Al Ain team entered itself in the "cycle of doubt", after the second loss of this season, and its surprise, at home and among its fans, from Al Dhafra, the day before yesterday, with a score of 1-2, in the 10th round of the Arab Gulf League.
The match was a testimony to the continuation of the fatal defensive mistakes, which cost the team dearly, most notably three lapses in only two games, which made Al Ain lose five important points in the league's lead struggle.
The Al Dhafra match witnessed the continuation of the series of defensive mistakes, as the team's first goal received after a joint error in appreciation between the team's defender Saeed Juma and goalkeeper Khaled Issa, after which the referee awarded a penalty to the guests, while the winning goal for Al Dhafra came in the second half from a fatal gag from a defender Al-Ain Mohammed Fayez, after he failed to clear the ball before Al-Dhafra striker Joao Pedro snatched it and scored from it.
In the disappointing Al-Nasr meeting, which ended in a 2-2 tie, although Al-Ain were 2-0 ahead in the first half, defender Mohamed Fayez caused a penalty in stoppage time, from which Al-Ameed scored the equalizer.
Until the match of Ajman in the ninth round, which Al-Ain won 4-1, it started with a defender Ismail Ahmed, who scored in his own goal, before the team rose and scored a quad.
Al Ain coach, Croatian Ivan Liko admitted, at the press conference, the existence of errors, stressing at the same time that he will work to correct them, but he said: “The team did not lose because of the defense, because we win together and lose together, yes there are errors, and we will work to analyze performance as I mentioned to you, to tackle the problems in the team. ”
The loss of the five points resulted in the team's freezing balance at 18 points, causing the fans to ask the administration to dismiss the Croatian coach Ivan Liko from his position, and to use another technical staff, via a new "hashtag" on Twitter, the day before yesterday, titled "dismissing Liko". .
For his part, the leader of the eye, Ismail Ahmed, expressed his surprise at the performance they performed in the Al-Dhafra match, but he said in a press statement that "everyone bears the responsibility of retracting the results." He continued: «The team that competes for the title of the Arab Gulf League must win in all the matches that are held on its soil, so losing is the team, but we are still in the competition circle.»
Razovic: We played comfortably in front of the eye
Al-Dhafra coach, the Serbian Razovic, confirmed that his team played comfortably, and made a good match against Al-Ain, praising at the same time the performance of its players during the meeting. He said in the press conference: “As I expected before the match, my team played comfortably and presented real football. For me, I fear no more for my team than for players on a day other than their day. We are not only looking to score points, but we also want to develop and improve the performance".
Yahya Nader is undergoing medical tests
Al-Ain midfielder, Yahya Nader, underwent medical tests at Al-Jimi Hospital in Al-Ain City, to learn about the size of the injury he suffered during the Al-Dhafra match. During the day, the club is expected to announce details of the injury and its expected absence period.
The director of the eye, Ahmed Al Shamsi, told «Emirates Today» that the type of infection has not been determined yet.
Mistakes of victory and victory victories
■ Al-Dhafra's first goal from a penalty resulted from a common error between Saeed Juma and goalkeeper Khaled Issa.
Al Dhafra scored the winning goal after a gag of defender Mohamed Fayez, which Joao Pedro successfully used.
Another defensive error caused the penalty kick, from which Al-Nasr scored the 2-2 equalizer in the "killer" time.