Baniyas obstructs the "King" and provides services to Al-Ahly youth

Baniyas team grabbed a valuable point from its host Sharjah, after a negative tie between them yesterday, at the Sharjah Club Stadium in the eighth round of the Arab Gulf League. Sharjah raised its score to 20 points, and Bani Yas to eight points. Baniyas presented this valuable gift to Al-Ahly youth, who is second only to Sharjah leaders, and in the event that it wins today over Al-Wahda, the difference with (King) may be reduced to one point.

The match saw the expulsion of the most prominent players in Sharjah, Brazilian Igor Cornado, after receiving the second yellow card «87», thus missing the victory match in the ninth round.

The match witnessed a modest public presence, especially from the owners of the land, as it reached 1790 fans. Sharjah seemed relatively better in the first half and led several attempts on the Baniyas front led by the Triple Igor and Cape Verde players Ricardo Gomer and Ryan Mendes, but Sharjah's moves lacked effectiveness, while Baniyas relied on rebounds by Pedro Conde, Suhail Nubi and Sultan Al Shamsi.

Gomez missed his first opportunity, facing the goal, when he hit a ball from a cross pass from Omar Juma «13».

Sharjah defender Shaheen Abdul Rahman was injured in the first half, and his exit from the stadium was a great blow to the king in the 28th minute. Although Sharjah dominated the game and threatened Bani Yas with many dangerous balls, it lacked focus and the final touch.

Baniyas goalkeeper saved his own goal from a sure shot from Ryan (41) from a cross pass by Igor. With the start of the second half, the match referee Abdullah Al-Ajl canceled a goal for Sharjah scored by Ryan Mendez due to offside (46).

Bani Yas goalkeeper Fahad Al-Dhanhani saved his goal from a proven goal for Sharjah from Omar Juma's shot (49).

The crossbar denied Bani Yas a certain goal, when Pedro hit a powerful ball that hit the crossbar (74). Referee Abdullah Al-Urjil used the video referee technique after Baniyas demanded a penalty kick due to the fact that the player of Baniyas Khamis Al Hammadi was blocked by Sharjah defender Ali Al Dhanhani (80), but the referee ordered the continuation of the game.

• Sharjah received bad news yesterday after its most prominent defender Shaheen was injured, and the possibility of losing his services in the Al-Nasr meeting.