The two teams exchanged control ... and squandered many opportunities

"Matar" and "Al-Qaim" paint excitement at the summit of unity and Al-Ahly youth

The two teams put forward a strong match. ■ Photography: Eric Arazas

The tie between Al-Wahda and Shabab Al-Ahly came in the match that brought the two teams together, the day before yesterday, for the third round of the Arab Gulf Football League, fair between the two parties, sympathetic to the course of the meeting, in which each team exchanged control over the course of the game and wasted the opportunities that were Liable to increase the "target yield".

Despite the tie, the excitement and the club were not lost over the 90 minutes of the match, and there were five reasons that witnessed the excitement inside the Al Nahyan Stadium floor, which we highlight in the following points.

Rain shine

The commander of the unit, Ismail Matar, presented one of his most prominent matches in recent years, and he was a constant source of danger, during his times, as he capped his efforts with one of the most beautiful goals of the season, after he penetrated the middle of four Al-Ahly youth players from the middle of the stadium, and hit the ball with his left At the top of the right-hand corner of Majid Nasir's goal, who just looked at her into his window.

The post and the bar

The post and the bar prevented Shabab Al-Ahly from a victory that was within reach of his players' feet, as they confronted three confirmed attempts by the team: one in the first half, by Abdulaziz Haykal, then the post and the bar continued their sympathy with Al-Wahda goalkeeper Rashid Ali, when they took over from him to block the attempts of the Uzbek Aziz Ganif and Ahmed Al-Attas, for the Al Annabi goalkeeper to receive only one goal.

Whistle decisions

The decisions of the arena referee, Sultan Muhammad, maintained the high consistency of the match on both sides, and the referee did not use his whistle all the time, according to the statistics of refereeing, after he allowed the play to continue on 52 occasions, after one of the players of the two teams fell on the pitch and demanded mistakes, and the referee did not resort Sultan Mohammed referred to video technology only once, which confirmed the correctness of his decision in the card obtained by Al-Wahda player, Rashid Muhair.

Defensive positions

Defensive positions varied between Al-Wehdah and Al-Ahly Youth, while the visiting team committed many defensive mistakes that posed a danger to goalkeeper Majid Nasser, most notably the way Ismail Matar scored from the center of the field. The defense of Al-Wehdah shone in many situations, especially inside the box. , Al-Annabi defenders are not responsible for the target who inhabited their net, as it came from a steady blow from outside the box.

Technical interventions

With the same enthusiasm, which was present on the pitch between the players of the two teams, the coaches' desire to win the three points was evident through the changes that took place in the second half, and reflected the desire of each coach to win, as he pushed the coach of the unit, Serbian Vuk Razovic, who was thrown into the attacking trio : Abdullah al-Karbi, the Frenchman Maboko, and Yahya al-Ghasani, to increase the attacking effectiveness, and the same thing did the coach of Shabab Al-Ahly, the Spanish Gerard Zaragoza, who pushed Ahmed Al-Attas, Hildon Ramos, Saeed Ahmed, and Majed Hassan.

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