Two Points Away from Top Spot.. The Boss is Back from the Smiley Emirate with A Thrilling Victory over Ittihad Kalba

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The Boss squad returned back to Al Ain fort with three points in hand after a thrilling victory over the home team, Ittihad Kalba, by the end of matchweek 17 of ADNOC Pro League. The match was held on Friday 17th February 2023 at Ittihad Kalba Stadium.

Al Ain Team took the lead in the first half by 1-0. The triple goals were scored by Caio Canedo at “20”, Soufiane Rahimi at “81” and Laba Kodjo at “90+7”. Meanwhile, Ittihad Kalba scored by Habib Al Fardan at “47” and Alexandro Cisaldo “90 + 4”.

The victory means that Al Ain jump to the second spot with 34 points, while Ittihad Kalba are eighth with 24 points.

Al Ain: 3
Goals: Caio Canedo “20”- Soufiane Rahimi “81”- Laba Kodjo “90+7”.

Starting Lineup: Khaled Eisa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Tin Jedvaj, Kouame Autonne, Erik Jorgens, Ahmad Barman, El Mahdi Moubarik, Andriy Yarmolenko, Soufiane Rahimi, Caio Canedo and Laba Kodjo.

Substitutions: Matias Palacios replaced El Mahdi Moubarik “62”, Khaled Al Blooshi replaced Caio Canedo “74” – Rafael Pereira replaced Andriy Yarmolenko “90 + 10”.
Yellow Cards: Kouame Autonne (90+2).
Red Cards: none.

Ittihad Kalba: 2
Goals: Habib Al Fardan “47” – Alexandro Cisaldo “90 + 4”.
Starting Lineup: Eisa Ahmad, Walid Rashid, Abdul Salam Mohammad, Igor Rossi, Sultan Al Zaabi, Daniel Pesa, Philip Kells, Habib Al Fardan, Leandro Spadasio, Alexandro Cisaldo and Ahmad Amer.

Substitutions: Abdullah Diaby replaced Ahmad Amer “46”- Brian Ramirez replaced Daniel Pesa “74”- Yasser Hassan replaced Leonardo “83”- Eduardo replaced Sultan Al Zaabi “83”- Sultan Adel replaced Habib Al Fardan “87”.
Yellow Cards: Daniel Bessa “46” – Abdullah Depay “54” – Walid Rashid “74”.
Red Cards: none.

Match Officials

The match was run by Mohammad Abdullah Al Harmoudi, “Match Referee”. He was assisted by Masoud Hassan, “First Assistant Referee”, Turki Al Zaabi, “Second Assistant Referee”, Bader Boujoumur, “Fourth Official”, Ammar Al Junaibi, “Video Referee”, Ahmad Al Rashdi, “Assistant Video Referee”, Badr Al Badri, “Referees Assessor,” and Mohsen Al Dhabyani “Match Commissioner”.