Ittifaq 1:2 Al Urooba: Presidents Cup Match Result

Match report

Al-Uruba secured a 2-1 win over Ittihad in the Round of 64 of the President's Cup on Sunday. The visitors took the lead twice and held on despite a late surge from the hosts. Ittihad had been on a poor run of results before this fixture, losing four of their previous five matches.

Julio Cesar gave Ittihad an early advantage in the eighteenth minute. To be fair, it came from sustained pressure and the hosts looked comfortable for long stretches. Al-Uruba responded with a series of changes at half-time and again in the sixty-fourth minute, bringing on Roger Goncalves, A. Bravo, S. Saeed and S. Shefiti in quick succession.

And here's the thing about this match — it was never going to be decided in the opening half. Al-Uruba equalised in the eighty-third minute through A. Al Ali, catching Ittihad on the break. The home side made four substitutions of their own in the eightieth minute, including H. Helal and P. Kunde, but the shift had already happened.

Al-Uruba put the game to bed in the dying moments. E. Barwuah scored in the ninety-fourth minute to complete the turnaround. Julio Cesar was substituted in the eighty-fourth minute, perhaps sensing the tide had turned. By then Ittihad had little left to offer.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 18' Julio Cesar — Goal ⇄ 46' K. Ibrahim — Substitution ⇄ 64' Roger Goncalves — Substitution ⇄ 64' A. Bravo — Substitution ⇄ 64' S. Saeed — Substitution ⇄ 64' S. Shefiti — Substitution ⇄ 80' H. Helal — Substitution ⇄ 80' P. Kunde — Substitution ⇄ 80' E. Abass — Substitution ⇄ 80' A. Shafie — Substitution ⚽ 83' A. Al Ali — Goal ⇄ 84' Julio Cesar — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' E. Barwuah — Goal