Al Ain Club claims the first three points at ADNOC Pro League football tournament
Al Ain first football team started its journey through the comptition race of ADNOC Pro League 2025-2026 by claiming a deserved victory over their guest Al Bataeh Club 2-1. This victory came in the match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening on the pitch of Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. This match was taking place through the first round of competitions of this local football tournament.
Al Ain Club’s two goals were scored by Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the international Togolese forward player, in the minute of 45. Abdoul Karim Traoré, who plays as a defensive midfielder, scored the second goal in the minute of 82. As for Al Bataeh Club, their only goal was scored by Azizjon Ganiev, who is the Uzbek central midfielder, in the minute of 69.
Al Ain Club dominated the match’s lifespan from the beginning, as Laba managed to score an early goal in the minute of 5, but it has been canceled by the referee for being an offside. Then, the same player managed to knock the competing team’s net once more by scoring the first goal, which has been recored in the history of ADNOC Pro League for being the goal number “9000” through the tournament’s journey.
During the match’s second half Al Ain Club continued to apply forward pressure on the competing team’s post, and the referee canceled two true goals by using the “VAR” technology, then Al Bataeh Club managed to score the equalizer. However, Abdoul Karim Traoré emphasized over the domination of “The Boss” by scoring the victory goal through a wonderful header in the minute of 82, so he gave “The Boss” the first three points in its journey through the competition race.
