Amman - A goalless draw settled the meeting between Al-Faisaly and Al-Shabab Al-Ordon at Amman International Stadium yesterday, closing the eighth round of the Pro League. Al-Faisaly extended their poor run of results and failed to win for the third match in a row.
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The point took Al-Faisaly to 15 and top spot, level on points with Ramtha. Al-Shabab Al-Ordon remain second from bottom on 7 points.
The other results in the round saw Ramtha beat Jazira 1-0, Wihdat beat Baqaa 1-0, and Doqqara draw 2-2 with Arab. Salt and Hussein Irbid also drew 2-2.
Al-Faisaly lead the table on 15 points, ahead of Ramtha on goal difference. Wihdat are third on 14 points, followed by Hussein Irbid fourth on 12, Baqaa fifth on 11 and Jazira sixth on 10. Salt are seventh on 8, level with Arab. Al-Shabab Al-Ordon are second from bottom on 7, and Doqqara are bottom on 5.
Al-Faisaly 0 Al-Shabab Al-Ordon 0
Al-Faisaly's new head coach, João Mota, started with Abdulrahman Talalqa in goal, and Hossam Abu Al-Dhahab, Ahmad Abdrabbo, Ahmad Al-Arsan, Claudio Maradona, Majdi Attar, Mohammad Haddad, Ghaith Al-Madadha, Rizq Bani Hani, Anas Badawi and Salah Al-Yahyaei in the lineup.
Al-Shabab Al-Ordon, coached by Tunisian Walid Al-Shatawi, lined up with Walid Essam in goal, and Salem Al-Ajalin, Yazid Mahfouz, Anas Zaboot, Saif Suleiman, Ayham Hisham, Mohammad Taha, Amer Al-Majdoubi, Ali Rabei, Qusai Tanous and Michael.
Al-Shabab started the match well and took advantage of some confusion in the Al-Faisaly ranks in the first minutes, coming close to an early goal. Al-Faisaly soon regained the initiative and searched for an opener. Al-Shabab then missed a dangerous chance in the 11th minute, when Saif Suleiman sent a cross across an empty goal, but no teammate was there to convert it.
Al-Yahyaei struck a ball from the right in the 15th minute that hit the outside of the Al-Shabab net. Bani Hani failed to score in the 21st minute after receiving a cross from Maradona inside the six-yard box, but goalkeeper Walid Essam was equal to it. Al-Arsan then fired a strong shot just wide in the 25th minute.
Al-Faisaly threatened again in the 41st minute, when Attar let fly from the edge of the box and Essam saved from where he stood, and the first half ended goalless.
Early in the second half, Al-Faisaly kept up their attacking pressure, but their problems grew when Al-Arsan was injured. Mota brought on Amin Al-Shanaineh, who made his first appearance of the season.
Badawi fired a powerful shot from outside the box in the 63rd minute, which Essam held comfortably.
Essam continued his good form in the 78th minute, stopping two consecutive attempts from Maradona and Abu Al-Dhahab, and kept his clean sheet until the final whistle. The match ended goalless.
Source: Al-Ghad. Reporting by Mohammad Arabiyat.
