Ahmed Khalil makes his first mark on “Amateurs”

The first division clubs competing for promotion to the professional league came out with full marks in the 23rd round, whose matches were held last Saturday and Sunday, as United defeated the Emirates team “Falcons” with a score of (2-1), Al Arabi defeated Al-Fujairah (1-0), Hatta Masfout (3-0), Al-Ittifaq over Majd (5-0), Al-Orouba over Al-Jazira Al-Hamra (2-0), Dibba Al-Hisn over Gulf United (3-0), and Al-Hamriyah. Over City (5-0).

United continued to lead the “Amateurs” with 47 points, followed by Al Arabi with 41 points, then Dibba Al Hisn, Hatta and Al Orouba (40 points), followed by Al Dhaid (38 points), then Fujairah (34 points), Emirates (32 points), Al Hamriya (23 points), City (22 points), then Gulf United (21 points), Masfoot (18 points), Al Jazira Al Hamra (17 points), and Al Ittifaq. (16 points), and finally Majd (14 points).

Emirates Today monitors the most prominent artistic scenes witnessed in the last round, as follows:

Two global goals

Former United international player, Habib Al-Fardan, scored a global goal against the Falcons, cementing the victory, and Al-Orouba player, Mohammed Al-Hammadi, scored another beautiful goal against Al-Jazira Al-Hamra, and they caught the attention in the round after they scored in the Brazilian style.

Ahmed Khalil

The former national team and current Al-Ettifaq club player, Ahmed Khalil, scored his first goal since joining the first division league, against Majd, after he replaced the Italian player, Mario Balotelli, to quickly leave his mark and confirm his offensive value.

An important hat-trick

Al-Ettifaq team player, Swiss David Mariani, scored three goals against Majd, in an important “hat-trick” that led his team to win five, leaving last place and approaching the warm zone.

The standings of the tournament teams are witnessing an exciting convergence in the number of points of the teams competing for the second ticket, as they occupy positions from second (Al Arabi, 41 points) to fifth (Dibba Al Hisn, Hatta, and Al Orouba, 40 points), with a difference of one point, and with Al Dhaid sixth (38 points), with a difference of three points, which confirms the strength of the competition.

Waiting for Al Dhaid

Al Dhaid team dropped from second place to sixth place, due to undergoing a rest in this round, which directly affected its position in the ranking table, and this reflects that any of the teams competing for promotion could be affected by waiting in any of the upcoming rounds.

National scorers

Al-Oruba player, Mohammed Al-Hammadi, succeeded in scoring his 13th goal this season, which is the highest tally scored by a citizen player in the first-class competition in many seasons. In a rare snapshot, the league’s top scorer, the Fujairah player, Frenchman Sulaiman Bin Bashir, missed the score, and his current tally stands at 21 goals.

Moataz and Al Arabi

Al-Arabi Club coach, Moataz Abdullah, succeeded in leading his team to an important victory over Al-Fujairah in his stadium, reaching the runner-up position, confirming his strong presence as a direct competitor for promotion this season, in the best achievement for the national coach.