Baniyas stumbled against its host Al Nasr with a score of two goals for both teams in the match that brought them together at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai for the sixth round of the ADNOC Professional League.
Al-Samawi entered the meeting with a squad that included Fahd Al-Dhanhani, Joao Victor, Muhammad Jaber, Sasha, Khamis Al-Hammadi, Gaston Suarez, Fawaz Awana, Ahmed Shehda, Suhail Al-Noubi, Nicolas Gimenez, and Isaac Thelin.
The first half witnessed shy attempts between the two sides, which did not record any progress in the result, and the first half ended in a goalless draw.
The excitement came in the second half, when Bani Yas advanced first. The path of Swede Isaac Thelin, after an explicit solo, translated it successfully to record the first goals of Al-Samawi.
Then Al-Samawi doubled the score through defender Sasha Ivkovic in the 65th minute.
The match witnessed several red cards, which were given to coach Daniel Isila, and another to Al Nasr defender and assistant coach, after contacts took place between the two teams.
Al-Nassr managed to reduce the difference through a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
Seconds before the end of the match, Al-Nasr managed to adjust the result through a header scored by Tagliabue in the 97th minute, ending the match in a positive tie with two goals for both teams.