Abu Dhabi, UAE – Al Wasl achieved a valuable victory over their guest Al Bataeh with a score of 1-0, in the match that brought them together at Zabeel Stadium as part of the 17th round of the ADNOC Professional League.
Nicolas Jimenez scored the only goal of the match in the 34th minute with a powerful shot, giving his team three points and lifting them to fourth place with 29 points and a game in hand. Al Bataeh remain in twelfth place with 13 points.
هدف لا يُصد ولا يُرد! 🚀
نيكولاس خيمينيز يسجل الهدف الأول لفريق الوصل من تسديدة صاروخية في شباك البطائح ⚽💥#الوصل_البطائح#دوري_أدنوك_للمحترفين pic.twitter.com/RbP3lzvUYT
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) February 21, 2026Al Wasl imposed their superiority during the first half, and almost opened the scoring early in the 26th minute through a header by Renato Junior, but Abdul Rahman Mubarak, the goalkeeper of Al Bataeh, brilliantly saved it and turned it into a corner kick.
Jimenez succeeded in translating superiority into a goal to put the team ahead, continuing his brilliance against Al Bataeh after contributing to 7 goals in 7 matches against them in the competition (scoring 4 and assisting 3).
In the second half, Alvaro de Oliveira missed a clear opportunity to equalize in the 56th minute after he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but Al Wasl’s goalkeeper intervened at the right moment.
فرصة هدف التعادل لفريق البطائح تضيع من ألفارو دي أوليفيرا بغرابة شديدة! 🚫#الوصل_البطائح#دوري_أدنوك_للمحترفين pic.twitter.com/gNMxvfi7t9
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) February 21, 2026The match witnessed two expulsions, one for Ali Saleh from Al Wasl and the other for Alvaro de Oliveira from Al Bataeh, and the confrontation continued to rage until the final whistle, which declared Al Wasl the winner and the three points.
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علي صالح لاعب الوصل يحصل على البطاقة الحمراء 🟥#الوصل_البطائح#دوري_أدنوك_للمحترفين pic.twitter.com/gMaeeRroMj
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) February 21, 2026بطاقة حمراء لمهاجم البطائح ألفارو دي أوليفيرا بعد هذا التدخل القوي ضد سيرجينهو 🟥🎥#الوصل_البطائح#دوري_أدنوك_للمحترفين pic.twitter.com/NVmsGUQxCK
— ADSportsTV (@ADSportsTV) February 21, 2026
