Dr. Matar Al Darmaki and Khaled Al Dabble Exchange Shields.. The Boss Concludes Friendly Matches by Defeating KSA’s Ittefaq 3-1
As part of its preparations program, the Boss won the guests, Saudi Arabia’s Ittefaq, by 3-1 in the match held on 24th April 2022 at Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain City.
The Boss squad finished the first half by taking the lead 3-0. The Boss scored through Caio Canedo “3”, Laba Kodjo “9” and Soufiane Rahimi “16”. Meanwhile, the guests scored their sole goal by Ameen Younis at “65”.
By the end of the friendly match, Dr. Matar Al Darmaki, Chairman of Al Ain Football Club Company, presented the Al Ain Club shield to the Chairman of Al Ittefaq Club, Khaled Al Dabble.
Noteworthy, the head coach of the UAE National Football Team, Rodolfo Arruabarrena, attended the friendly match.
Al Ain Starting Lineup:
Ukrainian Sergey Rebrov, Al Ain Team head coach, selected the following players as the team’s starting lineup: Khaled Eisa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Danilo Arboleda, Kouame Autonne, Saeed Juma’a, Yahiya Nader, Ahmad Barman, Soufiane Rahimi, Caio Canedo, Christian.” Guanca and Laba Kodjo. Sergey made four substitutions, namely: Mohammad Abbas, Andrea Radovanovic, Mohammad Awadallah and Mani’ Al Shamesi.
Match Officials:
The match was run by Badr Jumaa, “Match Referee”. He was assisted by Suleiman Ali Al-Sinani, “First Assistant Referee” and Hamad Khlaif Al Ketbi, “Second Assistant Referee”.
