AlWasl loses ElClasico at the last minute
Al Wasl lost the Clasico to Al Ain 3-2 in the match that was held at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, as part of the 20th round of the ADNOC Professional League.
The emperor started the meeting with a defensive reservation and closed the spaces in front of Al-Ain's attackers in the first 15 minutes, in an attempt to absorb the enthusiasm of the owners of the land, and tried to exploit the spaces and individual mistakes.
But in the 29th minute, Al Ain scored the first goal through Congolese striker Laba, who took advantage of goalkeeper Mohamed Ali's mistake. Al-Wasl rose up after the goal and launched more than one dangerous attack on Khaled Issa’s goal, and was close to the equalizer in the 35th minute after a missile shot from Ali Salmin, but it passed next to the left post of Al-Ain.
A penalty kick for Al Wasl, after a violent intervention from Bandar Al Ahbabi on Douglas, scored by the brilliant striker Gilberto Oliveira in the 43rd minute.
The second half seemed enthusiastic from the beginning between the two teams, Al Ain pressed hard in an attempt to score an early goal, but the vigilance of the Emperor’s defense prevented this on more than one occasion, and in the 50th minute, Al Ain scored a second goal through the header of striker Kudjo Laba, before the referee returned to Video technology and cancels the goal for offside, the result remains a positive tie 1-1.
In the 61st minute, Caio Canedo scored the second goal for the hosts after a quick counter-attack exploited by the unattended international striker. Al-Wasl showed ferocity in the offensive side and controlled the entire match until the 82nd minute, so that Emperor Al-Waslawi scored the equalizing goal through Ali Saleh's header "Golden Boy". Who rose in the midst of Al Ain defenders and put the ball in the eye net.
In a surprising ball and reversing the direction of play, the hosts managed to score a third goal from a strong header of Congolese striker Kodjo Laba in the 89th minute. The referee of the match counted 5 minutes of added time. Al Wasl intensified its attempts to score the equalizer, but the emperor was unlucky to end the match with the loss of El Clasico against Al Ain 3- 2.
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Standings
| R | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Al Wasl |
12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 |  Al Ain |
12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 3 |  Shabab AlAhli |
12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 |  Sharjah |
12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 |  Al Jazira |
12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 |  Al Wahda |
12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 |  Al Bataeh |
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 |  Baniyas |
12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 |  Al Nasr |
12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 |  Khorfakkan |
12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 |  Kalba |
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Ajman |
12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 |  Hatta |
12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| 14 |  Emirates |
12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |