The youth of Al-Ahly's international team, Ahmed Khalil, caught the eye in a remarkable way in the "El Clasico" match against their host Al-Ain team in the 12th round of the Arab Gulf Football League, which ended in the interest of Al-Ahly youth 2-1, after he executed the penalty kick that was calculated for his team in Midway through the second half, the former Czechoslovakia team player, Antonin Banenka, gave his teammates the psychological dose they needed.

Khalil told «Emirates Today» that he took the decision to implement the penalty kick in order to relieve his colleagues of psychological pressure, after they were late in the result with a goal since the beginning of the second half, and that his goal helped the players gain confidence, return to the match, and win it, to continue to Top of the Arab Gulf League with 29 points, a difference of five points from its nearest stalkers Sharjah (24), and eight points from Al Ain (fifth).

The referee of the match, Ahmed Issa Mohamed, awarded a penalty kick in favor of the visiting team in the 60th minute, which was given to Al-Ahly youth captain Ahmed Khalil, and executed it on the way of Banenka, as he lifted the ball with a light shot into the goal, from above the international goalkeeper, Khaled Issa, who headed To the left.

The goal gave the youths Al-Ahly players a moral dose, which reflected on their performance on the field, as they became dominant and controlling the reins, and the closest to score at every opportunity available to them, while the alternative invested Suhail fought one opportunity and scored the winning goal in the 80th minute.

He explained that the moment the referee calculated the penalty kick, he made the decision to hit the ball in the middle of the goal, and said: “I made the decision, I said that I should take my colleagues out of Al Ain’s team pressure, they were ahead of us with a goal, I had to pay the penalty kick that way to give my colleagues Confidence in their abilities. ”

Khalil admitted that implementing the penalty kick like Banenka requires courage, and he said: “You must be brave, and you have calm nerves until the penalty is executed in that way, especially when you face a team the size of an eye, for me I was not afraid of losing it.”

This is not the first time that Khalil scored a goal in the manner of Banenka, as the talk of the world when he scored the goal of winning the national team 2-1 against Japan in the same way in the meeting that gathered the two teams in 2016 at Saitama Stadium in Japan, within the first round of the group The second World Cup 2018 Asian Qualifiers in Russia.

Despite the widening difference between Al-Ahly's youth and his henchmen, he stressed that the season is still long. He said: «We have to strive to provide the best performance, we must always be at our best, and the next will be more difficult, and this will require us to strive, difficult matches await us this month, foremost among which is the Al-Jazira meeting in the Arab Gulf Cup semi-finals.

Arobarina: We have emphasized the strength of character

"The players of his team confirmed the strength of their personality against Al Ain, by turning the result from loss to victory," said Argentine youth Al-Ahly coach, Arubarena. He continued in the press conference: "Now we must shift our focus to the next match against Al-Jazira in the Arab Gulf Cup."

Fahd: The penalty kick is the turning point

Al-Ain temporary coach, Ghazi Fahd, considered that "the penalty kick from which Khalil scored the equalizer was the turning point." Regarding Al Ain’s chances of competing, he said at the press conference: “The coming period will witness a positive shift in the team, despite staying away from the competition after the loss.”

Ahmed Khalil previously scored on the way "Banenka" against Japan during the World Cup 2016 qualifiers.

Shabab Al-Ahly strengthened the lead of the league with 29 points, 5 points behind Sharjah, runners-up, and 8 points for Fifth Eye.