Shabab Al-Ahly scores against Khor Fakkan after 22 attack attempts

Shabab Al-Ahly team achieved a difficult victory over its host, Khor Fakkan, with a free goal, in the match that brought them together this Thursday evening at Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium in the eighth round of the ADNOC Professional League.

Shabab Al-Ahly waited until the 87th minute to score the winning goal through Guillerme Balla, after a match in which the team wasted 22 offensive attempts, including 6 shots between the three sticks, of which only one goal was converted.

With this result, Shabab Al-Ahly raised its score to 17 points, while Khor Fakkan’s score froze at 8 points.

Youth dominance in the first half
Shabab Al-Ahly was alone in imposing complete control over the course of the first half, as it was the most offensive party and had nearly 65% ​​possession, while Khor Fakkan was content with defending with limited offensive attempts, without succeeding in shooting any ball towards goalkeeper Hamad Al-Muqbali.

On the other hand, Shabab Al-Ahly fired 9 balls towards goalkeeper Ahmed Hamdan Al-Hosani, who shone remarkably and saved at least two chances, out of repeated dangerous attacks on his goal.

Despite the good moves of Khor Fakkan player Tariq Tisodale, his attempts lacked effectiveness due to the weakness of the final touch and the lack of support from the rest of his teammates who were busy confronting Shabab Al-Ahly’s attacks. The visiting team relied on the movements of Cartabia and Gabriel Bala, but many of their attempts were halted by the solidity of Moroccan defender Akram Naccache.

Dangerous missed opportunities
Shabab Al-Ahly’s most notable chance came in the 7th minute via a wonderful shot from Yuri Cesar, but Al Hosani blocked it brilliantly, before blocking another dangerous shot from Cartabia in the 10th minute.

Bala was subjected to close supervision, which caused him to lose concentration in more than one attempt, including a shot that collided with a Khor Fakkan defender in the 22nd minute.

In the 29th minute, Renan da Silva missed the chance to achieve a goal after he shot the ball over the crossbar while he was only two meters from the goal, before Al Hosani returned and saved his goal from a strong shot by Bala in the 31st minute.

Khorfakkan awakening and missed opportunities
The 54th minute witnessed the first real opportunity for Khor Fakkan after an attack led by Ailton, but Laurenzi missed it from a comfortable position, before Ailton himself wasted an easier opportunity one minute later.

Yuri Cesar responded from the opposite side with a shot that went past the post in the 66th minute, in an opportunity that is not usually wasted.

Winning goal
In the 81st minute, Shabab Al-Ahly coach pushed the player Sultan Adel to activate the offensive side, before Guillerme Balla succeeded in decoding the match with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area in the 87th minute, which caught Al-Hosani by surprise and went into the net, giving Shabab Al-Ahly a valuable victory away from home.