Al Ain Club settled for a positive draw vs their host Al Wasl Club as each team scored one goal (1-1). This draw came in the match that brought the two teams together on today, Saturday, evening on the pitch of Dubai’s Zabeel Stadium. This match was taking place in the third round of competitions of ADNOC Pro League football tournament.
Al Wasl Club’s only goal was scored by Sérgio Pereira Andrade (Serginho), who plays as a right winger for Al Wasl first football team, in the minute of 47. Then, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba, who is the Togolese forward player for Al Ain first football team, managed to score the equalizer for Al Ain Club in the minute of 58 with a brilliant dribbling touch inside the penalty area.
With this result, Al Ain Club managed to raise its aggregate up to 7 points to occupy the second place on the tournament’s standings table, while Al Wasl Club’s aggregate reached the 4th point occupying the 8th place on the tournament’s standings table.
The match kicked off with Al Ain Club launching a striking surge on the forward line of play, as Matías Damián Palacios, who is the central midfielder for Al Ain first football team, was about to open scoring for Al Ain Club in an early time with a powerful shot on the 3rd minute of the match’s lifespan that just went by the post. On the 33rd minute Khalid Eisa Mohammed Bilal Saeed Al Mesmari, who is the goalkeeper for Al Ain first football team, managed to brilliantly save Al Ain Club’s net from a dangerous cross ball. In the added time of the match’s first half, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Mohammed Qayoudhi, who is the goalkeeper for Al Wasl first football team, managed to brilliantly save a powerful shot by Matías Damián Palacios.
With the match’s second half kicking off, Al Wasl Club opened scoring by Serginho with only one touch in the minute of 47. However, Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba managed to quickly score the equalizer for Al Ain Club on the minute of 58. The 65th minute of the match lifespan witnessed the cancellation of a second goal for Al Wasl Club scored by Matheus Bonifácio Saldanha Marinho, who is the Brazilian center forward player for Al Wasl first football team, for being an offside. Abdoul Karim Traoré, who is the Malian defensive midfielder for Al Ain first football team, threatened the net of Al Wasl Club with a powerful shot on the minute of 71, which was saved by Al Wasl Club’s goalkeeper, Mohammed Ali.
The final result remained the same until the final whistle, so both teams shared the points of this top match with one point for each team.
