Technical analyst and international lecturer for goalkeeper coaches, Zakaria Al-Awadhi, confirmed that the substitute goalkeeper for the Shabab Al-Ahli team, Hamad Al-Muqbali, was the star of the second round of the ADNOC Professional League, which concluded last Friday, despite his participation in his team’s match against Ajman for only 48 minutes, after he replaced the main goalkeeper Hassan Hamza, as he was able to block six decisive shots, and maintained his team’s lead (2-1), giving it the three points that guaranteed its presence among the leading clubs in the competition with six points. The second round witnessed a decrease in the number of goals, with only 19 goals scored in seven matches (10 goals in the first half, and nine goals in the second half), compared to 27 goals scored in the first round.
Zakaria Al-Awadhi told Al-Emarat Al-Youm: “After replacing his teammate Hassan Hamza, who was injured, Shabab Al-Ahli goalkeeper Hamad Al-Muqbali was able to maintain his team’s lead, especially in the second half, which witnessed an intense attack by the Ajman team, which was looking for a draw, to confirm that he is a goalkeeper coming on strong.”
He added: “The round witnessed six goalkeeper errors in general, which caused six goals out of the 19 goals in the round, which is a large number and is due to various reasons, including poor ball judgment and lack of focus, which caused the net to receive three goals in the last minutes, and 11 goals from inside the penalty area.”
“The round also witnessed six goals scored from direct one-on-ones, which is a high rate, in addition to six goals from headers. We must also commend Dibba Al-Hisn goalkeeper Adel Abu Bakr, who made 10 decisive saves in his team’s match against Al Wasl, which is a large and distinguished number for a goalkeeper, after he was on the bench in the first round as a substitute for the also distinguished goalkeeper Suhail Al Mutawa. The round also witnessed the first save of the season for a penalty kick by Al Nasr goalkeeper Abdullah Al Tamimi, who maintained his team’s lead by three goals against Bani Yas 4-1,” Al Awadhi continued.
Al-Awadhi concluded: “If you want to look for distinguished goalkeepers, then look first for a distinguished goalkeeping coach, which applies to the Spanish coach Amunia, who was the coach of Al-Jazira for eight years. During his time, we witnessed the brilliance of Ali Khaseif, his consistent level and his brilliance at the local and international levels, and now the coach is continuing the same approach with the goalkeepers of Shabab Al-Ahli.”
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