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Al-Arabi beat Mazia sport club
Al-Arabi players pose after victory. -- KUNA
MALDIVES: Al-Arabi Football Club secured an important victory on Tuesday against hosts Mazia Sports Maldives with four unanswered goals in the Asian Challenge League play-offs at the Maldives National Stadium.
Al-Arabi opened the scoring early through their professional player Ewal in the third minute with a powerful shot after a run down the right wing. His teammate Ngui added a second goal in the 41st minute after a cross that he powerfully shot into the net, giving Al-Arabi a comfortable 2-0 lead at the end of the first half. In the second half, Al-Arabi left no chance for their hosts to come back after Christopher John scored the third goal with an individual effort in the 54th minute, allowing Al-Arabi to dominate the game.
In the 88th minute, Hussein Ashkanani scored the fourth goal after a pass from his teammate Youssef Majid, who shot powerfully at the goalkeeper, ending the match with a clean 4-0 victory. This is Al-Arabi's first official match of the new 2025/2026 season under the leadership of new Portuguese coach Marco Alves, who replaced Kuwaiti coach Nasser Al-Shatti. - KUNA
