Reda Saleem (Dubai)
The “El Clásico” match between Al Wahda and Al Ain in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup final recorded new numbers at the technical level, tournament numbers, and public attendance, as the numbers confirmed the superiority of Al Ain, which lost the final, while the cup went to Al Wahda, which won the title with a goal in the first quarter of an hour. The match was scored by Lucas Pimienta in the 15th minute, bringing the number of goals scored to 11 in the first quarter-hour in the history of the cup final.
Al Wahda achieved the third title in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup, the “League Cup”, and its first since the 2017-2018 season, as the two teams met 8 times in the finals of all competitions in the history of Emirati football, and the two teams shared the results with an average of 4 victories for each team.
The Al Ain team had 71.9% control of the final, and despite that, it did not score any goals, while Al-Anabi’s possession rate was 28.1% and won the cup. Al-Zaeem shot on goal 4 times versus Al-Wahda’s two, and 14 corner kicks versus two, and Al-Ain players passed 582 passes. A pass compared to 238 for His Excellency, and 48 crosses compared to 6 crosses for the champion.
The “El Clásico” witnessed the presence of 29,768 fans from both teams, as the fans were keen to arrive early at the stadium, and painted a wonderful picture in the stands of Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, especially since both of them were preparing to crown their team with the first title this season, but the fans of “The Excellencies” smiled in the end. .
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