With kicks … the eye avoids the early farewell to the professional cup

Al-Ain avoided early farewell to the Professional League Cup (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup) after his host Kalba defeated the penalty shootout 3-1 (the original time 0-0), to qualify for the quarter-finals, while the first leg ended in a draw (1-1) to continue the “leader” his journey in the competition despite the heavy absences that burdened his shoulders.
Al -Ain entered the confrontation with an unprecedented deficient ranks, as ten of its basic elements were absent between international obligations and injuries, which made him depend on a synthesis dominated by the young character, and despite that, the team resisted all the difficulties and succeeded in withstanding the “tigers” who sought to exploit the land and the public to kidnap the qualification card.
With the passage of minutes, it seemed clear that the meeting was moving towards a decisive moment, in light of the two parties’ inability to break the negative tie, to enable directly to the penalty shootout that turned into a dramatic separation that raised the level of excitement, before the “violet” succeeded in recording three decisive kicks for one for the owners of the earth.
The “leader” will strike a date in the quarter -finals with the qualified to confront Sharjah and Dibba, at a new station through which the team hopes for the circumstances to smile, especially since “violet” raises the slogan of returning to the coronation platforms after years of absence.