Shabab Al-Ahly rose to the top of the Arab Gulf League for the first time in the current season, after its victory over the Union of Kalba with five goals without a response at the end of the 11th round of the Arab Gulf League, yesterday, at Rashid Stadium in Al-Ahly Youth Club in Dubai, to raise «Dubai Knights» balance to 26 points in the first place, while the balance of the "Tigers" stopped at 10 points in the 11th place.

Shabab Al-Ahly led the league in the first and second rounds with a goal difference, but it is the first time that “Dubai Knights” has led alone, since winning the League title in 2015-2016 in its old name (Al-Ahly).

Al-Ahly youth faced a great difficulty in the first 15 minutes, after the Federation of Kalba imposed a method of play on "Dubai's Knights", and Jordanian Yassin Al-Bakhit almost scored the first goal of an organized attack, but Majid Nasser brilliantly responded to Al-Bakhit's shot (3), while Brazilian Leonardo de Sousa threatened The "Tigers" goal with a powerful shot hit the crossbar (7).

The youth of Al-Ahly improved after Ahmed Khalil and Leonardo became active, and the performance of the duo between midfield, Abdullah Al-Naqbi and Eid Khamis improved, as Khalil hit a strong free kick from a direct free kick that the guard of Kalba Union Jamal Abdullah faced, and the defense dispersed, and the Moldovan Lovanour Henrique was injured in a joint ball. He can finish the match, and instead of Argentinian Federico Cartapia (23) was replaced.

Ahmed Khalil translated Al-Ahly youth control by scoring the first goal, when the "brown gazelle" passed a ball to Leonardo de Souza, who skillfully returned it to Khalil behind the defenders of Kalba Union, and he hit it in the goal (26), while the "Tigers" abandoned the defensive and active mode of play Al-Magri Gogak, and almost scored the equalizer in a wonderful way from a powerful shot that passed near Al-Qaem (31), as the Togolese Minel Malaba caused a great inconvenience to Al-Ahly youth defense, and Majid Nasser saved a dangerous ball from a solo player, while the Swiss David Mariani hit a dangerous ball for Al-Ahly youth Took a corner kick (42).

Shabab Al-Ahly received another painful blow, after Majed Nasser expressed his inability to complete the match, due to his collision in a joint ball with Menel Malaba, to descend Hassan Hamza instead of Nasser at the beginning of the second half, which witnessed a strong start from the Union of Kalba, thanks to the speed of Yassin Bakhit and balls A cross from Gojak, one of whom almost scored Hamdan Al-Barud with a header equalizing, but Hassan Hamza tackled the ball twice (54), before the attack bounced back to Leonardo de Souza who dodged the defense and the goalkeeper, and hit the ball but the gunpowder pulled it out before it crossed the goal line (55).

Union Kalba dominated the center of the stadium, after the performance of Al-Ahly youth players decreased, as Hassan Hamza starred in tackling a lost ball from Mansour Al-Balushi from inside the penalty area, but the alternative goalkeeper grabbed the ball brilliantly (58), while the Dubai Knights relied on the attacks The counterattack by Leonardo de Souza, who hit a powerful ball that was blocked by goalkeeper Jamal Abdullah, and returned to David Mariani, who fired the ball and the defense removed her to a corner kick (69), and Ahmed Khalil missed an opportunity from a ball he headed with next to the post (74).

In the 81st minute, Argentine Federico Cartabia decided the match for Al-Ahly youth, after adding the second goal after receiving a pass from Leonardo de Sousa, to uniquely Cartabia and hit the ball in the goal, before Ahmed Khalil added the third goal in a wonderful way (89), and the fourth came from Leonardo with a kick Penalty, then the fifth through Khalil to end the match with the victory of "Dubai Knights".

The audience

1370

Cards

Yellow

Al-Ahly Youth:

Cartabia and Mohamed Marzouk.

Kalba Union:

Yassin Al-Bakheet.

best player

Youth player Al-Ahly

Ahmed Khalil.

Substandard

Kalba Union player

Menel Malaba.

Relays

Al-Ahly Youth:

Cartabia and Hassan Hamza, instead

Lovanor and Majid Nasser.

Kalba Union:

Ahmed Al-Naqbi, instead of Dawood

Alice.