James Rodriguez and his team Al Rayyan were after the semifinal of the Emir Cup and had to overcome Al Wakrah this Saturday, however after equalizing 3-3 in the 90 minutes, they forced penalties. The squandered collection by Steven N’Zonzi was decisive. The rival team was effective and in the end, with a 4-5, they got into the semis.
In the process of the match, the Colombian contributed with a ball that ended in the first for his team when they lost 0-2. James also went for the goal, but to his chagrin it was disallowed for a slight offside. He came out in the 86th minute, so he was not among those chosen in the penalty shootout.
At the end of the first 45 minutes, Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah were equal to two goals, after James Rodriguez’s team managed to “row against the current” after goals from Omar Ali and Mohamed Benyettou, in less than 3 minutes, taking unbounded to defense.
From the feet of the Colombian ’10’ came the discount, already in the minutes of addition. Free kick, almost from the corner, that N’Zonzi combed when Jacinto Muondo seemed to “give her a hand”, sending her to the bottom. In the last minute, Johan Boli made a pass from Karami, making it 2-2.
In the complement, two more goals arrived. First, Al Wakrah came forward through Omib Ebrahimi. Johan Boli, again with a pass from Karami, was responsible for making the final 3-3, after a goal by James was disallowed for offside. So they forced penalties. In the definition from the 11 steps, the only one who made a mistake was N’Zonzi. Al Wakrah did not forgive and qualified for the semifinal.
