Bani Yas team swept its guest Dibba Al-Hisn with four goals to two, in the match that brought them together yesterday evening in Al Shamkha, in the first leg of the preliminary round of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Football Cup (Professional League Cup), thus cutting half the way to the second round.
The early goal scored by Al-Samawi captain Fawaz Awana in the sixth minute was the secret behind the victory, as it gave the team a morale boost that paved the way for the rest of the match. Although their rivals scored the equalizer in the 12th minute through Niksa Vujanovic, Bani Yas managed to take the lead again through Lazar Markovic (14), before Osama Al-Haddadi scored the equalizer for Dibba Al-Hisn (20) from a penalty kick that ended the first half.
With the start of the second half, Bani Yas regained the lead again through its player Youssef Nyakte from a penalty kick (49), while his teammate, Sil Samuel, secured the “Sky Blues” advantage with the fourth goal in the 87th minute.
In the other match that was held at the same time, a goalless draw dominated the match between Al-Arabi and its guest Al-Nasr in the match that was hosted by Dibba Stadium, despite the opportunities that appeared for both sides of the match. The match witnessed the first appearance of striker Ali Mabkhout with his new team, “Al-Ameed”.
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