Al-Arabi took all three points away from home in the First Division Regular Season on Friday evening, beating City 2:3 in five goals. The visitors finished top of the table after the match, four points clear at the summit.
Y. Dribi opened the scoring in the fifth minute, a simple finish that caught the hosts off guard. To be fair, City had looked comfortable enough in those early exchanges, but the first goal changed everything.
Ernane then ended a barren spell with two quick strikes, putting the visitors ahead 2:1 by the thirtieth minute. And here's the thing — the home side had not won since their opening game, and this run of form was showing.
G. Camargo pulled one back in the seventy-ninth minute, giving City something to hold onto. We had called an away win at 64 per cent confidence, and the result proved us right. The visitors had not travelled to make up the numbers.
C. Timite sealed it in the ninety-second minute, and Al-Arabi were safe. By then, City had spent most of the game chasing shadows, and the late goal felt inevitable rather than surprising.
The statistics tell their own story. City managed only 31 per cent possession and three shots on target against nine for the visitors. They had more attacks — 58 to 75 — but without the ball, those numbers meant little.
Al-Arabi now sit first with 10 points from four games, while City drop to tenth with just 4. The gap is already significant, and the momentum has shifted decisively toward the visitors.
