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Conclusion of Etisalat Reserve League first round

The Etisalat Reserve League first round was concluded before yesterday with three games between Al Shaab – Ittihad Kalba, Bani Yas – Al Shabab and Al Nasr – Al Jazira. Al Shaab got the better of the visiting team Kalba with a 4-1 victory at Sharjah Stadium. The losers were the first to score through Mohammed Khalfan only 15 minutes from the word go to end the first session with a 1-0 lead. But the hosts recovered after the break to net four successive goals through Ali Yaqoub who scored a brace in the 46th and 65th minutes, Nasir Khamis added the third five minute before the final whistle and his colleague Abdulrahman Abdulaziz made it 4-1 one minute into injury time.

In the other matches of the day, Al Nasr and Al Jazira drew 1-1 at Al Wasl Stadium. Abdullah Ahmad gave Al Nasr the lead in the 29th minute and Abdullah Jasim leveled the score for Al Jazira in the 82nd minute.

Bani Yas and Al Shabab were tied to a goalless draw in the last game of the first round held on the formers’ pitch.