The referee canceled two penalty kicks for "Al-Samawi."
Ras Awana guaranteed "victory" for Bani Yas in the 92nd minute
The joy of the Bani Yas stars after the deadly victory over Al-Nasr.
Photography: Eric Arazas
The brilliant Fawaz Awana scored the winning goal for Baniyas in the 90th minute + 2 to lead his team to a precious victory, yesterday, at its guest Al-Nasr 3-2, in the 20th round of the Arab Gulf Football League, to restore the team to second place in the standings, in a meeting in which he showed "Al-Samawi" is a strong personality by which he emphasized his ability to be a main competitor for the championship title.
The match was on its way to a 2-2 draw when Fawaz Awana rose above everyone else and turned the ball with his head into the goalkeeper Ahmed Chambé, giving his team three precious points that raised its score to 41 to regain second place, while Al-Ameed's points froze at 36 points.
Al-Nassr advanced with the first goal by Algerian Mehdi Bin Obaid in the 45th minute + 2, and equaled Baniyas by Brazilian Joao Pedro in the 58th minute, and the "Brigadier" advanced again by Antonio Tozi, who scored the second goal in the 69th minute, but "Al-Samawi" Avoid losing after Sultan Al Shamsi scored the equalizer in the 87th minute, and Fawaz Awana added the winning goal in the 90 + 2 minute.
The meeting witnessed controversial arbitration cases during which the referee forced Faisal Al-Naqbi to return to the TV replay technique (FAR) to make fateful decisions, as he canceled two penalty kicks in favor of the landowners, the first was in the 20 minute when Sultan Al-Shamsi's shot collided with Mahmoud Khamis inside the penalty area, And the second in the 34th minute, when Suhail Al-Noubi fell inside the penalty area during an interference with Al-Nasr defender Lima, but referee Faisal Al-Naqbi returned and awarded the Bani Yas player a yellow card.
The referee also used the technique to make his decision on a red card, due to rough interference by Al-Nasr player Mahmoud Khamis against Bani Yas Sultan Al Shamsi player, but the referee only announced the yellow card, and returned and awarded Al-Samawi a penalty kick in the 73rd minute, after the ball hit the hand of a player. Amid Al-Nasr, Tariq Ahmed, however, Brazilian striker Joao Pedro wasted it after he hit it hard over the goal ceiling.
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