Al Ain scores again with 4 goals and stays top/Merciless win over Istiqlal's title rival in Basra!
Al Ain claimed its second Asian Champions League Elite win, beating Iraq's Air Force 4-1 to firmly hold on to top spot in the standings.
According to the report of "Varzesh Se", the Al Ain football team of the Emirates had a brilliant performance against the Iraqi Air Force in the second week of the Asia Elite League and managed to win at the Basra International Stadium with a result of 4:1. With this win, Vladimir Ivic's students gained six points and continued their leadership in the Asian competition. Al-Ain, who had defeated Nasr Arabia by four goals in their first match, this time also put pressure on the Iraqi opponent with their high offensive power and celebrated their second consecutive victory by registering four goals.
The game for the representative of the UAE took a desired shape very soon. In the 13th minute, Ka Ko opened the goal of Niro Air Force, so that Al Ain imposed its superiority on the opponent from the very beginning of the match. Five minutes later, Saad al-Rossan, the defender of Niro Ahayi, mistakenly opened the home team's goal to make the difference two goals. This incident made the situation more difficult for the host and Al Ain continued their attacks with more confidence.
In the 23rd minute, Hossein Rahimi scored the third goal of Al-Ain to make the superiority of the UAE representative even stronger. This attacker managed to score again in the 43rd minute and with his double, he turned the first half into an unforgettable night for Al Ain. In this way, Al-Ain had opened the opponent's goal four times while the first half had not yet ended.
The Iraqi team, which had conceded four goals in the first half, continued to try to reduce the difference and finally Mohammad Javad compensated for one of the goals in the 89th minute. It is noteworthy that Mohammad Javad missed a penalty kick before scoring. An incident that made it more difficult for the Air Force to return to the competition. However, the goal in the final minutes could not prevent the second defeat of the Iraqi representative in this competition, and Al-Ain gained three more valuable points with a 4-1 advantage.
The victory against Niro Awai continued Al Ain's strong start in the Asian Elite League. After winning 4-0 against Al Nasr of Saudi Arabia, this team scored four goals in the second match to be at the top of the table with six points.