Al-Ain advances and Al-Jazira equalises..and decisiveness in the return leg

Moaz Kembal - Abu Dhabi

A positive 1-1 draw took place in the “Classico Abu Dhabi” match that brought together Al Jazira and its guest Al Ain yesterday evening at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Football League Cup, thus postponing the identity of the finalist for the return match that will be held next Tuesday at the Stadium. Hazza bin Zayed.

Al-Jazira was the best party at the beginning of the match, and got two chances to score due to defensive errors and inconsistency in the back line of the "leader" who witnessed the return of player Kwame Atoei to participate after his absence from the stadiums since December of last year due to injury.

With the passage of time, the guests entered the atmosphere of the meeting, and they did not need much time to reach goalkeeper Ali Khaseef’s net, as the goal came in the 19th minute through the return from injury, Kwame Atwe, who headed the corner kick sent by his colleague Bandar Al-Ahbabi, putting his team in the lead. The goal that ended the first half after a series of missed opportunities from both sides.

The second half also started with an advantage in favor of the hosts, but this time they succeeded in investing the opportunities they obtained, as Brazilian player Bruno de Oliveira scored the equalizer in the 51st minute, with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, which goalkeeper Khaled Issa was unable to remove.

Opportunities continued on both sides of the match, but they did not rise to the level of danger, at a time when Al-Ain coach, Sergey Rebrov, the Ukrainian, made four substitutions over the course of the second half to improve his team’s level, but it did not pay off, as the result remained indicative of a 1-1 draw, which ended the match. .

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