“The Boss” Emirati Football Club Wins Today’s Derby and Qualifies for the Quarter-Finals of the Most Precious of all Tournaments

Press

Al-Ain qualifies for the quarter-finals of the most precious of all tournaments, His Highness “my Lord” the President’s “may God bless him” Cup, after his well-deserved victory over the guest team Al-Wahda with a score of 1-0, in a match that brought the two teams on today’s evening at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium during the knockout stages of the round of 16.

The first half of the match was concluded with a score of 0-0, while Al-Ain’s decisive winning goal was scored by Matias Palacios “87.”

Al-Ain: 1

Goals: Matias Palacios “87”

Formation: Khalid Eisa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Michel Bastos, Kouame Autonne, Erik Jorgens, Park Yong Woo, Mohammed Abbas, Soufiane Rahimi, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, and Kodjo Laba.

Substitutions: Omar Yaisien enters as a substitute for Alejandro Romero Gamarra “73,” Yahia Nader enters as a substitute for Mohammed Abbas “73,” Khalid Hashemi enters as a substitute for Erik Jorgens “90+3.”

Yellow Cards:

Red Cards: N/A

Al-Wahda 0

Goals: N/A

Formation: Rashid Ali, Khalid Butti Al Zaabi, Lucas Pimenta, Alaeddine Ben Ajmi Zouhir, Ahmad Nourollahi, Khojimat Erkinov, Avtandil Duishoev, Sultan Saeed Rashid Saif Alzaabi, Allan Marques Loureiro, Facundo Daniel Monteseirin, and Zelimkhan Bakaev

Substitutions: Abdulla Hamad enters as a substitute for Avtandil Duishoev “46,” Tahnoon Alzaabi enters as a substitute for Zelimkhan Bakaev “71,” Omar Khribin enters as a substitute for Facundo Daniel Monteseirin “84,” Mohamed Ali enters as a substitute for Sultan Saeed Rashid Saif Alzaabi “89.”

Yellow Cards: Avtandil Duishoev “16” – Khojimat Erkinov “75” –  Allan Marques Loureiro “90+6”

Red Cards: N/A

Referee

The match was led by a referee crew headed by Sergei Gennadyevich Karaseve as the “pitch referee,” assisted on pitch lines by Maxim Javarlin as “the first assistant referee,” Igor Demeshko as “the second assistant referee,” Zayed Alnuaim as “the fourth referee,” Evgeni Turbine as “the video referee,” and Sabt Abed as “the assistant video referee.”