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Al Ain Thrashes Al-Ittihad Kalba in Thrilling Match
Al Ain secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Al-Ittihad Kalba at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, in matchday 16 of the UAE Pro League. Al Ain’s dominance was clear from the start, reflected in their 59% possession.
S. Rahimi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, assisted by B. Mohammed. Al Ain continued their offensive pressure, extending their lead with goals from K. Kouadio (40th minute) and Kaku (44th minute), the latter assisted by M. Sanabria. Although M. Ghayedi pulled one back for Al-Ittihad Kalba in the 53rd minute, the visitors’ efforts were ultimately insufficient to prevent defeat.
Al Ain registered 20 shots, 9 of them on target, while Al-Ittihad Kalba managed only 6, with just 2 on target. The statistics highlighted the home team’s superiority. Al Ain received one yellow card, while Al-Ittihad Kalba received three.
Substitutions al-ittihad kalba: at minute 38 K. Koffi came in and K. Al Darmaki went out., at minute 46 A. Mohammed came in and M. Sabeel went out., at minute 46 Gustavo came in and D. Bessa went out., at minute 85 A. Abunamous came in and S. Moghanlou went out., at minute 88 Y. Al Blooshi came in and L. Spadacio went out.
Substitutions al ain: at minute 69 S. Sosu came in and B. Mohammed went out., at minute 69 F. Cardoso came in and K. Hashemi went out., at minute 70 M. Awad came in and M. Sanabria went out., at minute 83 G. Infantino came in and M. Palacios went out., at minute 90 D. Komari came in and K. Kouadio went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Al Ain
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Al-Ittihad Kalba
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