Shamsan team settled its confrontation against Al-Ahly Aden by winning 1-0 in the match that was held this afternoon at Al-Shahid Al-Hubaishi Stadium in the second round of the Aden Capital Cup Championship in its second edition, which is organized by the Aden Football Association under the sponsorship of the Aden Capital Transitional Council and under the supervision of the Youth Office. And sports in Aden.

With this victory, the Shamsan team completes the four teams qualifying for the semi-finals, setting up a fiery match against Al-Tilal next Saturday.

 The beginning of the match was not what many expected, as the two teams entered with extreme caution, the ball was confined in the middle, and there was a lack of concentration for many of the balls that often ended up between the feet or outside the touch line. 

With the middle of the first half, the danger of the Al-Ahly Aden players appeared through some attacks that were coming from the sides and created concern for Shamsan’s defenses, which worked very hard in these minutes and nullified their danger, while Shamsan tried to exploit opposing balls and rely on the speed of his striker Rifaat Samir. Which disturbed Al-Ahly’s defences.

The rest of the minutes continued between an attack here and another there, with advantage and danger on the part of the Al-Ahly Aden team in this half, without anything new happening, so the half ended in a goalless draw.

Shamsan started the second half in a completely different way than the first half and sought from the beginning to put pressure on Al-Ahly Aden’s goal, relying on the movements of the dangerous Rifaat Samir, who successfully occupied the left side and was able to destabilize Al-Ahly’s defences. The 57th minute came filled with joy by scoring the first goals of the match for Shamsan, through Moaz Jamil took a header and put it into the net of the people of Aden.

Shamsan's goal raised the alarm in the Al-Ahly Aden team, which tried to activate its lines and recover from the shock of the goal, so the team's coach brought in a number of players in order to renew blood in his team's ranks and try to create scoring opportunities that would return the match to the starting point.

Ahly Aden’s attempts lacked focus and proper finishing by the attackers who were unable to penetrate Shamsan’s defenses, which largely stood in the way of Ahly Aden’s attacking tide, while Shamsan relied on rebound balls that posed a real threat to the goal, from one of which the team obtained a kick. The penalty for the team's failure to score and double the difference after the Al-Ahly Aden goalkeeper was able to confront it and preserve his team's chances in the match.

The pace of play intensified in the last minutes of the match, especially in stoppage time, which the referee estimated at “7” minutes. The Ahly Aden players tried to exploit it, perhaps it would bring good news to the team at this time, so that the minutes would pass in peace for Shamsan’s defenses, so that the match would end. Shamsan won 1-0, setting up a match with Al-Tilal in the semi-finals on Saturday.

The match was moderated by referee Firas Azhar (yard), assisted on the lines by Nael Awshan (first assistant) and Musaab Al-Maysari (second assistant), and Khaled Fathi (fourth referee) and monitored technically by Captain Jamal Al-Barai.

The award for best player in the match was won by the star of the Shamsan team, Moaz Jamil, and he received his award from Captain Jamil Maqtari, the former football star and current secretary-general of the Shamsan club.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, and the day after tomorrow, Thursday (rest), Friday and Saturday, the semi-final competitions will begin. On Friday, Wahda Aden and Al-Shuala will meet, and on Saturday afternoon, Al-Tilal will meet Shamsan.

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