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Al Ahli tie with Bani Yas

Al Ahli tied 1-1 with their hosts Bani Yas in the encounter that took place this evening in Al Shamikha within the Round 7 finale of the Etisalat cup competition.


The counterparts set the pitch on fire from the beginning, both seemed consistent to score first making pressure that couldn’t result with a score until the 32nd minute when Saleh Al Menhali netted Bani Yas first goal from inside the box to end the first half with a 1-0 victory to the hosts.


The second half saw Al Ahli immediately scoring the equalizer when the blues’ defender Ismael Abu Zaid was trying to save a pass coming from Al Ahli’s Jimenez but instead netted in his own goal in the 47th minute to end the match with the 1-1 draw.


Al Ahli with 11 points remain third on the Group B standings after Al Shabab and Ajman, while hope to be in the semi-finals started to fade to the Abu Dhabi Bani Yas who remain 5th in their group with 8 points the same as Al Nasr.