Al-Jazeera tears the nets of Al Dhafra in the "match of Mabkhout"

Mabkhout receives congratulations from his colleagues.

Photography: Eric Arazas

International striker Ali Mabkhout led his team, Al-Jazirah, to a broad victory over its host Al Dhafra 5-1 yesterday, in the 15th round of the Arabian Gulf League, to raise its tally to 33 points, only three points behind Sharjah (the leader), while Al Dhafra stuck at 16. Point.

Mabkhout imposed himself the secret word in victory, as he succeeded in scoring a "hat-trick" and scoring two goals.

Al-Jazira succeeded in scoring an early goal from a ball that Mabkhout passed to Khalfan Mubarak, who shot in the empty goal (9), and only 10 minutes passed until Al-Dhafra scored an equalizer through Al-Jazira defender Mohamed Rabie by mistake.

Al-Dhafra player, Senegalese Makhiti Diop, returning to his team in the winter transfers, received a red card, for obtaining the second warning (45), which was used by Al-Jazira as it should, and he advanced through Mabkhout from a penalty kick (58), after being blocked by the goalkeeper Khaled Al-Senani, and Dutchman Brandley Kwas, a newcomer from Al-Nasr, strengthened the island's advance, taking advantage of a Mkhoot pass (65).

Mabkhout scored the fourth goal (69) through dribbling and a shot, then the fifth from the Mahari interval (79), after which Al Dhafra goalkeeper Khaled Al-Senani received a red card, for receiving the second warning.

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