The “Boss” Retains Lead Position by Netting Six Goals Against Hatta
Al Ain FC sustained their lead of the Arabian Gulf League by a thrilling victory over the visitors Hatta by 6-2 in matchweek 13 of AGL held at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.
After a “marathon” first half, it was evident that both teams are suffering from explicit mistakes in their backline in many occasions.
Al Ain’s six goals were scored by: Marcus Berg, 43and 60, Ryan Yaslam at 22, Ahmed Khalil at 35, Hussein El Shahat at 65 and Ahmed Burman at 71, while Hatta scored their double goals by: Ahmed Khamis at 31 and Samuel Rosa at 37.
By this stunning result, Al Ain moves to 31 points occupying the first place, while Hatta’s points are frozen at 9 points and holding the penultimate place.
The “Boss’” Overt Desire
As of the kickoff whistle, Al-Ain disclosed their pronounced desire to take the lead by scoring early goal and indeed Rayan was so close to do it through a powerful header when he received a stunning cross from the right side sent by Hussein El Shahat but it went over the cross bar by few centimeters “7”.
Al Ain adopted a strategy of persistent attacks from the depth and flanks exerting high pressure on the opponent team and forced them to retreat and rely on compact defense style.
The First Goal
Ryan Yaslam was successful in handing his team the lead when intercept a perfect cross from Hussein El Shahat again and from the right side to send it directly to the back net of Hatta and to announce the first goals of the “Boss” at “22”.
Hatta swiftly managed to level when they launched a counter-attack by Ahmed Khamis who waited impatiently for a left-sided cross sent by his teammate Gabriel. Maher Jasim controlled his ball prior passing it through to Ahmed Khamis did not hesitate to send a direct shot into the net of Mohammed Bu Senda at “31”.
Marathon Race
The “international” striker Ahmed Khalil succeeded in reacting quickly, that is 4 minutes of Hatta’s leveling goal when he managed to hand his team the lead again by scoring Al Ain’s second goal and his first personal goal with the team. He exploited a mistake committed by Hatta defender who attempted to clear the ball from the box to interfere and control the ball prior sending it to the far corner of Hatta’s goalkeeper, Abdullah Al Qumaish, at the minute “35” of the match.
It took the visitors only two minutes to respond and level again in a marathon race between the two teams to take while the backline mistakes were abundant and so clear. Hatta scored by Samuel Rosa who waited a right-sided cross sent by his teammate Ahmed Khamis to fly high and send a “deceptive” header shot that passed through Al Ain’s goalkeeper to settle in the back net at “37”
At the minute “43”, Al Ain scored their third goal by the “international” Swedish striker Marcus Berg who received a “charming” cross sent by Egypt’s Hussein El Shahat. He found himself face to face with Hatta goalkeeper and firmly sent the ball into the back net of the visitors handing his team again the lead. Following this goal, the referee Sultan Abdul Razzaq whistled to end the first half and result on the board indication the home team is 3 and visitors 3.
Absolute Control
After the break, Al Ain had an absolute control over the area of maneuvers in the middle of the field exhibiting their firm desire to correct all the mistakes committed in the first half and to have the upper hand over the opponent team. Referee Omar Al Ali sent Hatta’s Mahmoud Qasim off the pitch with a red card in his pocket following receiving the second yellow card in the match and Hatta has to play the match with one man down “58”.
Swedish international striker Marcus Berg managed to score fourth goal and his second personal goal in the minute “60” of the match.
Egypt’s Hussein El Shahat added the fifth goal for Al Ain basket following a superb duo between him and Marcus Berg to add to the pains of Hatta “65”.
Ahmed Barman added Al Ain’s sixth goal when he launched a powerful rocket that the visitors’ goalkeeper could not even touch it when bounced back from his back net “71”.
The match ended with a 6-2 win over Hatta.
Al Ain: 6
Goals: Marcos Berg 43-60, Ryan Yaslam 22- Ahmed Khalil 35- Hussein El Shahat 65- Ahmed Barman 71.
Starting Lineup: Mohamed Saeed Bu Senda- Mohamed Fayez- Ismail Ahmed- Saeed Jumaa- Tsukasa Shiotani- Ahmed Barman- Mohammed Abdul Rahman- Ryan Yaslam- Hussein El Shahat- Ahmed Khalil- Marcus Berg.
Substitutions: Rashed Muhair substituted Mohammed Ahmed 69- Ahmed Youssef substituted Ahmed Khalil 74- Khalid Abdul Rahman substituted Ryan Yaslam 79.
Yellow Cards: None.
Red Cards: None.
Hatta: 2
Goals: Ahmed Khamis 31- Samuel Rosa 37.
Starting Lineup: Abdullah Al Qumaish- Mahmoud Qasim- Hamdan Qasim- Adrian Robotan- Fernando Gabriel- Sabeel Al Madani- Samuel Rosa- Abdullah Ali- Ahmed Khamis- Mahmoud Hasan- Maher Jasim.
Substitutions: Mohamed Jamal substituted Abdullah Ali 25- Omar Saeed substituted Ahmed Khamis 69- Rashid Jalal substituted Fernando Gabriel 69.
Yellow Cards: Ahmed Khamis 15- Mahmoud Hasan 40- Mahmoud Qasim 53.
Red Cards: Mahmoud Qasim 58.
Referees
The match was managed by Mohammed Al Ali assisted by Ahmad Al Rashedi, “First Assistant”, Hasan Ahmad Al Hammadi, “Second Assistant”, Ahmad Hasan Al Hammadi, “Fourth Official” and Ali Khlafan, “Referees’ Assessor” and Fahad Al Hammadi as “Referees’ Commissioner”.
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The match was attended by 8261who were at Hazza bin Zayed stadium to cheer their two teams.
