute of 32 with a wonderful touch, so he emphasized over the advantage of Al Ain Clun during match’s first half.
During match’s first half, Al Ain club managed to score a high ball possession rate of up to 56.6%, they have also delivered 11 shots, 4 of which were on target, in addition to 14 cross balls.
Al Ain Club entered match’s second half with an apparent desire to add more goals, they were also successful in imposing threat on the home team’s net in several occasions, the most notable of which is a powerful shot delivered by Erik Jorgens de Menezes, simply known as Erik, who is the team’s international Brazilian left back defender, on the minute of 62, which was saved by the goalkeeper of Kalba Club, Sultan Abdulla Saeed Al Mantheri.
The substitute player Jonatas da Anunciação Santos, also known as Jonatas, who is the Brazilian left winger for Al Ain first football team, had two dangerous scoring attempts to fortify his team’s lead, the first of which came after a one-on-one encounter with the competing team’s net after which the ball went by the bar with a little margin, then the same player came back again to threaten the net of Kalba Club with a powerful shot.
During match’s final minutes, the home team tried to reduce the margin, but the defensive line of Al Ain Club with the support of the team’s goalkeeper, Khalid Eisa Mohammed Bilal Saeed Al Mesmari, were successful in maintaining a clean sheet up until the final whistle of match’s lifespan.
With this triumph, Al Ain Club managed to claim the fourth consecutive victory since ADNOC Pro League football tournament’s kick off, maintaining the full mark and occupying the top position on the Pro League’s standings table.
