"Hat-trick" defensive mistakes for Al-Ain in front of Al-Wasl in the first absence of M...

Al-Ain team shook the net three times during the Al-Wasl match, in which "Al-Zaeem" tied 3-3 in the first leg of the League Cup quarter-finals, in the first absence of Tunisian defender Yassin Meriah, who ended his season with the team, after a knee ligament injury during his participation With his country against Egypt in the semi-finals of the Arab Championship.

The impact of the Tunisian defender's absence was evident in the back line, as the three goals came due to clear defensive errors that sounded the alarm and showed the team's need to sign a defender.

Meriah had given the "leader" defense the defensive solidity it needed, which was reflected in the team's occupation of the league lead.

Al Ain team's suffering doubled on the defensive side, with defender Kwame Aton injured during yesterday's meeting, as the player was forced to change in the middle of the second half, and the player was a key player in the central defense job next to Tunisian Yassin Meriah.

Al Ain's goals were scored by Lapa Kodjo (19, 32) and Cayo Canedo (46), while Al Wasl's goals were scored by Michel Araujo (5, 43 and 93).

The confrontation between the two teams will be renewed on the fourth of next January in Zabeel.

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