The Al-Tilal team’s veterans scored their first victory over the Al-Shorta team, with two goals to one, in the match that was held this afternoon, as part of the competitions of the second edition of the football championship for veteran Aden club players over the age of “50 years.” It is held with the support and sponsorship of the New Aden City Project, and its competitions are held. Coinciding with the national holidays on the city’s grassy fields during the period from the 19th of this October until the 29th of next November 2024.

The match witnessed an equal start from both teams, and the players from both sides tried from the first minutes to impose control and take the initiative, hoping that one of the two teams would snatch an early goal.

Minutes passed and danger appeared on the part of Al-Tilal team, specifically through the movements of the annoying Fathi Al-Jaber, who tried to remind the audience of his talent and his past. In return, Al-Shorta players relied on quick counterattacks that often disturbed Al-Hilal’s defenses and goalkeeper.

In the rest of the minutes of the first half, Al-Tilal players tried to reach the net and gain the lead before the end of the half, by organizing attacks that were launched by Mohamed Saad and Fathi Al-Jaber, one of which Fathi Al-Jaber was able to score Al-Tilal’s first goal in the match, using a wonderful pass inside the penalty area that he put in. In the net, the first half ended with Al-Tilal leading with this goal.

Al-Shorta scored a strong start at the start of the second half, and from the first minutes they managed to score the equalizer goal through Arif Heikal.

The goal of the police team increased the pace and coordination of the match, which created excitement in the remaining minutes, especially on the part of the Al-Tilal team, which tried to forget the early goal in this half, so Al-Tilal returned to control and registered the danger, and an opportunity arose, scored by Sanad Fuhaid, putting his team again in the lead. By scoring the second goal.

Then the last minutes witnessed pressure from the police team, which tried to exploit the remaining minutes of the match to return to the match and record the substitution, but Al-Tilal goalkeeper Jawdat Habib had a different opinion and Dad brilliantly saved his goal, so the match ended with Al-Tilal winning with a goal for nothing.

The match was managed by referee Ahmed Al-Wahishi and monitored technically by Captain Saeed Abdul Karim.

Tomorrow, Monday, the second group matches will open with a match between the teams of Wahda Aden and Al-Nasr at four in the afternoon.