Shabab Al-Ahly put one foot forward in the golden square of the Professional League Cup (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Football Cup), by defeating Al-Nasr 2-0, today, Monday, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the competition.
After the first half ended goalless, Sardar Azmoun scored the lead goal by following up on a corner ball that he rose to before the defenders and headed it into the goal (47).
Federico Cartabia increased his team’s lead with a second goal through a distinguished individual effort, hitting the goalkeeper “77” in a difficult corner.
Shabab Al-Ahly imposed complete control over most of the match, at a time when Al-Nasr goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Tamimi shone remarkably, preventing the “Dubai Knights” from coming out with a great victory.
At Al Nahyan Stadium, Al-Wahda defeated its guest, Al-Sharjah, 1-0, as “Al-Annabi” took revenge for its loss from Al-Sharjah in the last confrontation that brought them together in the ADNOC Professional League, with two clean goals.
The only goal of the match was scored by Cameroonian Lionel Wamba, from a missile shot on the outskirts of the penalty area, which settled to the left of the Sharjah goalkeeper “85”.
The match was very equal, and the advantage began in the first half in favor of Sharjah, which prevented the Peruvian player from scoring eight minutes after the start.
VAR intervention intervened to cancel a goal scored by Othman Kamara due to offside in the attack (31).
The changes of Al-Wahda’s new coach, Slovenian Darko Milanic, played their role in restoring balance to his team in the second half. He had the most possession of the ball and threatened Adel Al-Hosani’s goal on more than one occasion.
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