Mutasem Abdullah (Dubai)
The goals of the “beginners” painted an aesthetic picture, in the ninth round of the “ADNOC Professional League”, after it decorated Al-Jazira’s victories over its host Al-Nasr 2-0, and Al-Ahly youth overcame Al-Bataeh 6-0, Al-Wahda beat Dibba 3-0, and Ittihad Kalba against Bani Yas 2-1.
The round witnessed 5 goals for the substitute players out of 21, but what was remarkable about the goals of the substitutes was “the aesthetics of registration.” The list included Ismail Matar “Al-Wehda”, Malian Abdoulaye Diaby “Al-Jazeera”, Habib Al-Fardan “Ittihad Kalba”, and the Al-Ahly youth duo, Yahya Al-Ghassani and Gustavo Oliveira.
“Captain” Ismail Matar marked his first goal in the current season 2022-2023, when he confirmed the victory of his team Al Wahda against its guest Dibba, by scoring the third goal in the 86th minute, after entering as a substitute for his colleague Joao Pedro, the owner of the “double” in the match, before he was substituted in the minute 83, which is the 22nd consecutive season in which “veteran” Matar has succeeded in visiting the opponents’ net in the league.
On the other hand, Mali’s Abdoulaye Diaby, the “Pride of Abu Dhabi” striker, needed less than 5 minutes to celebrate his first goal of the season, after he strengthened his team’s progress against its host Al Nasr with the second goal in the 67th minute, to end the match with Al Jazira winning 2-0, and Diaby deserved the praise of his Dutch coach. Marcel Kaiser, who said, “Diaby always adds vitality to the team’s performance when he enters, despite the competition for offensive positions in the starting lineup.”
Habib Al-Fardan, midfielder of Ittihad Kalba, repeated the scenario of scoring his first goal of the season against Al Dhafra 2-0, when he participated as a substitute in the second half, by scoring his team’s second goal against Baniyas 2-1, which is the “35th goal” for Al-Fardan in the “Professional League”.
The “bench” contributed to the overwhelming superiority of Al-Ahly’s youth over its host Al-Bataeh 6-0, when Yahya Al-Ghasani added the fourth goal in the 70th minute, the second for the player this season as a substitute player, while Gustavo Oliveira concluded the match by scoring the sixth goal in the 84th minute, which is also the first For the Brazilian midfielder residing in the current season.
Bench goals
Abdoulaye Diaby “Al Jazeera” – 67
Yahya Al-Ghassani “Shabab Al-Ahly” – 70
Gustavo Oliveira «Shabab Al-Ahly» – 84
Ismail Matar “The Unity” – 86
Habib Al-Fardan “Union of Kalba” – 76
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