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Mon 24 Apr 2023 9:16 am - Jerusalem Time
Emirates Championship: Shabab Al-Ahly is 3 points away from the eighth title in its history
Shabab Al-Ahly is 3 points away from winning the eighth title in its history, despite neglecting its two-goal lead against its guest Al-Wasl, and falling into the trap of an exciting 2-2 draw on Sunday, at the opening of the twenty-fourth stage of the UAE Football League .
Shabab Al-Ahly raised its score in the lead to 51 points, 3 points behind Al-Ain, who in turn neglected its lead by two goals against its host, Bani Yas, and tied it 2-2.
Shabab Al-Ahly will play with Bani Yas and Ajman in the last two matches, and it is enough for him to win one to be crowned champion, as he has the advantage in direct confrontations with Al Ain, as well as the third unit with 45 points, which has the opportunity to rise to second place in its victory over Khor Fakkan on Monday.
In the first match, Shabab Al-Ahly opened the scoring after a corner played by the Brazilian Yuri Cesar, and the Syrian Omar Kharbin passed it with his head to the Iranian Ahmed Nourallah, who put it in the net (47).
Shabab Al-Ahly added the second goal after a pass from Cesar to Yahya Al-Ghassani, who singled out and hit a creeping ball into the net of goalkeeper Khaled Al-Sanani (57).
But the third Al-Wasl, with 44 points, made an amazing comeback, reducing the difference through Fabio Lima (65), then equalizing through substitute Ghanem Ahmed (90 + 7).
Al-Ahly youth striker Al-Ghassani said: "We should not be sad about our draw in the fatal time, because the result of the Al-Ain match served us, and we will try to be crowned in the next match against Bani Yas."
In the second, Al Ain, the defending champion, beat Bani Yas with the goals of Togolese Laba Kodjo (48) and Moroccan Sufyan Rahimi (61), but he received two fatal goals from the eleventh-place finisher scored by Argentine Nicholas Jimenez (90 from a penalty kick) and Ahmed Berman (90 + 7 by mistake). own goal).
Al-Ittihad Kalba defeated its host, Sharjah, with two goals, Ahmed Jishk (15) and Ahmed Amer (90 + 8), against a goal by Salem Sultan (90).
Bosnian Miralem Pjanic missed a penalty kick for Sharjah in the 79th minute.
The two also play Dibba Al-Fujairah with Al-Nasr, Al-Jazira with Al-Bataeh, and Ajman with Al-Dhafra.
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Emirates Championship: Shabab Al-Ahly is 3 points away from the eighth title in its history