Impressive Majidi wins all-Iranian battle

MiddleeastFootbal - Iran international striker Farhad Majidi eclipsed his compatriot Ali Karimi in Friday night’s Dubai derby, as he steered Al-Wasl to a thoroughly-deserved 4-0 crashing win over Group 2 leaders Al-Ahly here in the United Arab Emirates.

This has been the Reds’ first defeat following an impressive debut of league action, during which they rattled in four successive victories.

The lively Majidi netted the opener for Al-Wasl after 24 minutes, his fourth goal in five league outings so far, before laying off the second goal for young striker Ahmed Fayrouz midway through the second half, the real turning points of the game.

Defender Obaid Jamman aggravated the scoreline after 88 from a devastating 30-yard bullet, with Iranian new recruit Alireza Vahidi completing the rout in stoppage time, handing Al-Ahly one of their heaviest league defeats in the last five seasons.

Al-Wasl are now trailing Group 2 leaders Al-Ahly by only 2 points, each side having played 5 games to date.

In the other featured game held on Friday, fresh sub Mohamed Srour claimed a crucial double-delight within four minutes midway through the second-half to help Al-Sha’ab gaining all three points in the 5-3 thriller held in front of 6.000 fans.

GROUP 2:
5th Week (27/02/3004):

· Al-Sha’ab – Al-Emirates: 5-3. Angelo Cassiano (44’ pen.), Saif Mohamed (54’), Mohamed Srour (76’; 79’).///// Ricardo Silva (33’; 66’), Carlos Germain (88’ pen.).
· Al-Ahly – Al-Wasl: 0-4. Farhad Majidi (24’), Ahmed Fayrouz (66’), Obaid Jamman (88’), Alireza Vahidi (90’).
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· Al-Wahda – Al-Ittihad:

Club Pl W D L Gf Ga Pts
1. Al-Ahly 5 4 0 1 12 06 12
2. Al-Wasl 5 3 1 1 08 02 10
3. Al-Sha’ab 5 2 1 2 09 08 7
4. Al-Wahda 3 1 1 1 03 04 4
5. Al-Ittihad 4 1 1 2 03 05 4
6. Al-Emirates 4 0 0 4 04 14 0

Group 2 Top Scorers:

1. Salem Khamis (Al-Ahly)………………………………………………………..4 goals.
Darko Metrovic (Al-Ahly)…………………………………………………..4 goals.
Farhad Majidi (Al-Wasl)……………………………………………………..4 goals.
2. Angelo Cassiano (Al-Sha’ab)……………………………………..……3 goals.
3. Sheikh Diop (Al-Ittihad)…………………………………………………..2 goals.
Carlos Germain (Al-Ahly)…………………………………………………..2 goals.
Mohamed Srour (Al-Ahly)……………………………………………………..2 goals.
Ricardo Silva (Al-Emirates)…………………………………………..2 goals.
Ahmed Fayrouz (Al-Wasl)……………………………………………………..2 goals.