The 97th minute ignites the title struggle between Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Ain in the last two rounds

Leaders Shabab Al-Ahly and Al-Ain chasers believed that they were on their way to two wins before conceding their net in the 97th minute during a 2-2 draw with Al Wasl and Bani Yas, respectively, after wasting a 2-0 lead today, Sunday, so that their struggle for the ADNOC Professional Football League title continues in the last two rounds. .

Shabab Al-Ahly has 51 points from 24 matches, leaving the three-point difference with Al-Ain, the defending champion.

Shabab Al-Ahly would have needed one point from the last two matches to clinch the title if it emerged victorious, but it did not take advantage of its 2-0 superiority with the goals of Ahmed Nour Allah and Yahya Al-Ghassani to receive two goals from Fabio Lima and Ahmed Ghanem, who snatched the equalizer in the seventh minute of stoppage time.

In an identical scenario, Al Ain squandered its 2-0 lead with the goals of Kodjo Laba and Sufyan Rahimi, to concede Nicholas Jimenez’s double from a penalty kick, while Ahmed Berman scored the equalizing goal by mistake in the 97th minute as well.