A equal summit between Al Wasl and Al Ain ends with a just draw

The positive tie (1-1) imposed itself on the top of the “Zabeel Stadium”, which brought together Al-Wasl and its guest Al-Ain this evening, Saturday, at the end of the third round of the ADNOC Professional League, in the new season competitions.

This tie gave the Al Ain team its seventh point, to participate temporarily with the youth of Al -Ahly and Al -Nasr, while Al -Wasl raised its score to four points, to participate in sixth place with the Sharjah, Khor Fakkan, Al -Jazeera and Kalba teams.

The Portuguese Sergio Pereira scored Al -Wasl goal in the 47th minute, while Al Ain equalized by his Togolese star Lapa Kudjo in the 58th minute.

Al Ain started the match with a clear preference, and his players succeeded in threatening Al Wasl goal early, most notably in the 11th minute, when Eric dodged the “emperor” defense, and penetrated the penalty area, before he hit a ball that came easy in the hands of goalkeeper Mohamed Ali.

Al -Wasl was active with the first half, and began to pose a danger through the cross balls from the wings Sergio Pereira and the international Ali Saleh, and almost opened the scoring in the 34th minute, had it not been for the brilliance of Al Ain goalkeeper Khaled Issa, who kept a cross before her arrival to Ras Ali Saleh.

Al -Ain relied in the last minutes of the first half on the rapid counterattacks, and almost opened the registration in stoppage time, after a powerful shot from Argentine Matius Placos, but goalkeeper Mohamed Ali shone again in removing the ball, ending the first half with a negative tie.

With the start of the second half, the dualism between Ali Saleh and Sergio Pereira returned to impose its presence, when Saleh passed a cross in the 47th minute, Sergio received with a powerful shot that inhabited the net of Khaled Issa, announcing the goal of progress for Al -Wasl.

Al -Ain did not wait long, as the tie in the 58th minute after an organized attack from the left, after which Kaku passed a cross into the penalty area, Lapa Kudju followed with a powerful shot to the left of goalkeeper Mohamed Ali.

Al -Wasl fans were deprived of the joy of progress again, after French international referee Cleman Turban canceled a goal scored by the Brazilian Matius Soldana in the 65th minute due to infiltration.

The two teams tried to settle the meeting in the remaining minutes, but the match ended in a positive tie (1-1).