Viceroy
Cup 2001
Al-Ansar tied with Ikhaa Ahley Aley [2-2]
November
8, 2001
Al-Ansar qualified to the semi-finals of
Viceroy Cup 2001 after drawing with Ikhaa Ahley Aley [2-2] in the
match that took place on Thursday November 8, 2001 5:45 p.m., at
Beirut Sports City Stadium.
Al-Ansar, last year title holder, was able to convert its 0-2
deficit till the 64th. minute into a 2-2 draw and thus managed to
eliminate Ikhaa Ahley, and qualify as the Fourth team in the semi
finals where they shall face Tadamoun Sour on Saturday November 10,
2001 8:30 p.m., at Beirut Sports City Stadium.
Al-Ansar performance was poor in the First Half with a lot of
broken passes, and Ikhaa Ahley were able to advance on the 44th.
minute when Z. Samad GK of Al-Ansar failed to hold the ball after
Ahmad Mansour kick, the ball bounced back to Mohammad Ayyoubi who
hit it into the net [1-0] for Ikhaa. In the second half, Gelberto
Dos Santos crossed the ball from the right wing side, it reached
the unmarked Zaher Alaandari who hit it beyond the reach of Z.
Samad [2-0] for Ikhaa. |
Gelberto lost most of his energy
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Ever after, Al-Ansar players resurrected and started the attack..
Many shots went near Ikhaa target until the first sign of hope
came on the 65th. minute when H. Moussa GK of Ikhaa failed to
catch the ball properly, and this allowed Haitham Hallak snatched the ball
with his head from him inside the target reducing the score sheet to 1-2.
Shortly after, Al-Ansar players were still continuing their
pressure when a forward pass reached P. Prospar who broke the
offside, faced the goal keeper alone, and hit the ball inside the
target. Al-Ansar equalized [2-2]. The situation was turned upside
down, and now Al-Ansar became in while Ikhaa was out. Furthermore,
The remaining minutes of the match witnessed rather shy attempts
from both teams to change the score. The result remained [2-2],
Al-Ansar qualified, Ikhaa went out.
Al-Ansar now
shall face Tadamoun Sour in a repeat of last year Final match that
went for Al-Ansar [1-0] with the goal scored then by Peter
Prospar. Tadamoun Sour will be eager to bring Al-Ansar a defeat
backed with huge self-confidence after defeating Nejmeh [2-0] on
Wednesday November 7, 2001, in order to open the road to a First
Viceroy Cup title and thus carving their club's name on the Golden
trophy as the 6th. title holder.
Al-Ansar squad: Z.
Samad (GK), Z. Murad, A. Hassoun, R. Esper, F. Hallak, S.
Eshshoum [A. Saleh],
J. Taha [A. Hussein], A. Taktak, M. Hassoun, M. Jawad [H.
Hallak], P. Prospar.
Ikhaa Ahley Aley squad: H. Moussa (GK), A. Badawi [A. Awada], B. Zaghloul, W. Mahmoud, M. Da Silva,
M. Ayyoubi [F. Kakhi], A. Mansour, M. Obaid, J. Dos Santos, Z. Alaandari,
R. Kfouri.
Referees:
Taleb Ramadan [Main]
Haidar Kleit
Rabih Yazbek
Bookings:
M. Hassoun YC
Z. Samad YC
A. Taktak YC
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