AG Cup AlWasl and Sharjah Pre-Match press conference

Hellmann: Sharjah match is tough and open for all scenarios

• 24 Jan, 2021

Al Wasl coach Odair Hellmann explained, during the pre-match press conference for Sharjah match in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the AG Cup, that Sharjah’s loss in the Super Cup against Shabab AlAhli may be an incentive for them to show a strong performance, stressing that the match will be very strong. And open to all possibilities.

Hellmann: We know that we are facing one of the strongest teams in the country, and we have to do our best to reach the semi-finals of the tournament. "We had several opportunities to qualify in the first leg, but this has become a past, and every match has its own circumstances."

For his part, Brazilian striker Joao Figueiredo confirmed that the team’s goal is to cross to the semi-finals and provide a good performance befitting Al Wasl and his fans.

Figueiredo: Sharjah is a strong team that has a group of great players, but we are able to eliminate them. We have to fight to end the season in the best way possible and win a championship.

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The Emperor signs the Brazilian luiz Henrique

• 19 Jan, 2021

Al Wasl Football Company succeeded in signing the Brazilian striker Luiz Henrique from Gremio Esportivo, who plays in the second division of the Brazilian League.

The 19 year old also plays as a left winger, and this season he participated in 29 league and cup matches, during which he managed to score 4 goals and assists the same.

For his part, Henrique confirmed that he feels enthusiastic and happy to join Al Wasl Club, which has a great reputation in Brazil, and has a large fan base in UAE and the Gulf region, pointing out that his conversation with coach Odair Hellmann about the atmosphere in Dubai, and the presence of a number of Brazilian players Also on the team, pushed him to join the Cheetahs without hesitation.

The Brazilian striker, expressed his hopes of scoring goals and achieving the ambition of the Emperor's fans to win championships for the team. Saying: Al Wasl has a big project and a desire to write a new history for the club.

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Al Wasl Concludes the first round with a draw against Al Dhafra

• 17 Jan, 2021

Al Wasl tied with its host Al Dhafra, with a goal for each in the match that was held between them, Saturday, at Hamdan Bin Zayed Stadium, in the 13th round of the Arabian Gulf League.

The match began enthusiastically between the two teams, but without a real danger to the two goals, even if the preference was for Al Wasl in the middle of the field, especially in terms of organization and spread. In the 10th minute, captain Fabio de Lima scored the first goal after he received the long ball beautifully and dodged the goalkeeper, but the referee canceled the goal due to offside.

Al Wasl continued to put pressure on the opponent, and in the 19th minute through a corner from the left, the emperor was close to opening the scoring with Ghanaian defender George's header, but he did not play it properly.

In the 30th minute, Mendes fired another powerful shot, from a free kick directly at the borders of the Al Dhafra penalty area, but AlSenani saved it, with difficulty.

Al Wasl was distinguished in the first half by the rapid rhythm of play and high pressure on the defenses of Al Dhafra, and succeeded in recovering the ball quickly, which allowed Alwasl to have absolute control over the course of the match, but without scoring goals, to end the first half with a negative draw.

The emperor's control continued in the second half of the match at the same pace, and in the 55th minute, Joao Figueiredo succeeded in scoring the first goal brilliantly after receiving a pass by Ali Saleh, to be left by the Brazilian sniper, in the left corner of goalkeeper Khaled AlSenani.

in the 57th minute, Al Dhafra team managed to equalize, through striker Pedro Conde, after a mistake in Al Wasl's defensive positioning.

In the 68th minute, George Duoping was injured, and Odair Hellmann pushed Abdulrahman Ali, instead of the Ghanaian defender.

Al Dhafra pressed, and relied on crosses in an attempt to snatch a second goal, so Hellman pushed, in the 81st minute, Nasir Mahmoud, instead of Ali Saleh, followed by another substitution by entering Habbush Saleh, at the expense of Abdulrahman Saleh, to develop the offensive side of the team.

The emperor intensified attacks in the last minutes, besieging the home team to score the three points goal, and in the 84th minute, captain Fabio de Lima fired a powerful shot, but AlSenani took it out, with the tips of his fingers and turned it into a corner.

The match referee counted 3 minutes in stoppage time, so the match ended in a one goal draw each, and Al Wasl increased to 17 points.

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