The "Emperor" wastes his advance and receives the fourth loss

A strange penalty kick that pleases the eye ... and upsets Al Wasl

Argentine Al Wasl professional Nicholas Oroz tries to pass Al Ain player Ahmed Berman.Photo: Osama Abu Ghanem

Al Wasl defender, Brazilian Santos Neres, committed a strange penalty kick to give Al Ain a 2-1 victory over "the emperor" yesterday, at Al Wasl Stadium in Zabeel, in the opening matches of the sixth round of the Arabian Gulf League, so that the "leader" raised his score to 11 points, and stopped Al Wasl balance is at six points after receiving the fourth loss.

Neres touched the ball with his hand inside the Al Wasl penalty area in a strange way, so that Togolese Lapa Kodjo scored the second goal, and Al Ain achieved an important victory despite the difficult circumstances and the many absences that the team suffered in the match.

Al Ain dominated the game in the first 10 minutes, and it was the best party in the match, as it threatened Al Wasl goal on three occasions, after Caio Canedo passed a ball to Angolan Wilson Eduardo in front of the penalty area, and the Al Ain player hit the ball next to the post (3), and the Angolan player repeated His attempt on the goal with a strong shot from outside the penalty area was prevented (7), while Fahd Hadid almost scored the first goal from a ball he received from Muhammad Abdul Rahman, and a strong iron shot it next to the post (10).

For his part, Al-Wasl entered the atmosphere of the match after 15 minutes had passed, and the team got two corner kicks, but without danger to Al Ain's goal, while Muhammad Abdul Rahman wasted an opportunity, when Salem Abdullah played a cross, and "Wonder" met it with a strong shot over the crossbar (17).

Al Wasl wasted two chances when Fabio Lima skilfully dodged the defense of Al Ain and hit a powerful ball, which was blocked by goalkeeper Khaled Issa (23), before Brazilian Joao Figredo wasted an easy opportunity when he received a ball inside the penalty area, he shot it over the crossbar (24).

In the 28th minute, Fabio Lima's activity resulted in Al Wasl scoring the first goal, after the international player led an offensive from the right side and passed the ball to Argentine Nicolas Oroz and returned it to Lima, who hit a powerful ball that Khaled Issa blocked, and Ali Saleh completed it in the net, while Lima almost added The second goal, immediately after a wonderful attack led by himself, and hit a beautiful ball next to the post (31).

Despite the control of Al Wasl and the great decline in Al Ain’s performance, “Al Zaeem” scored the equalizer from a counterattack, which reached Wilson Eduardo, who played a cross, and Muhammad Abdul Rahman completed it in the goal (42), before Al Ain received a painful blow with Bandar Al Ahbabi and Ahmed Jamal descended instead from him.

In the second half, Portuguese Emmanuel Pedro made the second substitution for Al Ain, by dropping the Togolese striker Laba Kudjo instead of Fahd Hadid, and Al Wasl coach Salem Rabie made the first substitution by dropping goalkeeper Sultan Al Mandheri instead of Hamid Abdullah, before the "Emperor" received a shock when Salem Al Azizi got Second yellow card and red card in the 55th minute.

In the 60th minute, Brazilian Santos Neres committed a penalty kick in a strange way, when he grabbed the ball in his hand, and Laba Codjo skillfully hit the ball into the net, scoring the second goal (62), to end the match with Al Ain's victory.

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