Moataz Al-Shami (Dubai)
Our national team defeated Lebanon 2-1, in the match that took place yesterday evening, at Al Maktoum Stadium, at the conclusion of its internal camp in Dubai.
The two goals were scored by Caio Canedo in the 25th minute, Sultan Adel in the 94th minute, while Karim Darwish scored Lebanon’s goal in the 33rd minute. The “Whites” emerged with several gains from the Dubai camp, most notably giving the opportunity to a number of new faces, who performed well and reached the level of Reassured of harmony and understanding with the rest of the “white” elements.
The camp comes within the plan to prepare the team for the joint Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup, where the “White” begins the journey by meeting Nepal on November 16, then leaves for Bahrain to face the “Red” on the 21st of the same month.
Our national team played in a formation that included Khaled Issa as a goalkeeper, and in front of him were Khaled Al-Dhanhani, Khalifa Al-Hammadi, Khaled Al-Hashimi, and Abdullah Idris, and in the middle were Ali Salmeen and Yahya Nader, and on the right front was Caio Canedo, and on the left was Yahya Al-Ghassani, while Tahnoun Al-Zaabi played as a striker behind Ali. Mabkhout, “the spearhead.”
“Al-Abyad” played a good first half, after taking control of the course of the game, and posing a threat to the goal of Mehdi Khalil, the Lebanese goalkeeper, and the attacks and scoring opportunities were numerous, thanks to the movements of the “trio” of Al-Ghassani, Tahnoun and Caio.
“White” succeeded in imposing its control for most of the half, thanks to good spread throughout the field, as well as recovering the ball quickly, applying high pressure on the opponent, and preventing him from advancing to our team’s half of the field.
“Al-Abyad” was able to take the lead in the 25th minute, from a free kick, which was converted by Yahya Al-Ghassani into the area, and Caio Canedo rose to it, who placed it into the net without difficulty, announcing the progress of our team with the aim of translating “Al-Abyad’s” advantage.
The Lebanese response did not take long, as Karim Darwish was able to bring back the “Cedars” team with a cross that passed through the defense inside the area, to find Darwish, who shot a low ball that hit the net in the 33rd minute.
Tahnoon almost scored with a shot, but it passed without danger, and the half ended in a draw.
In the second half, coach Paulo Pinto brought in Ali Saleh instead of Yahya Al-Ghassani, followed by the participation of Hazem Mohammed and Sultan Adel instead of Ali Mabkhout and Tahnoun Al-Zaabi, with the aim of being more active offensively. Ali Salmeen and Yahya Nader also came out, and Majed Rashid and Abd participated. May God bless Ramadan instead.
“Al-Abyad” retreated in an attempt to confront the defensive formation in the middle of the field carried out by the Lebanese national team, and relied on long balls and crosses from both ends of the field, but the valor of the “Cedars” defense, and behind it, goalkeeper Mahdi Khalil, who was out injured, prevented goals from being scored.
As time passed, the Lebanese national team retreated to the bloc in front of its goal, and “Al-Abyad” got a “corner” in counted time instead of stoppage time. Abdullah Ramadan blocked it and converted it perfectly into the area, finding the head of Sultan Adel, who deposited it into the net, declaring “Al-Abyad’s” victory. In “Deadly Time”.
2023-10-17 19:47:25
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