By Berg, Shiotani and Caio Goals.. The Boss Back to their Den Winning the Trot by 3 Clean Goals
The Boss recorded in gold lines their third consecutive win in their journey to defend their title by winning their away match against Al Nasr in matchweek 3 of the Arabian Gulf League held at Maktoum Bin Rashid Stadium. For Al Nasr, it the third consecutive loss when they lost their third match to Al Ain by 3-0.
The first half ended by Al Ain taking the lead by 2-0 scored by Sweden Marcus Berg “15” and Japan’s Shiotani “29”. Caio insisted to crown his efforts by scoring his team’s third goal form the penalty point “74”. Al Ain giant goalkeeper, Khaled Issa, secured his net clean by deflecting the ball of the new signing Alvaro Negredo “87”.
By this result, Al Ain occupies third spot with the full mark from three games. Meanwhile, Al Nasr occupy the 13th league spot with zero points.
Al Ain: 3
Goals: Marcos Berg “15”- Tsukasa Shiotani “29” – Caio Lucas “74”.
Starting Line Up: Khaled Issa- Tsukasa Shiotani- Mohamed Ahmed- Ismail Ahmed- Bandar Ahbabi- Ahmed Barman- Amer Abdul Rahman- Caio Lucas- Hussein El Shahat- Mohammed Abdul Rahman- Marcus Berg.
Substitutions: Rayan Yaslam replaced Caio Lucas “77”- Jamal Marouf replaced Amer Abdul Rahman “85”- Mohamed Fayez replaced Mohamed Abdul Rahman “89”.
Yellow Cards: Marcos Berg “69”- Tsukasa Shiotani “90”.
Red Cards: None.
Al Nasr: 0
Goals: 0
Starting Line Up: Mohamed Youssef- Tariq Ahmed- Mahmoud Khamis- Johan Cabay- Alvaro Negredo- Jassem Yaqoob- Ahmed Ibrahim- Samuel Rosa- Mohamed Ali Ayed- Marcos Gabriel- Khalifa Mubarak.
Substitutions: Al Hussein Saleh replaced Jassem Yaqoob “64”- Masoud Suleiman replaced Mohammed Ali Ayed “70”- Amer Mubarak replaced Tariq Ahmed “79”.
Yellow Cards: Tariq Ahmed “20” – Ahmed Ibrahim “80”.
Red Cards: None.
Referees
The match was managed by Sultan Abdul Razzaq “Match Referee”, Hassan Al Muhairi “First Assistant”, Talal Rashid Al Nuaimi “Second Assistant”, Ahmed Salem Khalfan “Fourth Official”, Hassan Issa “Referees Assessor” and Fahd Al Hosani “Match Commissioner”.
The Fans
The match was attended by a total of 4,317 fans
