"Amouri" spreads his magic on a historic night for "Knights of Dubai"

Shabab Al-Ahly achieves the largest Emirati victory in the history of the AFC Champions League

  • Al-Ahly youth celebrate the broad victory over Al-Gharafa.

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  • Mahdi Ali: Al-Ahly youth coach.

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Al-Ahly youth achieved a historic victory by defeating Qatar’s Al-Gharafa by eight goals to two at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, in the fourth round of the third group matches of the AFC Champions League, to raise the “Dubai Knights” score to six points in second place behind the leader Foolad Al-Irany with a score Eight points, while Al Gharafa slipped to third place with five points.

Al-Ahly youth has become the owner of the largest victory in the history of the Emirates clubs in the AFC Champions League with its current system that was implemented in 2003. The list of the biggest Emirati victories includes Sharjah’s victory over Saudi cooperation with six goals without a response in the last version, and Al-Ain on Iranian independence with six goals against one goal. In 2017, Al-Wasl was the biggest victory in the history of the Emirates clubs’ participation in the continental championships, with the “Emperor” defeating Wahib of Pakistan with 10 goals without a response in the 1993 Asian Championship.

The Dubai Knights boosted its chances of competing for the first place and qualifying for the final price, as Al-Ahly youth need to win in the fifth and sixth rounds against both the Turkmen family the day after tomorrow and Foolad Al-Irany on the 27th of this month, to avoid entering the qualification accounts through the best three clubs that will occupy the position. Second in the five groups of West Asia.

Al-Ahly youth achieved several gains, most notably the players regaining their self-confidence after the team tied in the first three matches of the first leg, while international star Omar Abdel Rahman is the most important gain of the match after (Amouri) spread his magic, as the best player in Asia 2016 presented his best match since a year 2018 after a series of injuries after joining the Saudi Crescent in the same year.

(Amouri) played for the first time in the full 75 minutes since his return from injury, and the international star contributed to three goals, after he almost scored the first goal and Al Gharafa goalkeeper saved the ball and the Norwegian Thomas Olsen completed it, and Omar Abdel Rahman also contributed to the second goal by making the attack played by the Argentine Kartabia and Olsen turned his head into the goal, while (Amouri) directly made the fifth and sixth goals scored by Kartapia and Mohamed Gomaa Pele.

Omar Abdul Rahman scored impressive numbers during the meeting, as he passed 76 balls to his teammates, and the accuracy of his passes in general was 83%, while the accuracy of passes at Al-Gharafa team stadium was 76%, and (Amouri) played 73 short passes and three long passes, and he shot one ball. Towards the goal, the goalkeeper saved Al Gharafa, while creating four chances for his teammates.

On the other hand, Argentine star Federico Cartabia continued his brilliance by scoring the fifth goal, which is his third goal in the competition, and Norwegian Thomas Olsen scored his first two goals in the AFC Champions League, while Uzbek midfielder Aziz Ganyev regained his confidence after he was excluded from the list of "Dubai Knights". » In local competitions, Ganyev scored the fourth and eighth goals, and the Uzbek player received the award presented by the Asian Football Confederation as the best player in the Al-Ahly and Al-Gharafa youth match.

Mahdi Ali: We must forget the big win

Al-Ahly youth coach, Mahdi Ali, praised the performance of the "Dubai Knights" against the Qatari Al-Gharafa and the great victory that the team achieved by eight goals to two, stressing that the result of this match must be forgotten and focus on the next two matches against both the Turkmen family and Foolad the Iranian.

Mahdi Ali said in a press conference: “I congratulate the players for their good performance throughout the match, and there is no doubt that we are happy with the great victory and obtaining the three points, but the match for us is just three points, and it will certainly give the team a great morale, while we must Everyone forgets this match and focuses on the next match, and that the series of victories continues in the next two matches.”

Marzouk: Everything in Al-Ahly youth was correct

The Deputy Technical Supervisor of the Football Academy at Al-Ahly Youth Club, Antar Marzouk, confirmed that the "Dubai Knights" presented an exemplary match against Al-Gharafa, noting that everything in the team was correct, starting with the squad chosen by Mahdi Ali, passing through the physical return of the players, and the performance of each player in particular.

Marzouk told "Emirates Today": "The team appeared at a good level in the first round, but it was lacking in ferocity, because despite controlling the course of play, the team was easily conceding goals."

He added, "In front of Al Gharafa, things were typical, as Mahdi Ali chose a very good squad for the match."

He praised the performance of (Amouri), and said: "He presented an outstanding level after he started to regain his physical fitness, especially that Mahdi Ali dealt with him excellently."

• Cartabia continues his brilliance by scoring the third personal goal in the competition.

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