Khor Fakkan leads twice, and Al-Wahda scores a “fatal” draw in the League Cup

Khor Fakkan neglected a victory that was within reach, and settled for a 2-2 draw against Al Wahda, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Professional League Cup (Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup) for football, which brought them together on Saturday evening at Al Nahyan Stadium.

After a scoreless first half, Khor Fakkan advanced at the beginning of the second half with a goal that came with “friendly fire,” when Al-Wahda player Jadson da Silva tried to clear a corner ball, but it collided with his body and went into the net in the 51st minute.

Ailton Boa Morte added the second goal for Khor Fakkan in a distinctive artistic way with the heel, taking advantage of clear defensive confusion in the ranks of Unit “80”.

But the “Excellencies” refused to surrender, so Omar Kharbin reduced the difference with a creeping low shot that went into the goalkeeper’s right corner in the 89th minute, before Reda Jandpiour snatched the fatal equalizer with a header in the 90th + 8th minute, keeping his team’s hopes alive before the return match scheduled for the 30th of this month.