Soufiane Rahimi Sends the Boss Past Al Dhafra and Tops the League
By defeating Al Dhafra 0-1 in matchweek 9 of ADNOC Pro League held tonight at HBZS, the Boss tops the league standing table.
The first half ended by goalless draw, but Soufiane Rahimi broke the deadlock at “65th” minute of the match.
The win further consolidated Al Ain’s position at the summit with 21 points, while Al Dhafra continued in eleventh spot with seven points “temporarily”.
Al Ain: 1
Goals: Al Ain 1.
Goals: Sofiane Rahimi “65”.
Starting Lineup: Khaled Eisa, Said Jumaa, Yassin Meriah, Kwame Uton, Eric Jongins, Yahiya Nader, Ahmed Barman, Sofiane Rahimi, Jonatas de Santos, Christian Guanaca and Caio Canedo.
Substitutions: Sultan Al Shamesi replaced Jonatas de Santos “60” – Mohammed Abbas replaced Ahmed Brman “60”.
Yellow Cards: Yassin Meriah “28”.
Red Cards: None.
Shots: 13
Shots on goal: 5
Shots Within the Box: 8
Shots out of the Box: 5
Corners: 7
Offside: 2
Ball Possession: 74%
Al Dhafra: 0
Goals: None.
Starting Lineup: Abdullah Sultan Al-Nasiri, Sultan Ali Al-Ghafri, Imran Al-Jassasi, Mohammed Ismail Al-Junaibi, Leonardo Rodrigues Pereira, Benjamin Aym, Eisa Mohammad Al-Otaiba, Khaled Ali Al-Darmaki, Issam Al-Udwa, Pedro Javier Pavlov, and Makhit Diop.
Substitutions: Nirc Bly replaced Leonardo “73” – Hamad Mohammad Al Marzouqi replaced Sultan Al Ghafri “73” – Mohammad Yousef Ali replaced Benjamin Aym “85” – Saeed Al Kathiri replaced Mohammad Ismail Al Junaibi “85”.
Yellow Cards: Khaled Ali Al Darmaki “40” – Pedro Javier Pavlov “71”.
Red Cards: none.
Shots: 2
Shots on goal: 0
Shots Within the Box: 1
Shots out of the Box: 1
Corners: 2
Offside: 1
Ball Possession: 26%
Match Officials
The match was managed by Sultan Abdul Razzaq, “Match Referee”. He was assisted by Sabt Obaid, “first assistant referee”, Ali Al-Shehhi, “second assistant referee”, Hamid Khalfan Al Shamsi, “fourth official”, and Ammar Al-Junaibi, “video referee”, Khaled Najim, “video assistant referee”, Ali Khalfan, “Referees Assessor,” and Mohammad Al-Hammadi “Match Commissioner”.
