With Ten Men … The “Boss” was Convinced by Triple Scored by El Shahat, Amoory and Ismail.. The “Boss” Sends Al Wasl to Third Place and Plays the Symphony of Victory at Za’beel
Al Ain achieved a deserved victory over the home team, Al Wasl, by 3-1 in matchweek 12 of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Al Ain finished the first half by a clean goal held the signature of the “international” defender Ismael Ahmad “27”. In the second half, Omar Abdul Rahman added a second goal “71” and Egypt’s striker Hussein El Shahat sealed the result by scoring the “Purple’s” third goal “78”, while Al Wasl scored their consolation goal by Caio Canedo “90 + 4”.
The last minute of the first half witnessed sending Al Ain player defender, Mohannad Salem Al Enezi, off the pitch with a red card in his pocket “45”. Also, the Referee, Yaqoub Al Hammadi, raised his second yellow card in the face of Ronaldo Mendez form Al Wasl “84” sending him off the pitch.
The victory means Al Ain move two points clear at the top of the table with 28 points handing Al Wasl their first defeat of the season to drop down to third in the table behind Al Wahda with a balance of 25 points.
Great Desire
The two teams revealed their strong desire to exhibit their offensive force and test the defense line of the opponent by launching quick offensive attempts form the depth and flanks. The 7th minute of the match witnessed Al Ain’s first attack attempt which started by Mohammed Abdul Rahman who sent a wonderful cross Caio Lucas who was at the right side, but he did not go towards the ball at the right speed and Al Wasl’s defender, Salem Al Azizi, was able to clear the area with high concentration.
It did not take Al Wasl much time to respond as they launched an organized attack started from the right-wing led by Caio Canedo who penetrated into the Al Ain box but he collided with the “international” defender Mohannad Salem Al Enezi who turned the ball into a corner but it was not invested rightly by Al Wasl.
The “Boss” Took the Lead
Khaled Issa starred in a reacting to a powerful ground shot sent by Ronaldo Mendez, but Al Ain’s goalkeeper controlled the ball confidently and calmly “15”.
The “Boss” managed to take the lead by scoring the first goal through Ismael Ahmad who waited for a perfect curled cross sent by team captain, Omar Abdel Rahman, from the right side from an angled free kick to find Ismael who aggressively met the ball by his head directing it into the back of the “Cheetahs” net where the motionless goalkeeper just went back to bring the ball out of the three posts “27”.
Unexploited Opportunities
Caio Lucas missed an ideal opportunity to boost his team’s lead after 3 minutes of scoring Al Ain’s first goal when he received a curled cross form the right side sent to him by Mohammed Ahmad. Caio found himself face to face with the goalkeeper but he sent a header far away from the back nets to be a goal kick “30”.
Japan’s Tsukasa Shiotani missed another ideal opportunity to add Al Ain’s second goal in Al Wasl’s net after receiving a “charming” cross sent by Rayan Yslam finding himself alone against the goalkeeper of Al Wasl, Sultan Al Montheri, but his shot hit the body of the goalkeeper to miss a great opportunity to enhance the “Boss’” lead by adding the second goal “36”.
Red Card for Mohannad
The last minute of the first half witnessed sending Al Ain’s defender, Mohannad Salim Al Enezi, off the pitch upon receiving a red card when he intentionally tackled Al-Wasl striker Fabio de Lima who was face to face with Al Ain’s goalkeeper by snatching him from behind before he entered into Al Ain’s area. The Referee firmly and without hesitation pointed to a free-kick point to the advantage of the home team which was executed by Lima but passed near the post and turned into a corner kick “45”. The first half ended to the advantage of Al Ain by 1-0.
“New” Amoory
Amoory managed to enhance his team’s lead through a free kick sent by him near the edge of the box following the referee pointed to a foul kick as a result of obstructing Sweden’s striker Marcos Berg by Al Wasl defender. Amoory sent a powerful accurate curly shot where the ball hit the right side of the post before embracing the back of Al Wasl’s net to announce the second goal for Al Ain.
Khaled Issa was a star when he sent a ballistic shot by Fabio de Lima from outside the box by his fingertips prior hitting the post and then turning it to a corner kick “73”.
El Shahat Returns Greetings
Egypt’s Hussein El Shahat was keen to pay tribute to his Coach Zoran Mamic who granted him the chance to play for the first time holding the logo of Al Ain in the second half when he scored the “Boss’” third goal following he received a cross from the right side sent by Bandar Al Ahbabi among Al Wasl’s defenders. El Shahat snatched the ball in the speed of light and penetrated into Al Wasl box prior facing the goalkeeper and sending it into Al Wasl net scoring a stunning goal at “78”.
In stoppage time, Caio Canedo scored Al Wasl consolation goal “90+4” when the Referee Al Hammadi whistled announcing the end of the match by Al Ain handing the “Emperor” the first defeat in the season by 3-1.
Al Ain: 3
Goals: Ismail Ahmed “27” – Omar Abdul Rahman “71” – Hussein El Shahat “78”.
Starting Lineup: Khalid Issa- Mohamed Fayez- Mohannad Salem Al-Enezi- Ismail Ahmed- Mohamed Ahmed- Tsukasa Shiotani- Mohammed Abdul Rahman- Ryan Yslam- Omar Abdul Rahman- Caio Lucas- Marcus Berg.
Substitutions: Hussein El Shahat substituted Marcus Berg “72”- Bandar Al Ahbabi substituted Caio Lucas 75 – Amer Abdul Rahman substituted Ryan Yslam “87”.
Yellow Cards: Khaled Issa “42” – Tsukasa Shiotani “44”- Omar Abdul Rahman “62”- Caio Lucas “64”- Mohamed Fayez “90 + 1”- Mohamed Ahmed “90 +2”
Red Cards: Mohannad El Enezi “45”.
Al Wasl: 1
Goals: Caio Canedo “90 + 4”.
Starting Lineup: Sultan Al Montheri, Abdul Rahman Ali, Abdullah Saleh, Ali Hassan Salmin, Waheed Ismail, Caio Canedo, Fabio de Lima, Ronaldo Mendez, Salem Al Azizi, Khalil Khamis, Humaid Abdullah Abbas.
Substitutions: Anthony Caceres substituted Humaid Abdullah Abbas “57”- Hassan Mohammed substituted Khalil Khamis “67” – Ali Saleh substituted Abdulrahman Ali “77”.
Yellow Cards: Abdul Rahman Ali “36”- Ronaldo Mendez “43”- Fabio de Lima “56”.
Red Cards: Ronaldo Mendez “84”.
Referees
The match was managed by Yaqoub Al Hammadi assisted by Masoud Hassan, “First Assistant”, Ali Rashed Al Nuaimi, “Second Assistant”, Issa Khalifa, “Fourth Official” and Salah Amin, “Referees’ Assessor” and Salah Al Marzouqi as “Referees’ Commissioner”.
Fans: 8261
The match was attended by 8261who were at Za’beel stadium to cheer their two teams.
