Al-Shoula team accomplished its mission successfully after it was able to win against Al-Minaa by three to two goals in the match that was held this afternoon at the New Aden City Stadium, within the first round competitions of the second group in the second football championship for veteran Aden club players who are 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 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 veterans of the Al-Shoula team began the journey of defending their title after presenting a wonderful level and performance, specifically in the second half, and they were able to compensate for their deficit by one goal in the first half for a well-deserved victory by three goals to two, giving them the first three points for the group, the first group.

The first half of the match witnessed an advantage on the part of the Al-Minaa team, whose players were able to impose their control and create danger on Al-Shoula’s goal, with its brilliant star Ibrahim Awad snatching the lead goal in this half.

The performance of the Al-Shouala team improved with the start of the second half, and its players sought from the beginning to advance to the Al-Minaa areas in the hope of turning the tide. The next minutes brought good news of scoring the equalizing goal, which came via Fadl Al-Maflahi, after which the Al-Minaa team returned to the lead again by scoring a second goal by Marwan Muhammad. Salem.

The rest of the minutes of the match witnessed an uprising and brilliance on the part of the Al-Shoula team, which was able to put pressure on Al-Minaa’s goal, besiege its players in their areas, and attack from many fronts, which resulted in scoring two goals, the first coming through Hani Muhammad, while Abdullah Shetira was able to score the lead goal after an interval. A wonderful skill that finished his ball into the net.

The Al-Minaa team wasted the opportunity to catch up with the score and score the equalizer after missing a penalty kick in the last minutes, after which the referee announced the end of the match with Al-Shoula winning by three goals to two.

The match was ably managed by referee Abdul Rahman Mahmoud and monitored technically by Captain Muhannad Khaled.

Within the first round competitions for the second group, the Al-Jalaa Aden team and the Lahj team will meet on Wednesday afternoon.