Al Ain Loses to Bani Yas 0-1
Al Ain FC lost the quarterfinal match of the Arabian Gulf Cup held on Friday 28th December 2018 at Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
Bani Yas secured their spot in the semi-final of the UAE Gulf Cup after earning a 1-0 win over Al Ain. Bani Yas’ Haboush scored his team only goal at “68”, while Al Ain missed numerous opportunities to score and finish the match early.
Al Ain exerted high pressure on Bani Yas from depth and flanks to trap the opponent in their area and adopt a compact defense. Al Ain was about to score but Yas keeper Mohamed Ahmed Alhammadi pulled off a save to deny Al Ain forward Jamal Marouf and Marcus Berg from opening the scoring in the sixth minute.
On the other side of the field, Pedro Conde came close to giving his side a 1-0 lead five minutes before the break, but his shot lacked accuracy and went wide.
Al Ain’s Egyptian midfielder Husain Elshahat tried his luck few minutes later but also failed to find the back of the net as they headed into halftime deadlocked at 0-0.
Seven minutes after the restart, Al Ain’s Swedish forward wasted another chance to give his side a 1-0 advantage as his shot went above the bar.
Bani Yas managed to find the back of the net in the 68th minute as Haboosh Saleh netted what turned out to be the winner for the Sky Blues. Haboosh passed the ball to Pedro Conde who set up the former with a smart backheel pass, and Haboosh slotted home to give his side a 1-0 lead.
Al Ain attempted to level the scoreline but failed to cause enough threat to Bani Yas. Berg, however, had a golden chance to net a late equalizer, but his shot in the 89th minute went few inches wide.
Al Ain: 0
Goals: 0
Starting Lineup: Hamad Al Mansouri – Tsukasa Shiotani – Mohannad Salem Al Enezi – Saeed Jumaa – Mohammed Khalfan – Suleiman Nasser – Yahya Nader – Hussein Al Shahat – Caio Lucas – Jamal Marouf – Marcos Berg.
Substitutions: Falah Waleed replaced Saeed Jumaa “34”, Ali Al Hayazani replaced Mohammed Khalfan “46”, Hazem Fayez replaced Jamal Marouf “67”.
Yellow Cards: Hussein Al-Shahat “88”.
Red Cards: None
Bani Yas: 1
Goals: Haboush Saleh “68”.
Starting Lineup: Mohamed Ahmed El Hammadi – Robson de Paola – Khaled Mohamed Al Hashemi – Fawaz Awana – Haboush Saleh – Pedro Crandi – Hassan Mohamed Al Mahrami – Yousef Jaber Al Hammadi – Mohammed Salem Al Menhali – Leroy George – Ali Awana.
Substitutions: Michael Deppa replaced Mohammed Al Menhali “46”, Suhail Saeed replaced Ali Al Mousaabi “46”, Ahmed Al Shamsi replaced George Leroy “86”.
Yellow Cards: None.
Red Cards: None.
Referees:
The match was managed by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan “Match Referee” assisted by Mohammed Ahmad Yousef “First Assistant”, Hassan Al Mehri “Second Assistant”, Fahd Al Kassar “Fourth Official”, Ali Khalfan “Referees Assessor and Yaser BuMjaid “Match Commissioner”.
