The UAE had to come from behind to earn an injury-time victory in their friendly against Tajikistan in Dubai on Thursday night.
The national team, taking part in their second official match with manager Jorge Luis Pinto in charge, rebounded from two goals down at the Zabeel Stadium to prevail 3-2. Substitute Ali Saleh notched the winner deep into the additional time.
Earlier, an Ali Mabkhout double had dragged the UAE back into the game following a shock start for the hosts. Pinto, appointed in July, will have breathed a sigh of relief in getting his first official win with his new side.
Initially, Thursday’s encounter appeared set to go the same way. Despite the home side twice going close early through Mabkhout – the UAE’s record goalscorer really should have converted his second attempt – Tajikistan took a surprise lead on eight minutes.
Ehson Panjshanbe’s corner from the left found an unmarked Davron Ergashev at the UAE’s back post, the defender heading home past a rooted Ali Kasheif.
Tajikistan had doubled their lead 12 minutes later. The UAE's defence were caught narrow, leaving visiting right-back Iskandar Dzhalilov in too much space as he raced into the penalty area.
Dzhalilov seemed to skew his effort across goal, but Muhammadjon Rakhimov was on hand to lift the ball into the net.
However, just before the half-hour mark, the UAE halved the deficit. Al Ain winger Bandar Al Ahbabi got to the byline and lofted a cross to Mabkhout, who nodded home from right under the crossbar.
Then, as the clock crept past the hour, the UAE drew level. Substitute Mohammed Fawzi was adjudged to have been fouled in the Tajikistan area, the referee pointed to the spot, and Mabkhout rolled in the resulting penalty.
The Al Jazira striker almost had his hat-trick 20 minutes from time, when he latched onto a rebound from an Al Ahbabi shot that struck the post. Tajikistan goalkeeper Shokhrukh Kirgizboev, though, did just about enough to send the strike away for a corner.
Pinto continued to ring the changes for the remainder of the match, with his decision finally paying off in the 94th minute.
As Tajikistan looked to have held out, Saleh pounced upon Mabkhout’s miscontrolled pass to drag a shot past Kirgizboev. The UAE, currently based in Dubai, take on Bahrain on Monday in another friendly.
Difference between fractional ownership and timeshare
Although similar in its appearance, the concept of a fractional title deed is unlike that of a timeshare, which usually involves multiple investors buying “time” in a property whereby the owner has the right to occupation for a specified period of time in any year, as opposed to the actual real estate, said John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a law firm.
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In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
Most wanted allegations
- Benjamin Macann, 32: involvement in cocaine smuggling gang.
- Jack Mayle, 30: sold drugs from a phone line called the Flavour Quest.
- Callum Halpin, 27: over the 2018 murder of a rival drug dealer.
- Asim Naveed, 29: accused of being the leader of a gang that imported cocaine.
- Calvin Parris, 32: accused of buying cocaine from Naveed and selling it on.
- John James Jones, 31: allegedly stabbed two people causing serious injuries.
- Callum Michael Allan, 23: alleged drug dealing and assaulting an emergency worker.
- Dean Garforth, 29: part of a crime gang that sold drugs and guns.
- Joshua Dillon Hendry, 30: accused of trafficking heroin and crack cocain.
- Mark Francis Roberts, 28: grievous bodily harm after a bungled attempt to steal a £60,000 watch.
- James ‘Jamie’ Stevenson, 56: for arson and over the seizure of a tonne of cocaine.
- Nana Oppong, 41: shot a man eight times in a suspected gangland reprisal attack.
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Haircare resolutions 2021
From Beirut and Amman to London and now Dubai, hairstylist George Massoud has seen the same mistakes made by customers all over the world. In the chair or at-home hair care, here are the resolutions he wishes his customers would make for the year ahead.
1. 'I will seek consultation from professionals'
You may know what you want, but are you sure it’s going to suit you? Haircare professionals can tell you what will work best with your skin tone, hair texture and lifestyle.
2. 'I will tell my hairdresser when I’m not happy'
Massoud says it’s better to offer constructive criticism to work on in the future. Your hairdresser will learn, and you may discover how to communicate exactly what you want more effectively the next time.
3. ‘I will treat my hair better out of the chair’
Damage control is a big part of most hairstylists’ work right now, but it can be avoided. Steer clear of over-colouring at home, try and pursue one hair brand at a time and never, ever use a straightener on still drying hair, pleads Massoud.
The most expensive investment mistake you will ever make
When is the best time to start saving in a pension? The answer is simple – at the earliest possible moment. The first pound, euro, dollar or dirham you invest is the most valuable, as it has so much longer to grow in value. If you start in your twenties, it could be invested for 40 years or more, which means you have decades for compound interest to work its magic.
“You get growth upon growth upon growth, followed by more growth. The earlier you start the process, the more it will all roll up,” says Chris Davies, chartered financial planner at The Fry Group in Dubai.
This table shows how much you would have in your pension at age 65, depending on when you start and how much you pay in (it assumes your investments grow 7 per cent a year after charges and you have no other savings).
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Age
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$250 a month
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$500 a month
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$1,000 a month
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25
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$640,829
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$1,281,657
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$2,563,315
|
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35
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$303,219
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$606,439
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$1,212,877
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45
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$131,596
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$263,191
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$526,382
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55
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$44,351
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$88,702
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$177,403
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