The Aden Unit team succeeded in snatching the ticket to the semi-finals by defeating Al-Minaa with two goals to none in the match that was held this afternoon at the Shahid Al-Hubaishi Stadium as part of the second round matches in the Second Capital Aden Cup Football Championship, which is organized by the Aden Football Association, sponsored by the Capital Transitional Council. Aden and under the supervision of the Youth and Sports Office in Aden.
The start of the first half witnessed a lackluster start on the part of both sides, and the players of both teams showed up with a sterile playing style and balls that lacked focus. Little by little, the players of the Aden unit tried hard to take the initiative in the match and then create opportunities against the opponent’s goal, and in return, the Al-Minaa players were content with positioning themselves. in their areas and suppress the danger of unit attacks.
The Al-Wahdawi team intensified their attacks in the remaining minutes of the match and were able to put pressure on Al-Mina’a defenses and rely on the sides to conduct their maneuvers, one of which included Ali Khaled Al-Dhaqin completing a cross into the net, giving his team the advantage in this half.
After the goal, the Al-Minaa players tried to organize their ranks and relieve the pressure by advancing to attack Ali, hoping that there would be an opportunity to adjust the result before the end of the half, so that the rest of the minutes would pass without any new or change occurring in terms of the result, so that the half would end with the Aden unit advancing with this goal.
* Everyone expected that the performance would improve in the second half on the part of both parties, specifically on the part of the Al-Minaa team, which ended the first period losing and trying to come back in the result and then searching for the goal of candidacy. On the other hand, the Aden unit entered this half in order to improve the image and enhance its progress. By scoring new goals that help him play comfortably for the remainder of the match.
The game continued, alternating between an attack here and another there, with advantage and danger on the part of the Aden Unit players, who were able to create opportunities from different sides of the field and put pressure on Al-Minaa’s defences. Perhaps this resulted in a mistake that snatched a second goal, and indeed that happened when the Aden Unit player, Ali Saeed, was able to Scoring a second goal that is an exact replica of the first goal.
The coach of the Al-Minaa team tried to remedy the team’s situation in the match and made a number of adjustments that might bring something new to his team for the remainder of the match, so that the rest of the minutes passed without anything new and the match ended with the Aden unit winning by two clean goals, setting a fiery date in the semi-finals against the Al-Shoula team on Friday. Next.
The meeting was moderated by referee Hussein Bahazim (yard), and he was assisted on the lines by Ahmed Al-Wahishi (first assistant) and Yassin Al-Lubnay (second assistant), and Abdullah Al-Hamli was (fourth), and it was monitored technically by Captain Abdul Karim Al-Sharjabi.
The player of the Aden team, Ali Al-Daqin, won the award for best player in the match, and he received his award from Rifaat Al-Wahti, Secretary-General of Al-Minaa Club.
As part of the second round matches of the tournament, the Ahly Aden and Shamsan teams will meet tomorrow, Tuesday, at the Shahid Al-Hubaishi Stadium.
From Alaa Ayyash