Kalba forced a 2-2 draw against Al Wasl, the title holder, in the match that brought the two teams together on Friday evening, at the start of the first round of the ADNOC Professional League, which was held at Kalba Stadium. Fabio Lima scored two goals for Al Wasl in the 52nd and 67th minutes, while Mahdi Qaedi scored in the 56th minute, and Abdul Salam Mohammed in the 99th minute for Kalba. The start was exciting in light of the crowd atmosphere imposed by the distinguished presence of Kalba and Al Wasl fans, and the shared desire of the two teams to take control of the maneuvering area.
The match’s goals came in the second half, as Fabio Lima opened the scoring for Al Wasl in the 52nd minute with a left-footed shot from the top of the penalty area. It was Lima’s fifth goal in the opening rounds with Al Wasl in the league.
Kalba quickly equalized with a goal by Mehdi Qaedi in the 56th minute, after he followed up a rebound from goalkeeper Khalid Al-Senani, following a powerful shot by Khalid Al-Darmaki from outside the penalty area, which Qaedi followed into the net, to celebrate his fifth goal in the last 7 matches for his team in the league.
The home team’s joy at the equaliser did not last long, however, as Fabio Lima restored Al Wasl’s lead with a second goal from a low left-footed free kick that deceived goalkeeper Issa Ahmed and found the back of the net in the 67th minute. This was Fabio Lima’s fourth goal from a free kick in the league, and his first in 685 days since his goal against Al Dhafra.
The pressure from the “home team” paid off in scoring a valuable equaliser in the 99th minute, by defender Abdul Salam Mohammed, taking advantage of a free kick on the edge of the penalty area executed by Philip Kiss, giving his team a valuable point in a 2-2 draw against the “title holder”.
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