A third Emirati coronation… Al Wasl raises the “Super Shield” in Doha

Al-Wasl won the Emirati-Qatari “Super Shield” title after defeating Qatar’s Al-Sadd with an unanswered goal scored by Nicolas Jimenez, today, Saturday, at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital, Doha, to win the “Emperor” its first title this season.

“The Panthers” added the third title for the Emirates clubs in the series of UAE-Qatari Super Cup matches, after Shabab Al-Ahly achieved the “Challenge Shield” title by defeating Al-Rayyan of Qatar in Doha 3-1, and Al-Nasr won the “Super Cup” title by defeating Qatar 5-1. While the UAE-Qatari Super Cup matches will conclude today with Al-Wahda facing Qatar’s Al-Wakra for the Challenge Cup at Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Coach Milos Milojevic introduced the starting lineup for the “Cheetahs”, relying on Nicolas Jimenez, Fabio Lima, Ali Saleh and Harris to lead the team’s attacks, while the Al-Sadd team’s roster includes the best player in Asia, Akram Afif, Youssef Atal and Christo.
“Yellow” started the match well by taking possession of the ball in the middle of the field, and the team got more than one free ball and a corner kick, and Sofiane Bouftini fell inside the Al-Sadd team’s penalty area, but the referee confirmed that there was no violation in favor of the Moroccan player, and the South Korean Seong almost scored the first goal. A ball he headed over the crossbar (16).
Although the “homeowner” controlled the course of the game after 20 minutes, Al Wasl was the most dangerous through counterattacks, as Majed Sorour missed an opportunity from in front of the penalty area and shot the ball over the crossbar, while the Swiss Harris was alone on goal, but the ball went wide from him to the goalkeeper. Goal (26).
“The Panthers” continued their advantage in relying on the runs of Abdul Rahman Saleh and Salem Al-Azizi, as the number of cross balls played by the team reached 10, which the players did not exploit, while Ali Saleh threatened Al-Sadd’s goal with a dangerous ball in the 41st minute, which the defense turned away into a corner kick.
In the second half, Al-Wasl started strongly, and Nicolas Jimenez scored the first goal in a wonderful way, after receiving a pass from the Swiss Harris, and Jimenez skillfully shot the ball into the goal (54).
The match witnessed the participation of Argentine player Pobleti for the first time this season after he replaced Majed Sorour in the 65th minute, after being absent since last season due to a torn cruciate ligament.
On the other hand, Al-Sadd entered the atmosphere of the match after Al-Waslawi’s goal, and pressed strongly after the entry of substitute Mujica, who threatened the “Cheetahs” goal with more than one dangerous opportunity, most notably a ball he headed, and Khaled Al-Sanani excelled in stopping it in the 67th minute, before the same player wasted another opportunity in the match. In the 83rd minute, he shot a ball that went past the post.
Al Wasl’s defense shone in the final minutes of the match, in repelling Al Sadd’s attacks, as Khaled Al Sinani blocked a chance in the fourth minute of stoppage time played by Suhail, which was blocked by Salem Al Azizi, and Hassan Al Haydos received a red card after attacking Ali Saleh, so the match ended with Al Wasl’s victory.