Sharjah achieved a well-deserved victory over Al Bataeh, with two goals to none, today, Thursday, at Khalid bin Mohammed Stadium, in the smiling emirate, so that the “King” maintained its full mark at the top of the ADNOC Professional Football League standings.
After a goalless first half, Caio Lux put Sharjah ahead after scoring the first goal from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, and two minutes later, Tunisian Mohamed Firas Belarabi strengthened his team’s lead with the second goal from a quick counterattack.
The “King” suffered in the first half against Al Bataeh goalkeeper Ibrahim Issa, who played as a substitute for the main goalkeeper Mohammed Darwish after he was absent from the match due to a clause in his loan contract from Sharjah to Al Bataeh that prevented him from playing in official matches between the two teams in local competitions.
The Al Bataeh goalkeeper’s brilliance began with the first attack that was given to player Luan Pereira, who was alone in front of the goal and cleared the ball twice “5”.
Al Bataeh goalkeeper continued his brilliance by stopping Nigasmic’s shot, which he put in a difficult place, allowing Ibrahim Issa to brilliantly deflect the ball to a corner kick “12”.
The danger continued from the Sharjah players, and from an organized attack that ended with Caio Lucas, who was a few steps away from the goal, to shoot a powerful ball that Al Bataeh’s goalkeeper was on the lookout for “25”.
Al Bataeh goalkeeper blocked a header played by Caio Lucas from a cross he received from the right side and played it towards the goal without hitting the target “41”.
Al Bataeh captain Mohammed Ahmed spoiled the second half with what his teammate Ibrahim Issa did, as he committed a fatal mistake inside the box when he prevented the ball from reaching Caio Lucas with his hand, so the referee Ahmed Salem Khalfan called it a penalty kick without resorting to the “VAR” technology.
Two minutes later, Mohamed Ahmed passed by mistake to Luan Pereira, turning the game into a quick counterattack, allowing Firas Al Arabi to score the second goal, which prompted Al Raqi coach, Goran Tomic, to substitute the player.
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