Baniyas stumbled in the first round of the ADNOC Professional League in front of Al Wasl, with a score of one goal to none in the match that was held today at Al Shamkha Stadium for the first round.
Al-Samawi entered the meeting with a squad that included Fahd Al-Dhanhani, Hussein Abbas, Hassan Al-Mahrami, Sasa, Khamis Al-Hammadi, Gaston Suarez, Mohamed Hamdan, Nicolas Gimenez, Suhail Al-Noubi, Ahmed Shehda, Mohamed Rashid.
The first half was evenly matched between the two teams without any danger from either side. In the second half, the performance of the two teams improved and witnessed many opportunities, one of which Al Wasl took advantage of in the last minutes of the match.
Before the end of the match, there were doubts about an incorrect penalty kick for Baniyas, which necessitated the VAR technology, but the referee of the meeting had the decision not to count it, so that the match ended with Al Wasl winning 1-0.