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Al Ahli clinch President’s Cup for 8th time
Al Ahli clinch President’s Cup for 8th time James Jose / 29 May 2013 Ten-man Al Ahli beat Dubai rivals Al Shabab in a seven-goal thriller to win the prestigious President’s Cup for a record eighth time at a packed Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday night. In a top quality game, where no quarter was given nor taken, Al Ahli eventually won 4-3 to finish the season with silverware. Their eighth title tied them with Al Sharjah, who too have won eight times. Al Ahli were in the inaugural winners in the 1974-75 season. The last time they won it was in the 2007-08 season. General Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, gave away the Cup. Al Ahli started strongly, while surprisingly, Al Shabab looked nowhere near a team that was playing a Cup final. Except for a wayward Ciel attempt in the fifth minute, it was Al Ahli all along right until the half-hour mark. Ciel had the first chance of the match when he came up with a fine solo down the right but shot across even though there was no one in support upfront. Al Ahli broke the deadlock in the next minute through Adnan Hussein Al Balooshi. Adnan Hussein darted down the right, drew goalkeeper Salem Abdulla out before slotting it over him. Grafite could have added a second on nine minutes when he sprinted in from the left but defender Walid Abbas, who had tailed him all along, made a fine clearance. They did increase the lead though on 15 minutes through Grafite. Amir Mubarak sent in a clever through pass and Grafite broke the off-side trap before tapping it into goal. Al Ahli kept at it and could have added another five minutes later but Grafite headed over the cross bar after a Abdulaziz Hussein cross from the right. Al Shabab had a chance in the next minute but Dawood Ali shot it over the cross bar, from range. Al Ahli, then had a couple of chances but Grafite hit the side netting from an acute angle after he had won the ball from Salem Abdulla. Then, Adnan Hussein sent in a beautiful cross from the right but Ismail Hammadi was a touch too late on it, despite lunging forward. Al Shabab earned a corner after captain Azizbek Haydarov’s shot from the edge of the box was deflected away by Majed Hassan. And Al Shabab put themselves on the scoresheet from that Ciel corner with Edgar Bruno Da Silva sending a powerful header home. That brought the spring back into Al Shabab’s game and they started looking more and more lethal thereafter. Dawood Ali came up with two fine assists before the end of the first half. Ali floated in a brilliant cross from the right but Edgar’s shot went just whizzed over the cross bar, on 41 minutes. Two minutes later, he made his way in from the right of the box and crossed but goalkeeper Majed Nasser made a collection before Hassan Ibrahim could get to it. And in the three minutes of stoppage time, Esam Dhahi’s header just whizzed over the woodwork, off a Ciel corner. Al Shabab came back into the game with Edgar finding the equaliser, four minutes after the restart after a clever piece of work by Ciel. Ciel smartlt took a short freekick and gave it to Luiz Henrique, who went in and passed for Edgar, who slotted it home with ease. Al Ahli were awarded a penalty by referee Fahad Al Qasar in the 53 rd minute after Adnan Hussein was brought down inside the box by goalkeeper Salem Abdulla. But Salem Abdulla atoned for that mistake by diving to his right to block Grafite’s penalty and keep Al Shabab in the game. But Al Ahli did take the lead with Luis Antonio Jimenez firing in a beautiful freekick into goal, from the left of the box. Al Shabab were then given a penalty on 80 minutes after Luiz Henrique was brought down by Abdulaziz Hussein inside the box. And Ciel made no mistake from the spot on 81 minutes, for the equaliser. It seemed to be heading into extra-time but Al Shabab’s Edgar contrived to deflect it into his own goal to give the match-winner to Al Ahli. With five minutes of regulation time left, Al Ahli earned a corner and Ismail Al Hammadi shot it goalward from the right. But the ball took a deflection off Edgar and went into goal. james@khaleejtimes.com Al Ahli were down to 10 men with a minute left after captain Grafite was sent off for a second booking, after fouling Hassain Ibrahim. james@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
Deadline for Syria peace
Deadline for Syria peace Silvia Radan / 29 May 2013 Even while the European Union decided they could provide weapons to the rebels, Britain said on Tuesday it does not consider a military intervention in Syria. However, Alistair Burt, UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, said in Abu Dhabi that a political transition of power must happen before the end of the year. Alistair Burt, UK Minister for Middle East and North Africa and Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs at the Press briefing in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. — KT photo by Shoaib Anwer The 10 th working group meeting between the UAE and the UK took place in the capital this week and both parties felt they had reached stronger common ground when it came to regional crises, trade and bilateral relation. “There is no military solution to what is going on in Syria. The only solution is a political transition of power and the UK’s intention is to put pressure on the regime,” Burt said. However, he said no option was off the table. Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, the UAE Minster of State for Foreign Affairs, stressed that renewed pressure would be placed on the Syrian regime, which has no option but to give in. The alternative would be a unified entity representing all of Syria’s political, religious and community groups that ideally should be able to take over power by the end of the year. “The UAE tries to give great importance to the Geneva Convention and we prefer a political solution,” said Dr Gargash. The EU move late on Monday lifting an arms embargo on Syria sparked broad political fallout. Russia, which has been a strong supporter of the Syrian government, criticised the decision and acknowledged its anti-aircraft missile sale to Syria. Israeli answered Russia’s pledge by warning that it would be prepared to attack any such missile shipments. In London, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement that the EU move to end the arms embargo on the rebels would send a clear signal to the Assad regime that it had to negotiate seriously, and that all options remained on the table if it refuses to do so. Regarding the Lebanese militant group’s decision to intervene in Syria, Dr Gargash said: “Hezbollah’s decision sheds light on the real conviction of this organisation, which claims its only purpose is to keep Israelis out of Lebanon. “Hezbollah’s arms are sectarian, directed towards countries like Syria and Lebanon. These intentions were known, but now they were just made public by Hezbollah’s declaration of interfering in Syria,” he explained. Syrian rebel chief Salim Idriss warned on Tuesday that if Hezbollah fighters do not stop their aggression in Syria, where they are backing government troops, “we will take all measures to hunt” them, “even in hell”. Hezbollah’s fighting in Syria would drag Lebanon into the conflict, Dr Gargash said. “Syria has become a safe heaven for jihadists. We have reached a very complex situation and now we are trying to create an agreement to end the crises through Geneva Convention, but it is a mine field,” stressed Dr Gargash. One worry is Russia, but minister Burt thinks that the country should use its influence with the Syrian regime to bring changes, rather than oppose a political power transition. “The urgency of the situation is so dramatic that by the end of the year there would be 10 million plus people displaced if Syria doesn’t end its crises,” said Burt. Other topics of discussion between the two nations were Iran-UAE relations which, according to Dr Gargash, would greatly improve if Iran followed the international law and returned the three occupied islands to UAE ownership. “Our position when it comes to the occupied islands is the same as it was 24 years ago. We want to solve the relations problems between the UAE and Iran and the solution is for Iran to give back the three islands or an international arbitrage,” said Dr Gargash. He also announced a renewable energy agreement to be signed “very soon” with the UK. silvia@khaleejtimes.com Continue reading
