Al Ain Club claims victory over Sharjah Club scoring three goals against only one goal.. And places its foot in the semifinals round of competitions of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup “ADIB”
Al Ain Club managed to claim a deserved victory over its host Sharjah Club scoring three goals against only one goal. This victory came in the match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening on the pitch of Sharjah Stadium, during the first leg match of the quarter finals round of competitions of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup “ADIB”.
Al Ain Club’s three goals were scored by Al Houssine Rahimi, who is the team’s Moroccan forward player, who scored the first and the second goals on the two minutes of 20 and 25. While Matías Damián Palacios, who is the team’s Argentine central midfielder, managed to score his team’s third goal on the minute of 90+11. As for Sharjah Club’s only goals, it has been scored by Igor Caique Coronado, who is the team’s Brazilian attacking midfielder on the minute of 88.
Al Ain Club started the match with a high-pressurestyle of play, with which the team managed to impose its dominance over the match’s playtime during the first 15 minutes, then this advantage in play was transformed into the first goal which came from a header delivered by Al Houssine Rahimi on the minute of 20. After five minutes of the first goal, the same player came back himself to fortify his team’s lead by scoring the second goal after receiving an accurate pass from Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the team’s Togolese forward player and historical top scorer.
During the match’s second half, Al Ain Club maintained its powerful attacking style of play, then Rahimi managed to score a third goal on the minute of 68 after a complete one-on-one attempt with the competing team’s goalkeeper, but the referee canceled the goal for offside. With the match approaching its end, Sharjah Club managed to reducethe difference on the minute of 88 from a long-rangeshot delivered by Igor Caique Coronado, scoring the team’s only goal.
During the added extra time, Matías Damián Palacios managed to score the third goal for Al Ain Club on the minute of 90+11 after an organized attacking effort, emphasizing over his team’s advantage over the competing team with the result of the first leg match before playing the 2nd leg match.
With this victory Al Ain Club places a foot in the semifinals round of competitions of ADIB Cup before playing the 2nd leg match, which is scheduled to take place after two weeks from now, as the team is ambitious to continue its journey through the competition race of this tournament.
