The “Legend” Ismail Matar refused except to end his career with “Al Annabi” with a championship, and the “Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup” came to fulfill the desire of the star who presented a model of sincerity, loyalty and belonging to his team, since he was a promising rising player, until the moment of the end, to become one of the few players. Those who are over 41 years old, without leaving the walls of his club, except for a few moments, during which he played for Al-Sadd Qatar in the Emir Cup.
Fortunately for “Samaa”, his last championship with “Al-Anabi” came at the expense of Al-Aynaoui, one of the two sides in the AFC Champions League final. Although “Samaa” only participated in the final moments of the match, he stole all the limelight and became available in minutes. A few days ago, the “groom” of the final match.
Ismail is proud of the overwhelming love from all Emirati fans of all colors and backgrounds.
Those fans cannot forget the moments when Ismail was crowned the best player in the world, in the 2003 Youth World Cup in the Emirates, at the expense of the Spaniard Andreas Iniesta and the Brazilian Dani Alves, and they cannot forget him leading his country to win the title of the 18th Gulf Cup in 2007 for the first time. When he scored the winning goal against Saudi Arabia in the semi-final, before scoring a wonderful goal against Ali Al Habsi, Oman’s goalkeeper, in the final match, winning the title of the tournament’s top scorer and first star.
“Abu Alia” will remain in the heart of all Emirati fans, whether he turns to the world of coaching, or prefers to work as a sports analyst, and he is an asset to any relationship he chooses with the “round witch” who gave him all that love.
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The new title is a gift to the soul of the late Sheikh Saeed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, “Abu Al-Wahdawiyyah”, may God have mercy on him.
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“The Leader” Al-Ainawi’s loss of the league title, the cup title, and the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup title will only be compensated for on May 25, by winning the AFC Champions League for the second time in its history, a title that qualifies it to the Club World Cup in the United States of America.
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The semi-dream round in the Cup of His Highness the President of the State revealed all its secrets, and sided with “Emperor Al-Waslawi” and “Brigadier Al-Nasrawi,” who became the betting horses in the cup final, after a round that witnessed exactly 12 goals, and Al-Wasl succeeded in aborting Ittihad Kalba’s adventure, while March Al-Nasr’s hobby is hindering Al-Ahly youth in the league and cup!
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