Al Taher on cloud nine as Al Wasl through too
Cosme climbs to the top of the scorers’ chart as NAS futsal semifinalists are decided
Al Taher and Al Wasl secured contrasting results to book their places in the futsal semi-finals at the Fifth Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Ramadan Sports Tournament being held at the NAS Sports Complex.
Al Taher continued their streak as hot title favourites with a 9-3 demolition of Quattro Sports Centre, while Al Wasl had to dig deep for a 5-4 win over Zajel to book their meeting in the semi-final. The second semi-final will be played between The Storm and The Emperor following emphatic quarter-final wins on Monday.
Serving the Al Taher cause was a couple of hat-tricks in quick time from Brazilian striker Deives Moraes and UAE player Ahmad Abdullah Mohammad Jashak, while Fernando Nascimento Cosme was on target twice as Al Taher took their scoring prowess to 29 goals in three matches and remain the only unbeaten side in this tournament so far.
Cosme continued at the top of the individual scorers’ list when he opened the account for Al Taher in the sixth minute, while Moraes doubled up in the seventh and eleventh minutes to go in with a 3-0 cushion at half-time.
Futsal quarter-finals:
Al Taher Al Wasl 9 5 Quattro Zajel
Al Wasl squeeze through
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In the other quarter-final of the night, Al Wasl managed a 5-4 win against fancied Zajel. Taynan Da Silva Rego put Al Wasl ahead only to see Andre Thiago Grahl equalise.
Ari Santos gave Al Wasl the edge once again but Williams Oliveira Do made it 2-2. Paulo Roberto Castanhassi added a double for 4-2 and then Ahmad Khalil Al Hossani made it 5-2. Grahl turned in his second and Hamad Al Shamsi added a fourth but Zajel ran out of time.