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Al Shabab move closer to the golden box

Al Shabab scored an outstanding precious 3-0 victory over their group bottom table rivals Sharjah in the encounter that took place this afternoon at Maktoum bin Rashid stadium within Round 7 of the Etisalat Cup competition.


Al Shabab showed confidence and high concentration on the pitch from the start and succeeded to net an early goal through Ciel in the 7 minute; the second goal was credited to Ibrahim Abdullah who successfully overcame 4 defenders hindering his approach and netted in the 13th minute to end the first half with a 2-0 victory to the hosts.


Sharjah seemed to give up in the second half giving more chances to their opponents to score more than once and it was Ciel who again scored a third goal to the top table team in the 91st minute.


With 16 points Al Shabab reserve an early ticket to the golden box keeping the first place on the Group B Etisalat Cup standings, while Sharjah remain with 2 points at the bottom table.