BANIYAS // Ali Massari scored a late equaliser as second-placed Baniyas twice came from behind to share a point with Al Shabab in a 2-2 draw last night.
While Baniyas were happy not to have lost, the draw cost them ground against league-leaders Al Jazira, who now have a seven-point cushion at the top of the table.
"It was a good comeback for us under the circumstances, so it was a fairly satisfying result, but not a good performance," said Lutfi al Benzarti, the Baniyas coach.
Baniyas were without several of their key players: Fawzi Basheer, their Oman international, and the Emirati internationals Amer Abdulrahman, Theyab Awana, Haboush Saleh and Mohammed Fawzi, because of injury.
"With so many absentees, it was difficult against a team that had strengthened their squad during the break," al Benzarti said. "This is a young team and they showed a lot of character to fight until the end. That's a positive we can take from this game."
He said he will not ruefully pore over the table; like Jazira, Baniyas have never won a league title.
"As I said before, we are not thinking of winning the league," he said. "We will certainly try, but we must be realistic, too. What we are aiming is to finish higher than the fourth-placed finish we achieved last season and we are on course to achieve that."
Massari tapped in a bad fumble from Salem Abdullah, the Shabab goalkeeper, to salvage the draw. Baniyas could have won had Fareed Ismail not fluffed his shot in front of the goalmouth.
Jociel Ferreira, Shabab's Brazilian acquisition in the mid-season transfer period last month, made an immediate impact for the Dubai club. The quality of his delivery from set pieces was key to the goals scored by Essa Mohammed and Essa Obaid either side of half time. Both came from corners.
In the 65th minute, just before Obaid's strike, Ismail had cancelled Shabab's first-half lead with a low shot from outside the area to make it 1-1.
Paulo Bonamigo, Shabab's Brazilian coach, felt they lost out on an opportunity to win three points.
"Losing the lead at the end was a bit hard to swallow," he said.
"But these things keep happening in football. We must take it in the chin and continue to work on the mistakes."
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Sharjah late show downs Kalba
Sharjah capitalised on their numerical advantage to score twice in the last 10 minutes and overcome 10-man Kalba 3-1 at home last night and move to fourth in the table.
Sharjah were a goal up at half-time courtesy of Esam al Mansouri, who tapped in a rebound two minutes before the break. Kalba came back strongly to equalise through Mohammed Malallah, a minute after Simon Feindouno – Kalba’s Guinea forward – was sent off in the 75th minute.
Robinho, the Brazilian striker, made it 2-1 from the spot, a penalty he earned himself when he was felled by Abdulkareem Awana. Fahad Hadeed then made the game safe with a minute left when he ran through the entire Kalba defence to score with a superb solo effort.
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In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
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Syria v Australia
2018 World Cup qualifying: Asia fourth round play-off first leg
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Umpires: Aleem Dar, Kumara Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Sundaram Ravi, Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker, Michael Gough, Joel Wilson and Paul Wilson.
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To mark Bodytree’s 10th anniversary, the coming season will be filled with celebratory activities:
- September 21 Anyone interested in becoming a certified yoga instructor can sign up for a 250-hour course in Yoga Teacher Training with Jacquelene Sadek. It begins on September 21 and will take place over the course of six weekends.
- October 18 to 21 International yoga instructor, Yogi Nora, will be visiting Bodytree and offering classes.
- October 26 to November 4 International pilates instructor Courtney Miller will be on hand at the studio, offering classes.
- November 9 Bodytree is hosting a party to celebrate turning 10, and everyone is invited. Expect a day full of free classes on the grounds of the studio.
- December 11 Yogeswari, an advanced certified Jivamukti teacher, will be visiting the studio.
- February 2, 2018 Bodytree will host its 4th annual yoga market.
