Al Ain falls into the Khorfakkan trap and moves away from the title race

Al Ain team fell into the trap of a positive tie 2-2 away from home in front of its host Khor Fakkan, in the meeting that brought the two parties this evening at Saqr Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi Stadium, in the fourteenth round of the ADNOC Professional Football League.

The tie was a major blow to the team’s endeavors, who were looking for compensation in the meeting days after his farewell to the Presidential Cup competition at the hands of Al -Jazeera from the quarter -finals. As the “leader” raised his score to 23 points, away from the leaders of the leaders of Al -Ahly and Sharjah, which weakened his hopes significantly in the competition for the title, while Khorfakkan added the point 15 to his balance.

Al -Ain had found himself in a difficult situation even before the first quarter of the hour, as he received two fast goals through Hamdan Al -Bishr in the 9th minute and Chicana Dumbia in the 12th minute.

In front of the difficulties, coach Leonardo Jardim was forced to push an offensive sheet, represented by striker Sufyan Rahimi, instead of defender Kwami Uwi.

And the “leader” waited until the 47th minute to open the scoring by his striker Lapa Kudjo, before the substitute Sufyan Rahimi added the second goal in the 58th minute. The referee canceled a goal scored by Lapa Kudju in the 74th minute due to infiltration, ending the confrontation with a positive tie 2-2.