The Boss Crosses Over Al Jazira by Caio and Marouf Goals
Al Ain has achieved a significant victory over the home team, Al Jazira, by 2-0 in the match held at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Al Jazira Club as part of matchweek 3 of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Al Ain scored through Caio Lucas “59” and Jamal Marouf “90+4”.
By this result, Al Ain added 3 points to their balance to become 6 points and placed second in Group B. Meanwhile, Al Jazira is moved back to the fourth spot with 4 points in their balance.
Conservative Style of Playing
Conservative playing was the main feature of the early minutes of the match as manoeuvres of the two team were limited to the midfield. as the time passed, Al Ain started to be initiative and launched several serious attacks against the home team from depth and flanks to take the lead earlier. Al Jazira’s goalkeeper was significantly able to palm off a powerful shot from within the box sent by Saad Khamis “23”.
The Boss kept in exerting high pressure on Al Jazira until the match referee whistled to send the two teams to the first half break with a goalless draw.
It took Al Ain 3 minutes to resume their attempts to take the lead when Shiotani received a cross from the left side by Jamal Marouf and tried to turn it into the back net of Al Jazira’s goalkeeper, but it passed the post to be a goal kick “48”.
The Boss was able to take the lead when Caio controlled Mohannad Salem’s accurate long through pass and skilfully went past Abu Baker and defenders, before finishing the ball calmly into the empty net.
In the added-on time, Jamal Marouf secured the full three points for Boss in the dying moments of the game, when he converted Mohamed Fathy’s in-swinging low cross into the back of Abu Baker’s net “90+4”, making it 2-0 for the Boss.
Al Ain
Goals: 2
Goals: Caio Lucas “60” – Jamal Marouf “90 + 4”.
Starting Line-up: Hamad Al Mansouri – Tsukasa Shiotani – Mohamed Fayez – Mohannad Al Enezi- Salem Abdullah – Falah Walid – Mohammed Abdul Rahman – Caio Lucas – Mohammed Khalfan- Saad Khamis – Jamal Marouf.
Substitutions: Mohamed Fathi replaced Saad Khamis “66”- Yahiya Nader replaced Falah Waleed “73” – Saeed Al Menhali replaced Mohammed Khalfan “87”.
Yellow Cards: Saad Khamis “31”
Red Cards: None.
Al Jazira:
Goals: 0
Starting Line-up: Adel Abu Bakr – Mohammed Fawzi – Salem Eidi – Masllam Fayez – Nasser Brazit – Ernst Lanti – Yaqoob Al Hossani – Ahmed Mahmoud – Ahmed Rabie – Abdullah Idris – Sultan Mabkhoot
Substitutions: Leonardo Pereira replaced Sultan Mabkhoot “46”, Abdullah Ramadan replaced Ahmed Mahmoud “66”, Sultan Al Shamsi replaced Ahmed Rabie “79”.
Yellow Cards: Salem Al Eidi “67”.
Red Cards: None.
Referees
The match was managed by Sultan Abdul Razzaq “Match Referee” assisted by Khamis Fayrouz, “First Assistant”, Marwan Abdul Rahman, “Second Assistant”, Ahmed Hassan Al Hammadi, “Fourth Official” and Sultan Sahoo, “Referees’ Assessor” and Fahad Al Hosani “Match Commissioner”.
The fans
618 fans attended the match held at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.
