Al Nasr and Al Ain qualify for the quarter-finals of the Professional Cup with a “similar scenario”

Al Nasr and Al Ain qualified for the quarter-finals of the Professional Football Cup, after they overcame Al Orouba and Ittihad Kalba in the second leg of the preliminary round, with a “similar scenario”, and turned their deficit into a 2-1 and 3-1 win, respectively.

At Al Maktoum Stadium, Al Nasr suffered a lot before achieving victory over Al Orouba in stoppage time. The visiting team took the lead through substitute Hamad Khamis, who used his skill to dribble past more than one player before scoring in the (53) minute, but Ali Mabkhout brought the match back to the starting point, when he gave his team Al Nasr a draw after dealing well with a cross from his teammate Moussa Ndiaye, and easily put the ball into the net (64).

While the match was heading to decisive penalty kicks, defender Glober Lima managed to score the winning goal for Al-Nasr (90+7), giving his team a ticket to the next round to meet the winner of the match between Shabab Al-Ahli and Ajman.

In turn, Al Ain repeated its victory over its guest, Ittihad Kalba, to qualify for the next stage of the competition, awaiting the winner of the match between Al Jazira and Al Bataeh.

The leader was able to turn the tables on the Tigers after being behind in the first half by a goal that came through a powerful ground shot played by Yasser Al-Balushi (28).

Al Ain managed to score the equaliser through Matias Segovia, thanks to a precise shot from outside the box (53).

Mohamed Awadallah was able to give the home team the lead after receiving the ball on the left side, dribbling past defender Michel Dreifki, and then skillfully placing the ball into the net (77). Sekou Baba finished things off for Al Ain, taking advantage of a blunder in Kalba’s defence to score the third goal (90+5).

In the third match that was held yesterday, Sharjah qualified for the second round by defeating its guest, Khorfakkan, 2-1. Caio Lucas scored the two goals for “the King” (26 and 52), while the guest’s goal was scored by player Lorenzi (57).