Khorfakkan excludes Al Ain from the Arabian Gulf Cup

Khorfakkan qualified for the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup, after it drew with its guest Al Ain without goals, today, Friday, at Saqr bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Stadium in the Khorfakkan club, taking advantage of his victory in the first-leg match (4-2). He was never eliminated from the tournament in its first round.

Khorfakkan will play in the next round with Shabab Al-Ahly.

Khorfakkan appeared the better side in most of the match and led many attacks with the exception of a few attempts by Al Ain, who almost scored his first goal through Fahd Hadid after a strong shot that was removed by Khorfakkan goalkeeper Muhammad Yusef (20), while Brazilian Ramon Lopez missed the opportunity for the first goal of Khorfakkan after an attack he led himself However, he hit the ball alongside the post amid the amazement of the players (30), and the player himself squandered an easier opportunity after he hit the rebound ball from Al Ain goalkeeper Bosanda after an attack led by Omar Rabi` above the crossbar (40).

Al Ain played with ten players starting from the 59th minute, after his Brazilian resident player Eric Jergis was sent off directly after friction with the player Faouzi Fayez, and substitute Khalfan Al Noubi almost opened the scoring for Khor Fakkan had it not been for his shot just above the crossbar (81).

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