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TMDC - Javad Kazemian was the star of Al Ahli Club of Dubai , as his team maintained their top of the UAE league position after defeating AL Ittihad of Kalbaa 3-1. The first goal was scored by Al Ahli in the forst half with a perfect free kick taken by Kazemian which left no hope for the Kalbaa goalkeeper.

The second half was a drab affair as Al Ahli was too complacent with their game, with lots of careless passing and far too much individualist play. Kalbaa took the game to Al Ahli and soon got their reward after a free kick was fumbled by the Ahli GK. The rebound was hit hard at the empty goal, where Ahmad Shah, Ahli defender deflected the inbound shot by his hand. The Referee whistled for a penalty kick\k and showed the Red-card for Al Ahli defender. This was the 2nd consecutive red card for Al Ahli players in as many matches.

Kalbaa scored the equalizer through the penalty, and Al Ahli was once again in an awkward situation, with 10 men. However, it seems that the red devils of Dubai need these situations to show their prowess. Kazemian got a beautiful ball in the penalty box, turned his marker inside out, but the defender had no choice but to push him before Kazemian could get clear. A Clear Penalty which was scored, and subsequently towards the end of the match,. Faisal Khalil, Al Ahli super-sub, scored the third to seal the fate of the match for al Al Ahli after some good moves from the right flank.

While Kazemian was performing to the best of his ability, with some darting runs and being instrumental in his team victory, Karimi was on the other side of the performance scale. Karimi was no where near his best today, with his insistence to dribble everyone in front of him bordering the ridiculous. He lacked interest in this match and he was frequently a pedestrian while everyone else was running around. The coach pulled him back to the midfield after Al Ahli was down to 10 men, but even then he was not performing anything near his capacity. Difficult case of a brilliant player who is an enigma and hard to predict, except that he would dribble everyone in front of him.

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