Ittihad Kalba reverses its delay to a valuable draw against Al Wasl
The Emperor is in the grip of the Tigers.
Fabio Lima was closely monitored by the Kalba Union defense.
Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem
Ittihad Kalba turned two goals behind to a 2-2 draw with Al-Wasl, in the match that brought them together yesterday, at Al-Wasl Stadium in Zabeel in the seventh round of the ADNOC Professional League. In the event that Sharjah wins tomorrow, Al-Bataeh, while the "Tigers" raise its score to 11 points.
Al-Wasl entered the atmosphere of the match quickly, and Fabio Lima almost scored the first goal in the first minute, when the Brazilian Gabriel de Souza played a cross, which was pushed away by Kalba Union goalkeeper Issa Ahmed, and Lima met it with a powerful shot that bounced off the crossbar, and was removed by the Tigers' defense. Before Moroccan defender Sofiane Bouftini got a penalty kick in the second minute from a joint ball with Italian defender Igor Rossi, Fabio Lima hit the ball skillfully in the goal, scoring the first goal for the "Panthers" in the fifth minute.
On the other hand, Ittihad Kalba played in an offensive manner, and relied on shooting from inside and outside the penalty area, and Ahmed Jeshak almost scored the equalizer with a beautiful ball, which he shot and passed near the post (9), while the Romanian Alexandro Cisaldo hit a strong ball over the crossbar (12).
The Tigers got more than one corner kick, through which he threatened goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sinani, and the Slovakian Philip Kiss missed the opportunity to score the first goal, when Cisaldo played an elaborate corner kick, which was met by a bag header over the crossbar (16).
And in the 29th minute, the excitement rose, after Alexandro Cisaldo fell inside the Al Wasl penalty area, after a joint ball with Sofiane Bovetini, and referee Adel Al Naqbi used video technology, and indicated that there was no violation in favor of the Romanian player, while the corner kicks were repeated for the benefit of the visiting team, amid great brilliance from the Al-Wasl defense in keeping the ball away from Khaled Al-Sinani's goal.
Ittihad Kalba took advantage in the last ten minutes of the first half, and Sultan Al Zaabi shot a long shot from the goal, while Brazilian Gilberto Oliveira almost scored the second goal for Al Wasl from a cross, almost deceiving the goalkeeper who sent it away to a corner kick (43).
In the second half, Al Wasl regained its advantage, after Ali Saleh, who threatened the Kalba Union goal twice, activated the first when he received a pass from Fabio Lima, and Saleh played the ball over the goalkeeper, but it crossed the crossbar (50), and the second when he hit a strong ball, which goalkeeper Issa saved Ahmed, before Ali Saleh scored the second goal with a wonderful missile shot (55).
Ittihad Kalba responded through Alexandro Cisaldo, who scored the first goal when he hit a powerful ball from inside the penalty area into the goal (58).
And in the 76th minute, Ittihad Kalba got a penalty kick, after Ahmed Al-Naqbi was fouled by Alexander, and Philip Kiss hit the ball in the goal, scoring the second goal (77), while Al-Wasl was active in the last five minutes, but the Kalba Union defense kept the result, to end the match. in a draw.
• Al Wasl raised its score to 15 points, and is threatened with losing the lead if Sharjah beats Al Bataeh tomorrow.
• Ittihad Kalba played in an offensive manner, and relied on shooting from inside and outside the penalty area.
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