7 players painted the league scene in the 11th round between “joy and sadness”

Seven stars played pivotal roles in the 11th round of the ADNOC Professional Football League, which brought joy to some and sadness to others, and reaffirmed that football is not decided by numbers alone, but rather is written in small details and fleeting moments that make big differences.

«Emirates Today» monitors the seven players, and their influential roles in the results of the round, between a goalkeeper whose experience betrayed him, a striker who invested half a chance and changed the course of his team, and another who returned his team to the path of victories.

Rahimi’s character

Moroccan Al Ain player Hussein Rahimi impersonated his brother Sufyan, and led Al-Zaeem to achieve an important victory over Sharjah with a clean goal, so Al-Ain continued to lead the standings with 27 points, confirming his strong personality in the race for leadership.

Expensive exit

The wrong exit of Al Wahda goalkeeper, Mohammed Al Shamsi, against Al Wasl cost his team the loss of the opportunity to catch up with Al Ain at the top of the table, and also caused Al Annabi to suffer its first loss in the current season in the ADNOC Professional League, bringing the unbeaten streak to an end at 21 consecutive matches.

Great save

Al-Nasr goalkeeper, Abdullah Al-Tamimi, stole the spotlight during his team’s away match against Baniyas, after he wonderfully saved a penalty kick taken by Baniyas player, Uzbek Otabek Shukurov, and that decisive moment played a major role in Al-Ameed maintaining the three points, which raised his score to 18 points in sixth place.

“Mimi” the sniper

Iraqi international Muhannad Ali “Mimi” continued his remarkable brilliance, and played a pivotal role in leading his team to move away from last place, after he led it to win over Al-Bataeh with a clean goal, giving “Al-Nawakhatha” an advance to 13th place with six points.

The goal is Mimi’s sixth this season, placing him second in the scorers’ standings, behind the top of the list, Al Ain player Laba Kodjo, who has 12 goals.

Red card

Ajman player, Ismail Moamen, made it difficult for his team to return during the match against Kalba, after receiving a red card in the 37th minute, when his team was trailing by a goal without a response, so that the “Orange” completed the match undermanned, before the suffering worsened with the expulsion of Abdullah Abbas as well in stoppage time (90 + 2).

First victory

Al Dhafra player, Rayan Yaslam, scored a wonderful goal less than 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, leading Al Dhafra Knights to achieve their first victory away from home since the beginning of the season. This victory is the team’s first away from home after five matches during which it did not taste victory, and it also ended a negative series that extended 18 matches away from home (they tied twice, and lost 16).

Experience error

Al-Jazira’s goalkeeper, Ali Khasif, caused his team to concede the first goal against Shabab Al-Ahly with a fatal mistake, when he tried to catch the ball in two passes, but the visitors’ striker, Sultan Adel, was the fastest and took advantage of the situation to score the goal. The impact of the error extended to cost Al Jazira a 3-0 loss, and the loss of three valuable points widened the gap with leaders Al Ain to a full nine points.