Palm City 2-1 Al Hamraya
Palm City took all three points against Al Hamraya in Division 1, Regular Season round 3 on Saturday. The hosts won 2-1 after a dramatic finish that saw them come from behind. A. Pozuelo opened the scoring before M. Al Menhali levelled for the visitors. Then M. Ibrahim struck deep into stoppage time to complete the turnaround.
Pozuelo's goal came in the fifty-sixth minute and shifted the momentum. Al Hamraya responded quickly, with Al Menhali finding the net in the seventieth. By then the game had settled into a rhythm, but the visitors were growing in confidence. They had controlled possession and created more chances up to that point.
Then the match turned. Daniel received his red card in the seventy-second minute, reducing Palm City to ten men. But the hosts did not fold. Ibrahim's winner in the ninety-third minute gave them a result they had not expected. And here's the thing — the man sent off was on the side that ultimately triumphed.
The statistics tell a different story. Al Hamraya dominated possession at 52 per cent and registered 102 attacks compared with 82. They also registered more shots, ten to six, though only two found the target. Palm City were more clinical with three shots on target and both found the back of the net.
Both sides remain on three points from three games. Palm City sit tenth while Al Hamraya are twelfth. The hosts have not won since their opening fixture and these results follow heavy defeats against Emirates and Al Arabi. Al Hamraya's recent form has been mixed, with a win against Forte Virtus bookended by losses.