Shabab Al-Ahly defeats Al Dhafra ... and reaches the quarter-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup

Shabab Al-Ahly midfielder Saeed Ahmed led his team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Arab Gulf Cup soccer competition after scoring two goals out of three goals against Al Dhafra in the match that brought the two teams together, today, Friday, in the first leg of the competition, so that the team booked the boarding ticket After winning 4-1 on aggregate.

Shabab Al-Ahly and Khorfakkan, Al-Ittihad Kalba, Bani Yas and Fujairah joined Sharjah and Al-Nasr, who previously qualified as champions of the Arab Gulf League and the Arabian Gulf Cup, respectively, in accordance with the competition regulations in its new form in the current season.

The youth of Al-Ahly did not find any significant suffering in the face of their host Al Dhafra during the meeting, although expectations indicated that different owners of the land would appear in sympathy for the outcome of the first leg, which had ended in their favor with a 1-1 positive draw in Dubai, but the "Knights" were able to extend their control. And their preference during the meeting and from the beginning to quell any attempts at pterygium to take advantage of that advantage.

The Brazilian, Igor Jesus, cut the tape of Shabab Al-Ahly's goals in the meeting in the 11th minute with a penalty kick that he successfully executed, while midfielder Saeed Ahmed received the flag after him and scored the second goal in the 28th minute with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, which passed through the feet of goalkeeper Khaled Al-Senani.

Saeed Ahmed returned and added the third goal in the 50th minute after a successful follow-up to a ball that collided with his colleague Jesus inside the penalty area to turn it into the goalkeeper Khaled Al-Senani's net, but the referee Nasser Al Ali had to return to the TV replay technique in order to ensure that the ball did not collide with the Brazilian player Jesus before it reached his colleague Saeed Ahmed, and after that the match continued between the two teams until the referee blew the final whistle with Shabab Al-Ahly's qualification.

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