Al-Wahda team squandered a win that was within their grasp and fell into the trap of a 2-2 draw with their guests Al-Khorba in the match that brought them together on Thursday at Al-Nahyan Stadium as part of the 22nd round of the Professional Football League, in the presence of about two thousand spectators, in a scenario that reflects the continuation of the crisis of wasted opportunities for "Al-Anabi". The home team entered the match with a clear attacking mentality and succeeded in imposing their control on the course of play from the early minutes, translating their advantage into a first goal through Christian Bentek in the 9th minute, before Omar Kharbin extended the lead with a second goal from a penalty kick in the 19th minute. In the first half, Al-Wahda appeared to be the more organized and dangerous side, ending it with a comfortable two-goal lead. The scene changed completely in the second half, where Al-Wahda's pace decreased noticeably, and the team lost its ability to control the rhythm of the match, which opened the door for Al-Khorba to gradually return and impose their style on the course of the game. The visitors capitalized on this turn of events, narrowing the gap through Renny Rivas in the 69th minute, before the same player returned to shake the net again, scoring the equalizer goal in the 71st minute. With this result, Al-Wahda raised its points tally to 36 in fourth place, while Al-Khorba added a valuable point that raised its tally to 23 points in ninth place (temporarily).
