Al Wahda continues chasing Al Ain..a thrilling victory over Al Wasl
Al Wahda maintained the six-point difference that separates it from the leaders Al Ain, after winning a difficult and exciting victory over its guest Al Wasl 2-1 in the match that brought them together at Al Nahyan Stadium in the 17th round of the ADNOC Professional League.
"Al Annabi" owes this victory to its Syrian star, Omar Khribin, who scored his team's two goals, "26 and 74", while Al Wasl's only goal was scored by Gilbert Oliveira "62".
The match was full of excitement and rivalry, especially in the second half, during which Gilberto Oliveira missed a penalty kick in the 70th minute, before Khribin scored the first goal for Al Wahda.
In contrast to the excitement in the second half, the start came weak, especially from the side of the unit, whose players were clearly rushing, so they committed many mistakes, which made Al Wasl seem to be the best in terms of possession and spread defensively and offensively.
Al-Wahda did not enter the atmosphere of the match until the 25th minute, when Omar Khribin passed a ball to Joao Pedro, who fell to the ground and the Syrian striker followed the game and managed to score from a difficult angle from under the goalkeeper's feet.
Missed opportunities followed after that on the part of the owners, as defender Alaeddin Zuhair missed an opportunity to enhance the progress from a header that crossed the crossbar a little, and then Ibrahim Issa sent away a fixed kick that was executed by Ismail Matar "perfectly".
Before the first half could breathe, Salem Al-Azizi threatened Al-Wahda's goal with a shot from inside the box, but fortunately for goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Shamsi, the ball hit the body of Faris Jumaa and turned into a corner kick.
The second half came completely different from the previous one, and Al-Wasl took control, which benefited from the state of retreat that Al-Wahda players showed, and took advantage of the situation in the best way when it received a penalty kick committed by Mansour Al-Harbi against Michel Araujo, successfully executed by Gilberto Oliveira to the left of the goalkeeper.
Al-Harbi returned to commit a new mistake inside the box against Ali Saleh. The referee of the square did not hesitate to calculate a penalty kick played by Gilberto Oliveira, but Muhammad Al Shamsi succeeded this time in stopping the ball.
The match then turned against Al Wasl, if Omar Khribin took advantage of a ball by Adrian Silva to reach him in a good place in front of the goal and successfully netted it.
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