Ali Maali (Dubai)
Al-Wasl’s victory over Al-Bataeh by four was not an ordinary victory. Rather, it carried many numbers that confirm that the “Zabeel Panthers” want the Al-Wasl “empire” to return again, as the “Yellow” is close, match after match, to regaining the glory that has been absent for 17 years, and many Among the distinguished numbers that were associated with the team after the victory over Al-Bataeh, perhaps among them is that “The Emperor” is the only team this season that achieved a victory (4-1) back and forth over one team, which is “Al-Raqi”.
With each of the team’s goals against Darwish Mohamed, Al Bataeh’s goalkeeper, there was a story and a new number behind it, as the first goal scored by Caio Canedo in the 13th minute with his head made his team the most in the league this season to score headed goals with 10 goals, and at the same time it became Al Wasl scored the most goals from corner kicks, 11 times.
Ali Saleh added the second goal, also from a corner kick, in the 20th minute. This is the first time that Al-Wasl has achieved victory at the end of the match, and is ahead for the first 20 minutes with two clean goals. When Fabio Lima added the third goal with great skill in the 34th minute, he was the first. This player scored a goal with his right foot in the league 422 days ago, and that was in the Sharjah match during the month of March 2023. The fourth goal, which was scored by Jimenez in the 71st minute, was the first goal scored by Al-Wasl away from home from outside the penalty area in this season’s league.
Al-Wasl’s Serbian coach, Milos, praised what his team did in the match, but at the same time, he admonished his players after being confident about the result of the match after the third goal, where Al-Bataeh rose up and scored a goal, and he was able to reduce it, which made the Serbian coach intervene to correct the situation of the “Emperor.”
Milos said: “We imposed our style on the field, and we took the lead with two quick goals, which made things in our favor, and we created many chances. After the third goal, a kind of complacency occurred, and the team tended to show off on the field, which led to the loss of several chances, but in the half Second, we returned to our level, and what matters to me now is victory coupled with good performance, which is what happened in the end.”
He added: “After Shabab Al-Ahly’s victory, the difference between us is still 9 points, and the title is still on the field. We must control our level and achieve victories, and it is difficult to determine a percentage of the chances of winning the title.”
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