Baniyas tied witا Emirates team, in a goalless draw, in the match that brought the two teams together at Al Shamkha Stadium in the Capital , Abu Dhabi, on Friday evening, for the fourth round of the ADNOC Professional League.
Al-Samawi entered the match with a squad that included: Fahd Al-Dhanhani - Sasa - Hussein Abbas - Abdullah Jassim - Khamis Al-Hammadi - Fawaz Awana - Suarez - Geraldes - Taulant Seferi - Suhail Al-Noubi - and Youssoufou Niakaté.
The two teams showed a clear desire in the first half of the match, and a clear attacking format, and the first half witnessed 14 shots, which the two teams shared without a clear dominance of one over the other, while Baniyas was the most focused with four direct shots on goal, compared to 3 for its competitor, the Emirates, which stood out in its ranks. The touches of his Spanish star, Andres Iniesta, with a shot that had Fahd Al Dhanhani waiting.
In the second half, Baniyas tried to take the lead through Youssoufou Niakaté, as he headed a ball that hit the crossbar in the 71st minute, and minutes later Gaston Suarez shot a powerful shot from outside the area as well, which hit the post in the 75th minute.
Before the end of the match, substitute Abu Backar Cisse tried to score the lead goal and hit a powerful ball that passed next to the post for the Emirates goal. The match ended in a goalless draw between the two teams.
With this negative result, the two teams shared two draw points, bringing Baniyas to 4 points in the standings.