Our first football team tied with Al-Sailiya 0-0 in a match held this evening at Al-Arabi Club’s Grand Hamad Stadium, as part of the thirteenth and penultimate week of the Second Division League. This draw brought our team’s tally to 11 points, placing them in sixth place, while Al-Sailiya raised their tally to 25 points, placing them in first place. Abdul Rahim Al-Balushi scored our team’s goal in the 72nd minute.
The match began with a competitive atmosphere between the two teams, with both players clearly striving to impose their superiority from the opening minutes, but without posing any real threat to either goal.
Our team relied on attacks on the flanks through Anicet Ora and Talal Munir, and from the center through Mariano Vazquez. However, these attempts lacked any clear offensive effectiveness against Al-Sailiya’s goal.
In the 18th minute, our goalkeeper Majed Abdul Latif excelled in blocking a powerful shot from Al-Sailiya player Mohammed Al-Tabouni, deflecting the ball into a corner kick.
Our team responded quickly to Al-Sailiya’s attack with two dangerous chances. The first was by Mariano Vázquez, who fired a left-footed shot from inside the penalty area, but the Al-Sailiya defense intervened at the crucial moment and brilliantly blocked it. The second came from a low shot by Talal Munir that went wide, wasting the chance to take the lead again.
Once again, in the 35th minute, our goalkeeper, Majed Abdul Latif, continued his brilliance, brilliantly blocking a clear one-on-one with Al-Sailiya’s Mohammed Al-Tabouni, who fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area. However, Majed’s alertness denied Al-Sailiya a sure goal.
Our team continued its offensive attempts to surprise Al-Sailiya with a goal, but all attacks were foiled by the solid defense and the brilliance of Al-Sailiya’s goalkeeper, leaving the score at a goalless draw.
In the 43rd minute, our team was forced to make its first substitution due to injury, as Mariano Vázquez left the field and was replaced by Amjad Salah.
The first half ended in a goalless draw between the two teams, in an average half that saw a remarkable performance from our goalkeeper, Majed Abdul Latif.
The second half began calmly and cautiously from both sides, with players exchanging passes and building attacks without posing any significant threat to either goal.
Al-Sailiya posed a serious threat to our goal in the 48th minute, when Mohammed Al-Tabouni fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area. However, our brilliant goalkeeper, Majed Abdul Latif, continued his impressive performance, saving it brilliantly, maintaining a clean sheet.
In the 55th minute, Anicet Ourah fired a powerful shot from outside the penalty area, but it just over Al-Sailiya goalkeeper Youssef Al-Sayed’s crossbar.
In the 63rd minute, our team made its second forced substitution of the match, with Abdulaziz Adel leaving the field due to injury and Abdul Rahim Al-Balushi replacing him.
In the 67th minute, Al-Sailiya scored the first goal through Mohammed Abdullah, who fired a powerful shot from inside the penalty area into Majed Abdullatif’s net, making it 1-0 for Al-Sailiya.
Our team quickly equalized in the 72nd minute through substitute Abdulrahim Al-Balushi, who capitalized on a brilliant pass from Anicet Orah, putting him in direct contact with the Al-Sailiya goalkeeper. He calmly slotted the ball into the net, making it 1-1 for our team.
In the 73rd minute, our team made two substitutions to bolster the midfield. Talal Munir replaced Oliver White, while Youssef Sabri Al-Yahri was replaced by Davy Cruz.
In the 75th minute, our goalkeeper Majed Abdullatif continued his impressive performance, brilliantly blocking a dangerous header from Mohammed Benyettou, keeping his goal clean and saving our team from a certain goal.
After our equalizer, the pace of the match increased significantly, with both teams exchanging offensive attempts. Our team had a chance with a shot by Munqith Adi that went over the bar, but Al-Sailiya goalkeeper Al-Sailiya was unable to clear. This was followed by two more chances for our team’s player Amjad Salah, with a header that went over the bar and a powerful shot that Al-Sailiya goalkeeper Youssef Al-Sayed blocked for a corner kick. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
