The final minutes of the Al Hilal and Al Ain match witnessed the brilliance of goalkeeper Khaled Issa, who won the best player in the match, after he was able to save his team’s goal on more than one occasion, and blocked 5 shots from inside the area.
The Asian Football Confederation said on its official website: “Goalkeeper Khaled Issa stood in the way of successive attacks after he blocked Michel’s header, which came from inside the penalty area (90+6). He also saved his goal from Ali Al-Bulaihi’s header, which came from a distance.” Close (90+8) to successfully lead his team to the final match.”
For his part, Issa said in his statements after the match: “I thank everyone who stood by me and helped me from Al Ain fans and my fellow players. We gave everything we had to reach the final match, after we played a great match.”
Khaled Issa added: “We knew our opponent well, and we played a difficult and great match against him in the second leg, and we achieved our goal in the end.”