Rahimi leads Al Ain Club’s brilliant performance… And Laba secures victory in the final moments
Al Ain secures the final result of today’s match vs Khor Fakkan with three deserved goals
Al Ain Club managed to claim an important victory outside its pitch over its host Khor Fakkan Club with the score of 3-2. This victory came in the match that brought the two teams together on Friday’s evening on the green pitch of Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi Stadium, during the 18th round of competitions of ADNOC Pro League football tournament. With this victory The Boss maintains its tight grip on the top position of the tournament’s standings table.
Al Ain Club managed to impose its personality starting from minute one, announcing its intentions to dominate the forward line of play from an early time, where Soufiane Rahimi, who is the team’s Moroccan forward player, was successful in scoring the first goal in the minute of 8, but it was canceled for being an offside. The guest team’s response did not come too late, when Al Houssine Rahimi came to grant The Boss the lead on the minute of 21, thanks to a powerful shot that reflected Al Ain Club’s advantage and its dominance.
Despite the attempts of Khor Fakkan Club to return to the match’s atmospheres, in addition to its success in scoring the equalizer via a penalty kick on the minute of 61, yet Al Ain Club showed a quick reaction, when Al Houssine Rahimi resorted the lead by scoring a second goal in the minute of 70, emphasizing over his effective presence in the match.
The match went on with a high momentum up until the final minute, where Khor Fakkan Club managed to return via another penalty kick on the minute of 86. Then, Al Ain Club was successful in securing the match in the added time, when Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the team’s Togolese forward player, transformed his team’s advantage by scoring a third goal on the minute of 93, thanks to a brilliant assist from Rahimi, so he emphasized over Al Ain Club’s competitive personality up until the final moment.
With this deserved victory, Al Ain Club managed to raise its aggregate up to 44 points and occupied the top position on the standings table of ADNOC Pro League football tournament. While the aggregate of Khor Fakkan Club stopped on 19 points on the 9th position on the tournament’s standings table.
Today’s match embodied the spirit of perseverance and determination of Al Ain Club’s players, who maintained their pressure up until the end, so they claimed three precious points that fortify the team’s journey in the competition race.
