Al Wasl loses two points against Al Wahda

• 26 Feb, 2021

Al Wasl tied against Al Wahda, 2-2 on Thursday evening, in the match that was held between them at Za’abeel Stadium, in the 18th round of the Arabian Gulf League.

In the first minutes of the match, Al Wahda posed danger to Al Wasl's goal, and Sultan Al Manthari saved his goal brilliantly after a powerful shot that turned it into a corner after colliding with the left post.

In the 6th minute, Ali Saleh, the "golden boy", succeeded in extracting the ball from Al Wahda defender, then dodged Al Wahda goalkeeper Mohamed Al Shamsi, who had to block him so the referee counted an early penalty kick, which was taken by Fabio de Lima, scoring the first goal of the match.

The emperor controlled the match in the first half and was close to add the second goal in the 34th minute, through Fabio de Lima with a shot that passed next to the right post, after collective play from the team.

In the 42nd minute, Al Wahda succeeded in scoring the equalizing goal, through Lee Myung, from a follow up on the in the penalty area, after Omar Khribin free kick.

The first half ended with a 1 -1 draw.

The game was limited in the middle of the field between the two teams at the start of the second half, and in the 53rd minute, the Argentine Nicolas Oroz played a perfect cross from the right to Abdulrahman Ali, who hit a header that was not strong enough to be caught by the goalkeeper easily.

In the 61st minute, coach Odair Hellmann pushed Natan Felipe instead of Mohamed Sebel, who was injured, followed by two substitutions in the 71st minute, with Habbouch Saleh entering instead of Nicolas Oroz, and Nasser Mahmoud at the expense of Joao Figredo, the coach’s substitutions quickly restored the superiority to the emperor and Al Wasl succeeded in adding The second goal in the 77th minute through Fabio de Lima from the penalty spot, after Robin Philippe blocked Nasser Mahmoud.

In the 85th minute, Al Wahda returned and scored the equalizing goal by Syrian striker Omar Khribin, taking advantage of a defensive error.

Hellmann made a fourth substitution in the 87th minute by entering Yusef Ahmed instead of Ronaldo Mendes, in an attempt to score the three-point goal in the final minutes, but Al Wahda scored the third goal in the 90th minute, before the referee went to a “VAR” check and canceled the goal for offside, to end the match with a 2-2 draw.

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AG League Al Wasl vs Al Wahda Pre-Match press conference

Hellmann: Mistakes are forbidden against Al Wahda

• 23 Feb, 2021

Al Wasl coach Odair Hellmann confirmed, the team's preparations are good, and Al Wasl's goal to win the three points.

Hellmann: We need to continue the good performance, and avoid making any mistakes that may lead us to a difficult match.

Hellmann: Fabio de Lima scored the team's goals, and none of the other players scored, I was not concerned. I would have been concerned if he hadn't score.

Hellmann: Fabio is a part of the team, sometimes he performs well and sometimes he doesn’t succeed, and if Fabio misses, other players will score goals, there is no problem with that.

For his part, midfielder Nasser Mahmoud clarified that there are no special preparations for the match, and the team always has its eye on winning, regardless of the competitor's name.

Nasser: Al Wahda showed good levels, and playing against them is always difficult, but we will fight until the final whistle as usual to ensure victory, and to get the three points.

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The "EMPEROR" refuses to lose and draws in the last seconds

• 20 Feb, 2021

Al Wasl tied against its guest Kalba, 4-4 Friday evening, in the match that was held between them at Za’abeel Stadium, in the 17th round of the Arabian Gulf League.

The match started with high excitement, the first opportunity was created after Abdulrahman Saleh's quick breakthrough, from the left side, through which he passed through Kalba's defender, to be forced to block him, in the 4th minute, but the referee decided that there was no violation amid the players' demands to refer to the "VAR".

In the 7th minute, the Emperor launched a quick counter-attack, which ended with a shot from Joao Figueiredo, but it went over the crossbar, followed by Ronaldo Mendes's cross, from the right side, at the head of his compatriot Figueiredo, who almost turned the ball into the goal, but it also overcame the crossbar in the 9th minute.

Al Wasl continued his attacking attempts in the 11th minute, this time through a header from Captain Fabio de Lima, but it passed by the right post of goalkeeper Khaled Al Balooshi.

In the 26th minute, and against the direction of play, Kalba succeeded in opening the scoring, through Ahmed Gashik, who shot the ball in the nest after a rebound from Sultan Al Manthiri.

In the 29th minute, Kalba added the second goal, after Majid Rashid's powerful shot, which collided in Malaba, to change direction and goes into Al Mantheri’s net.

In the 36th minute, Santos scored the third goal for Kalba, taking advantage of an error in Al Wasl's defensive positioning.

Al Wasl intensified his attempts to score the first goal, and succeeded in the 45th minute through captain Fabio Lima, in reducing the difference, which scored a goal with great skill in the narrow corner of goalkeeper Khaled Al Balushi, to end the first half with Kalba advancing three goals to one for Al Wasl.

In the 61st minute, Odair Hellmann pushed the Brazilian Felipe Natan, instead of Youssef Al Muhairi, in the 71st minute, the captain, Fabio Lima, succeeded in scoring the second goal of the Emperor, after a hand ball on Kalba defender, the referee awarded a penalty, after returning to the VAR.

In the 73rd minute, Joao Figueiredo missed an equalizing opportunity after hitting the ball over the crossbar in the six-yard area.

Hellmann, made the second substitution in the 76th minute and pushed Nasser Mahmoud at the expense of Argentine Nicolas Oroz, to increase the attacking intensity of the team and score the equalizer.

The Brazilian coach pushed the third change in the 87th minute with the participation of Youssef Ahmed instead of Habbouch Saleh.

In the 90th minute, the referee awarded a second penalty kick to the Emperor after Figueiredo was pushed in the penalty area.

Captain Fabio de Lima went to shot the ball, scoring his "hattrick" and a draw for the Emperor.

In the 95th minute, Malaba scored the fourth goal for Kalba, taking advantage of a defensive error for Al Wasl, but the emperor refused the defeat and equalized in the last seconds of the match through Fabio de Lima, who took advantage of the Kalba defender's mistake, to score his fourth goal in the match, "Super Hattrick" to end the match with a 4-4 draw.

Al Wasl raises its score to 27 points.

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