Hatta failed to revive their dwindling top-flight survival chances after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Al Dhafra in matchweek 23 of the Arabian Gulf League on Friday.
Al Dhafra got off to a strong start at Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium when Dutch winger Mikhail Rosheuvel’s cross found Makhete Diop unmarked in the box and the forward powered his header into the back of the net on 8 minutes. This marked the Senegalese forward’s 100th goal in the Arabian Gulf League.
The guests missed a chance to double their lead as Braian Ramirez made a goal-line clearance to deny Masoud Sulaiman’s header. Hatta netted the equalizer just before half-time when Jonathas fired in from close range past keeper Khaled Al Senani.
The home side completed their comeback eight minutes after the break when Jonathas converted from the spot to put his side 2-1 up. Less than 15 minutes from time, Mohamed Aljneibi fired a one-touch effort into the top corner of Hatta’s goal to level the scoreline at 2-2.
Hatta failed to snatch their third win of the season as they stay at the bottom of the standings on 9 points. Al Dhafra stay 11th on 21 points, seven above Fujairah who suffered a 3-2 defeat to Shabab Al Ahli.
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