Marhoom Humaid Aref and Bianconeri recorded important wins on night four of the Adhaaf Cup powered by Nike.
Marhoom took control of Group E with their second win in succession – this time a 1-0 success against Santos to leave them top of the standings. Elsewhere in the group, Panthers bounced back from an opening defeat to beat YNWA FC 5-3.
In the final pool, Group F, Bianconeri kept up their 100% record with a 3-0 win over DOHL. They are top of their group and are yet to concede a goal. In other match of the night, Misho beat All Star 6-1.
Tonight sees the final games in the other four groups.
In Group A, Amazing Boys take on Falcons, while Lion face Jumeira.
Group B sees Tayseer face Angry Birds, and Fiorentina Dubai play Zol’s United.
Group C climaxes with Rijab battling Wolverhampton, and Hypervenom facing Mazarita.
The final games in Group D are Viene El Invierno v Guns and Moses, and Gladiator FC v Robertos.
In the women’s tournament, Friday night saw Leoni FC and Dubai Warrior play out a goalless draw, Fireballs recorded a 4-0 win over CANDO Real Estate, while Eagles got their first goals of the tournament but still slipped to a 4-2 defeat to Dubai AllStar.
The Adhaaf Cup, powered by Nike
Played on two Nike-branded pitches, in the Al Quoz industrial area, teams will compete against each other in a league table format before progressing onto the knockout stages of the competition. Matches are played in a five-a-side format with sides allowed to register seven players in the squad, who can be used in rotation during the game.
Teams are competing over nine days as they battle it out for the winner’s trophy.
There’s competition for both males and females as 24 men’s teams who will be looking to take home a share of the Dhs 30,000 grand prize. The Nike slogan for the tournament, which is emblazoned around the pitches, says ‘End it with speed, end it with precision’, which is exactly what the teams will have to do as matches are just 30 minutes in length.
