Record numbers bring the eye closer to the title… and two different stories for the two Rahimi brothers

The Al Ain team continued to impose its pace at the top of the Professional Football League, steadily approaching the podium, relying on a remarkable series of results and records that strengthen its ambition for the title. The 22nd round that concluded, the day before yesterday, was full of excitement and transformations, as its heat was not limited to the summit struggle, but rather extended to the battle for continental seats and the downward spiral, in a competitive scene open to all possibilities, which witnessed remarkable individual brilliance and influential stumbles that reshaped the features. Competition.

The 22nd round, which was held over three days on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, witnessed four victories and three draws, as Al Ain beat Shabab Al Ahly 3-2, Al Nasr beat Al Dhafra 1-0, Al Jazira beat Dibba 4-3, Al Wasl beat Ajman 3-1, while Al Wahda and Kalba tied 2-2, Bani Yas and Sharjah 1-1, and Khor Fakkan and Al Bataeh 1-1.

“Emirates Today” reviews the most prominent scenes of this 22nd round.

“The two Rahimi brothers”

While Al Ain player, the Moroccan international Sofiane Rahimi, continued his absence from leaving his mark for the ninth match in a row against Shabab Al Ahly, his brother Al Hussein needed only nine minutes to write his name in the history of “El Clásico”, after he scored a decisive goal that gave “Al Zaeem” the three points and put him on the path to the title, becoming the first Moroccan player to score in matches between the two teams.

Ainawi record number

Al Ain team has become the most undefeated team in the history of the professional league, after reaching 29 consecutive matches without losing (21 wins and eight draws), to hold the record, surpassing Al Jazira (28 matches), with an opportunity to enhance this number in light of the strong performance provided by “Al Zaeem”, knowing that the Al Ain team is the only one that was able to win back and forth over Shabab Al Ahly in the current edition.

Sohail’s star is shining

Al-Wasl goalkeeper, Suhail Abdullah, took advantage of his opportunity to start in the best way possible, during the victory over Ajman 3-1, after he got the opportunity after the contract of the main goalkeeper, Khaled Al-Sanani, was terminated. Suhail gave a distinguished performance, and was an impregnable barrier throughout the match, and was close to coming out with a clean sheet, before conceding a goal from a penalty kick in the minute (90 + 1).

Al-Wahda team continued to struggle to maintain its lead, after losing eight points since the beginning of the season in matches in which it was ahead, which cost it out of the title race. “Al-Annabi” repeated the scenario of the last round when it lost its lead over Al-Nasr and fell into the trap of a 2-2 draw, which is exactly what happened in the current round against Kalba after it came out tied with the same score after it was on its way to victory.

Victory is the biggest winner

The suffering of the bottom teams continued, as the competing teams struggled to survive, making the calculations more complex, and Al-Nasr was the biggest winner, after officially ensuring its survival by reaching 31 points, and moving away from the downward spiral, and even became close to competing for external qualifying positions.

Bullish bearish base

The results of the round were not in the favor of the rookies this season, Al Dhafra and Dibba, as “Al Nawakhatha” continues to cling to last place, while “Faris Al Dhafra” fell to the penultimate place, and with only four rounds remaining, it seems that the two teams are moving towards confirming the difficult rule: “The ascendant is relegated.”

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A force abroad

Al-Nasr team continued its strong results away from home, maintaining its record undefeated for the seventh match in a row, after defeating Al-Dhafra with a clean goal (four wins and three draws), confirming its distinction away from home, as one of the best teams in this side after Al-Ain and Shabab Al-Ahly, despite collecting only 12 points at home.

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