He saved his team from embarrassment and scored the only goal of superiority in the Kalba goal

Bernard kidnaps the hearts of the Sharkawiya and guides the "king" to the first victory in the ADNOC League

Bernard Dorati scored Sharjah's only goal against Ittihad Kalba.

Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

The new Sharjah player and former Everton star, Bernard Duraty, kidnapped the hearts of King Al-Sharqawi's fans, in his first official appearance with the team, after the club signed him as a replacement for the former player, Brazilian Igor Cornado, who moved to play for the Saudi Jeddah Federation, as Bernard gifted the first team A victory in the ADNOC Pro League at the expense of the Ittihad Kalba team, when he scored the only winning goal in the match, which was held the day before yesterday, at Sharjah Stadium in the 92nd minute, taking advantage of a fatal mistake by the Kalba Union defense, after snatching the ball from the middle of the field with an effort Individually.

Sharjah won a difficult victory after the match was heading to a draw without goals.

Bernard saved his team from the embarrassment of exit, tied at home and in the midst of his fans, to reap the full match points.

Despite the loss, Ittihad Kalba played a good match, and looked like a strong match for Sharjah, and stood in front of the Sharjah attack for more than 90 minutes, before conceding the game's only goal.

The first half ended in a tie without goals, although Sharjah was the best and most in possession of the ball in most of the two halves of the match, but this translates into goals in the Kalba Union goal to settle the match in the deadly time.

The match witnessed a modest public attendance, after the audience was allowed to attend the league matches by 60%.

Despite the victory, Sharjah suffered a lot in this match in most of the two halves of the match, and the team's danger was absent due to the cohesion of the Kalba Union defense, and its closing of all spaces in front of the Sharjah strikers.

The new Sharjah striker, the Congolese Ben Malang, did not appear at the required level, and it was clear that he was affected by the weather and high humidity, so that the Sharjah coach replaced him with the player Salem Saleh in the last minutes of the match.

For his part, the Sharjah player, Bernard Duraty, confirmed after the match, in press statements, that although the match was difficult due to the weather, high humidity and the strong defensive performance of the Kalba Union, Sharjah achieved the desired, which is to win, indicating his happiness by scoring the winning goal in the first match. official with the team.

He added, "We controlled the match, and applied the coach's instructions, even though the weather was hot, but that is not an excuse for us, and I strive to provide the best in the upcoming matches."

In turn, the Kalba Union player, Muhammad Sabeel, confirmed that the whole team bears the responsibility for the loss in the match, and that they all complement each other, and this is football, noting that the high humidity affected the players.

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