Keep the label and keep the pressure on "King"
Al Wahda defeats Dibba on the night of Pedro and Matar's brilliance
Al Wahda players celebrate the victory over Dibba.
Photography: Najeeb Mohamed
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Al Wahda continued its winning streak, and managed to beat its guest, Dibba, by three goals without a response, in the match that brought them together at Al Nahyan Stadium in the ninth stage of the ADNOC Professional League.
The "Honest People" owe this victory to the brilliance of the team's top scorer, Pedro, who scored two goals (35 and 66), as well as captain Ismail Matar, who concluded the hat-trick in the 87th minute.
Al-Wahda maintained the runner-up with 19 points, and kept the pressure on the leaders Sharjah, which outperforms "Al-Annabi" by goal difference, while Al-Ahly's youth came third, although it also had the same 19 points.
Al Annabi started the match with a clear offensive tendency, and missed more than one chance to score, but the match turned against him at the 13th minute, when his defender Faris Jumaa was directly red card, for he was obstructed by Dibba Alfaro striker on his way to the goal.
Pedro attended an important time in the life of the match, and was able to put Al Wahda in the foreground, taking advantage of Pimenta's header and turning it into the goal.
Pedro returned again in the second half and was able, through an individual effort, to enhance his team's progress by adding the second goal from a counter-attack, during which he dribbled around two Dibba players, and shot in a perfect way to the left of the goalkeeper.
In the last 10 minutes, Dibba Ahmed Salem player was sent off, after blocking Pedro on his way to the goal, and then Matar succeeded in ending the match by adding the third goal with a tight shot from outside the box.
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