Araujo's skill leads Al Wasl to inflict the first loss to Al-Ahly youth

Al Wasl ended the disappointing streak with an important victory.

Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

Uruguayan Michel Araujo led Al-Wasl to victory over Shabab Al-Ahly 1-0 on Tuesday at Al-Wasl Stadium in Zabeel in the sixth round of the ADNOC Professional League, bringing the "Emperor" to nine points, while the "Dubai Knights" balance stops at 11 points.

Araujo scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute with great skill, as Shabab Al-Ahly suffered its first loss of the current season, while the "Panthers" achieved their second victory in the league.

The first half witnessed an advantage for Al Wasl in the first 20 minutes, as Brazilian William Butecker missed the opportunity to score the first goal when Ramiro Bennetti crossed, and Potker met it with a powerful shot that was saved by Majed Nasser, followed by Fabio Lima with another shot, which Walid Abbas sent to a corner kick (11).

In the 17th minute, the "Emperor" continued his advantage when Fabio Lima played a beautiful ball behind Al-Ahly youth defenders and reached Ramiro Benetti, who hit the ball next to the post (17), while the Iranian Mahdi Qaidi was the most prominent player in the "Dubai Knights", as he threatened the two captains of Al-Wasl goal twice The first with a shot that passed next to the post (21), and the second when he hit a wonderful ball, which was blocked by Al-Wasl goalkeeper Ibrahim Issa in the fourth minute of overtime.

In the second half, despite the control of Al-Ahly youth on the midfield and the course of the game, but Uruguayan Michel Araujo scored the first goal for Al Wasl with a great shot to the left of goalkeeper Majed Nasser (72), while Al-Ahly youth became active in the last 15 minutes and the Brazilian Carlos Eduardo missed an opportunity in the 80th minute. But he hit the ball next to the post to end the match with Al Wasl victory.

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