The Al Jazira team was able to reach the semi-finals of the UAE Professional League Cup today, after defeating Al Ain on penalties 4-2, after the two matches ended in a 3-3 draw.
Moroccan star Sofiane Rahimi stood out in the match, as he contributed to Al Ain’s first goal with a smart pass to Laba Kodjo, who gave the ball to Khaled Al Baloushi to open the scoring in the 12th minute. Rahimi also scored a goal in the 38th minute, which was disallowed after resorting to video assistant technology, due to a previous violation. To his colleague Kodjo.
The match witnessed dramatic fluctuations, as Al Jazira equalized through Ramon Merez, before Vinicius Melo added the second goal, then Merez increased his team’s lead with a third goal. But Al Ain reduced the gap in stoppage time through Sanabria, and a penalty shootout decided Al Jazira’s qualification to meet Al Wasl in the semi-finals.