Al Ain Club managed to claim a deserved victory over its host Hatta Club with the score of 1-0, during the match that brought the two teams together on today’s evening on the green pitch of Hamdan bin Rashed Al Maktoum stadium, during the fourth round of competitions of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup “ADIB”.
Abdoul Karim Traoré, who is the international Malian defensive midfielder for Al Ain first football team, managed to score the only goal for “The Boss” on the minute of 62, when he received an accurate cross ball from Alejandro Sebastián Romero Gamarra, nicknamed Kaku, who is the Paraguayan attacking midfielder for Al Ain first football team, then sent the ball into the competing team’s net with a powerful header, granting Al Ain Club its first victory through the tournament.
With this result, Al Ain Club managed to raise its aggregate up to four points and occupied the 8th position on the tournament’s standings table, while the aggregate of Hatta Club halted on one point and occupied the 13th position on the tournament’s standings table.
Match’s first half witnessed several scoring attempts from Al Ain Club, while the home team continued the match with 10 players, after Abdulla Abbas Ibrahim Salem Al Balooshi, who is the center back defender for Hatta first football team, received a red card on the minute of 16.
Al Ain Club continued its scoring attempts through match’s second half, when Traoré managed to transform the advantage of its team into match’s goal, which “The Boss” was successful in maintaining until match’s final whistle.
On the level of numbers, ball control for Al Ain Club reached 70.8%, while its players shot the ball 10 times, against ball control percentage of 29.2% and two shots for Hatta Club.
Abdoul Karim Traoré won Man of the Match award, thanks to his decisive contribution in leading “The Boss” into victory and claiming match’s three points.
