A disappointing draw for Al Jazeera with India's Mumbai weakens its chances of qualifying
Al-Jazira team fell into a goalless draw against its rival Mumbai City in the match between the two teams, on Monday, at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, as part of the fourth round of the AFC Champions League. Abu Dhabi" had three real chances to score, while goalkeeper Ali Khaseef excelled in responding to the Mumbai attacks.
The chances of the UAE representative in qualifying for the second round were reduced, as he raised his score to four points, maintaining third place after four rounds, while Mumbai also added the fourth point in last place, but the chances of Al Jazeera became dependent on winning in the next two rounds to keep his chance to qualify through a better gate. seconds at the very least.
The first-placed in all five groups qualifies for the round of 16, along with the three best second-placed clubs. Al Jazira still has the opportunity to settle the qualification ticket through the best seconds, as he currently has 4 points, with only two rounds remaining at the end of the group stage.
Returning to the match, Al-Jazira appeared better than the previous match against the same opponent, which had settled in his favour, with a clean goal, but the team did not take advantage of the opportunities that came before it. The most dangerous chances of the first half came in the 45th minute when Ali Mabkhout passed a cross to his colleague Bruno inside the penalty area, The latter managed to miss it, and another opportunity was repeated after one minute 1 + 45 when Bruno gave a pass to his colleague Abdullah Diaby, but his shot hit the goalkeeper and went out of the field.
Al Jazira had the opportunity to score the goal in the 70th minute when Bruno exchanged the ball with his colleague Thulani Serero, but his shot went past the post, and Al Jazira goalkeeper Ali Khasif was one of the stars of the match as he kept a clean sheet with his brilliance in tackling more than one dangerous opportunity.
Al-Jazira team awaits another difficult confrontation in the fifth round against the Iraqi Air Force team next Friday, on the same stadium.
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