Al -Ahly youth reserve a “marathon date” with Sharjah in the final of the cup

The confrontation between the youth of Al-Ahly and Sharjah is renewed for the seventh time this season in the tallest series of confrontations between two teams during one season in local competitions, after they reached the final match of the Presidential Cup of the State of Football, after the victory of “Dubai Knights” against Al-Wasl with a goal without a response, and “King” over the island (3-1) in the semi-finals of the competition.

The two teams have previously met in the quarter-finals of the “AFC Champions League 2”, as they tied back and forth with the same result (1-1), and Sharjah won and qualified for the penalty shootout (5-4), and it faced it in the semi-final of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, so Al-Ahly youth won (3-1), and they tied (2-2), and qualified for the final in the total of the two matches, while playing in the league For professionals, Al -Ahly youth won the first round with two goals without a response, and they tied in the last round negatively.

Al-Ahly’s qualification for the final of the cup came after the maximum of Al-Wasl (the title holder) with a goal without a response, scored by Yuri Cesar in the (92) minute of the first extra time (the original time zero-zero).

Al -Ahly youth was the best party in most times of the match, as the first half entered a clear preference in the field of acquisition, amid a clear decline on the side of Al -Wasl, who played with defensive reservations with relying on offensive transformations.

The first attempts by Al -Ahly youth came through Yuri Cesar, who penetrated from the right and hit a strong ball, which goalkeeper Mohamed Ali, who was one of the stars of this half, and after that, “Dubai Knights” continued their efforts to score the goal of progress, and the goalkeeper confronted a dangerous attempt by Sardar Azmun.

Al -Ahly youth players demanded the referee to calculate a penalty kick, after their captain Kartabia was falling inside the box, but the referee of the meeting indicated the resumption of play. The Al -Wasl goalkeeper played the star, when he removed a header from Said Izzat Allah, and turned it from under the crossbar into a corner kick.

The data did not change much in the second half, with clear intentions from the youth of Al -Ahly to score, but its attacks lacked the required ferocity in front of the Al -Wasl goal, which had the most dangerous opportunities from a cross from a cross that arrived in Perez, who was ready to score had it not been for the defense intervention that kept the ball to a corner.

Al -Wasl was subjected to a painful blow, by receiving midfielder Majid Sorour to the red card directly to recklessness, to occupy Al -Ahly youth, the numerical deficiency and pressure on the Al -Wasl goal, but goalkeeper Mohamed Ali saved the situation again to extend the match.

In the first additional half, Yuri Cesar succeeded in scoring the goal of progress (92) to carry his team to the final.