Soufiane Rahimi “Man of the Match”.. The Boss Satisfied with 1-1 Draw and Qualify to ADIB Cup Semifinal Match

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Despite being held to 1-1 draw to the home team, Al Wahda, in the quarterfinal second leg match of ADIB Cup, the Boss squad qualified to the semifinal stage flawlessly. The match was held on Friday 16th December 2022 at Al Nahyan Stadium. The first leg match was held at HBZS and ended by a goalless draw.

The home team took the lead in the first half 1-0. Soufiane Rahimi’s header at the “72” minute of the match gave Al Ain the upper hand over Al Wahda squad who scored through João Pedro at “25”.

Al Ain Team player, Soufiane Rahimi won the “Man of the Match” Award presented by Mohammed Al Kamali, Match Commissioner.

Al Ain: 1
Goals: Soufiane Rahimi “72”.
Starting Line-up: Khaled Eisa, Saeed Jumaa, Rafael Pereira, Erik Jorgens, Kouame Autonne, Ahmad Barman, El Mahdi Mubarak, Andriy Yarmolenko, Soufiane Rahimi, Matias Palacios and Caio Canedo.
Substitutions: Laba Kodjo replaced Matias Palacios “46”- Bandar Al Ahbabi replaced Saeed Jumaa “64”- Jonatas de Santos replaced Caio Canedo “64”- Falah Walid replaced Andriy Yarmolenko “83, Mohammad Ahmad replaced Soufiane Rahimi “90″.
Yellow Cards: Andriy Yarmolenko (47′) – Kouame Autonne (86′).
Red Cards: none.

Al Wahda: 1
Goals: João Pedro “25”
Starting Line-up: Rashid Ali, Lucas Pimenta, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Joao Pedro Pereira, Gianluca Menez, Luis Miguel, Robin Philip, Abdullah Al Karbi, Adrian da Silva, Alan Marquez and Faris Jumaa.
Substitutions: Walid Hussein replaced Luis Miguel “69”- Ahmad Refaat replaced Gianluca Muneez “74”- Ismail Matar replaced Tahnoun Al Zaabi “81”- Mohammad Al Minhali replaced Abdullah Al Karbi “81”- Sebastián Tagliabúe replaced Fares Jumaa exited “81 “.
Yellow Cards: Abdullah Al-Karbi “75” – Alan Marquez “86”.
Red Cards: none.

Match Officials
The match was run by Ahmad Salem Khalfan, “Match Referee”. He was assisted by Jassim Abdullah, “First Assistant Referee”, Talal Rashid Al Nuaimi, “Second Assistant Referee”, Youssef Al Jasmi, “Fourth Official”, Eisa Khalifa, “Video Referee”, Sabt Obaid, “Assistant Video Referee”, Sultan Saho “Referees Assessor” and Nasser Al Obaidly “Match Commissioner”.