Al-Tilal defeated Al-Nasr in Al-Dhalea by three goals to one in the opening matches of the late Ali Mohsen Al-Marisi Ramadan Football Championship in its twenty-eighth edition, which is organized by the Aden Football Association, under the patronage of the Minister of State, Governor of Aden, Ahmed Hamid Lamlas, and the Aden Transitional Council, and with the support of the Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank, CAC. A bank, under the supervision of the Youth and Sports Office in the capital, Aden.

The desire seemed clear on the part of Al-Tilal, whose players entered the match with their eyes on the outcome of the match. They tried from the beginning to reach the net and score a goal, and the newcomer to Al-Tilal, Hamed Waheed, almost surprised the Al-Nasr team with an early goal, but Al-Nasr’s defender pushed it away in the moments before it passed. The goal line continued after the minutes of the first half, with pressure from Al-Tilal players. On the other hand, Nasr Al-Dhalea team relied on counterattacks and long balls, which were causing concern among Al-Tilal’s defenses.

The rest of the minutes of the first half witnessed an uprising in the ranks of the hills, and a ball with a structure reached the feet of the brilliant Adel Abbas, who tried to penetrate, only to be obstructed by the defender, as a result of which he received a penalty kick that he himself executed into the net, scoring his team’s first goal in the match, in the 43rd minute, to pass. The rest of the minutes remained unchanged in the score, ending the first half with a free goal for Al-Nasr.

The minutes of the second half at the beginning did not witness the expected performance and level, before the performance of the two teams improved in the middle of the minutes of the half, which witnessed the liberation of the players of both sides who tried to reach the dangerous areas, especially on the part of the hills, to double the progress and calm the nerves. On the other hand, the minutes of the second half had the best attendance. By Al-Nasr players who tried to respond and try to record the amendment.

The rest of the minutes witnessed a hilly awakening after the adjustments made by the team’s coach in the team’s ranks, which resulted in a clear improvement in the red team’s performance and possession, bringing excitement and the hills added a second goal through Faisal Abdullah and with a shot from outside the penalty area lines, so the red team returned to strengthen. The lead was achieved by a third goal through the feet of substitute striker Karim Hamdi, and minutes before the end, Nasr Al-Dhalea reduced the score from the penalty spot with a goal that came from Hamada Nasser, ending the match with Al-Tilal winning by three goals to one.

The meeting was moderated by referee Ali Al-Hassani (yard), and on the lines were Jamal Abdo (first assistant), Khaled Fathi (second assistant), and Yassin Al-Lubni fourth, and captain Jamal Al-Barai monitored it.

The award for best player in the match was won by Al-Tilal team player Faisal Abdullah, and he received his well-deserved award from Shakib Aliwa, deputy director of the Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank, CAC Bank.

They will meet tomorrow, Thursday, the 4th of Ramadan, and in the second match of the tournament, Aden Unit and Shabab Zabid from Al Dhalea Governorate.

_The competitions of the twenty-eighth edition of the late Ali Mohsen Al-Marisi Ramadan Football Championship were launched, with a wonderful opening ceremony held at the Martyr Al-Hubaishi Stadium in Crater in the capital, Aden, which included the presentation of an exquisite painting and a display of the flags and logos of the teams participating in the tournament, in addition to many artistic performances. And the carnival shows that express the occasion.

The opening of the tournament was attended by the transitional president of the capital, Aden, Moamen Al-Saqqaf, Abdul Hamid Al-Saidi, advisor to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Director of the Youth and Sports Office, Wijdan Al-Shazly, Shakib Aliwa, Deputy Director of the Cooperative and Agricultural Credit Bank, CAC Bank, Abdul-Jabbar Salam, President of the Football Association in Aden, and Khaled Al-Zamki, President. The Department of Youth and Sports for the transitional capital of Aden, and the Sheriff of Sirah Directorate, Dr. Mahmoud bin Jaradi and a number of personalities.