Wasted Opportunities in the Professional Football League

The difference in the situation compared to previous seasons lies in the inability to predict the outcome, especially with active movements by the teams and attempts to reap points early from the first stage to strengthen their position, rather than waiting for direct pressure in the most difficult competition according to its new system of three stages between ten teams.

Among the active teams at the beginning is Al-Jazeera, which overcame Al-Hussein with five goals to nil, only to return and play a strong match against Shabab Al-Ordon. While it did not maintain the lead, it showed superior abilities in passing the ball and reaching the goal at maximum speed, to the point that its supporters' ambitions have turned into demands for the players and the technical staff to strive seriously for the title, amidst the vision of the board of directors under its new president. In any case, Shabab Al-Ordon deserves praise for this harmony among its members and the insistence on compensating; although this was the team's second draw, point after point consecutively may be extremely important in the language of precise calculations.

Al-Salt presented a match with a wonderful aesthetic character against Al-Wehdat and was very, very close to scoring on many occasions, and closer to reaping the full spoils with the improvement in its stars' skills and fruitful deals, unlike Al-Wehdat, which needs focus, harmony among its elements, to stop wasting opportunities, and the absence of a winning instinct so far.

Al-Ramtha is considered the most prominent beneficiary of the week's trend because it scored the precious goal against Al-Arabi and obtained the full tally from the capital's journey, just as it shows with great competence the skill of its members in repeated attempts and signings that made a difference, while it seems that Al-Arabi, returning after an absence to the professional spotlight, has not grasped the real lesson, and thus suffered its second consecutive loss and will need great energy for appropriate work.

As Al-Faisaly supporters say, overcoming Doqra came with minimal effort due to the team's continental commitment. Yes, that happened, specifically with the striking force in the first half, visiting the net, and lineup adjustments, which is what its fans hope for to regain the title after annoying years. Speaking of the loser, the newcomer to the league for the first time, it has so far only presented timid sorties and shots that did not visit the goal.

As for the title holder, everyone is asking about Al-Hussein and what is happening to it, as it lost harshly and then drew and failed to score despite possessing a heavy constellation in terms of names and international experience. It is clear that the performance is different from previous seasons, and perhaps its last match with Al-Baqa'a made the club's family look for solutions to save matters early. Regarding the state of Al-Baqa'a, it remains one of the ancient teams in Jordanian football, and what marred the performance was the disparity from one match to another, even if it also receives praise and appeals from the city's people to achieve the required image.

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Al-Faisaly star Ahmed Al-Ersan strengthened his productive presence at the top of the league table with his powerful shots, his most beautiful and longest-distance goals, and his decisive passes, to be his team's winning card from last season until now. Al-Ramtha player Jasama benefited from entering the atmosphere to place himself among «Alrai»'s choices for the most prominent after he shot a lot and exhausted the opponent.

Shabab Al-Ordon player Castro shone, providing an advantage that comforted his team, considering it a successful deal in all its details, and the expert Yaseen Al-Bakhit recorded his name on the list for the speed of his breakthroughs and his ability to prepare opportunities for the attacking line.

Malek Shalabiya, the Al-Baqa'a goalkeeper, proved his stardom to confirm again that he is the main element wherever he goes, and his competitor in Al-Hussein, Yazeed Abu Laila, cleared balls that almost put his team in a losing position if not for his brilliance.

And because it was a week for goalkeepers, Al-Wehdat's Mohammed Al-Amwasi contributed to keeping the dialogue with Al-Salt's Ahmed Al-Jaidi goalless after blocking the vision of the attacking papers.

Points Bank

After Al-Ramtha overcame Al-Arabi 1-0, Al-Faisaly beat Doqra 2-0, and the draws of Al-Jazeera and Shabab Al-Ordon 0-0, and the same for Al-Hussein and Al-Baqa'a, and Al-Wehdat and Al-Salt 1-1, the points bank for the teams became respectively: Al-Jazeera, Al-Salt, Al-Faisaly, Al-Ramtha, and Al-Baqa'a 4, Shabab Al-Ordon and Al-Wehdat 2, Al-Hussein 1, Al-Arabi and Doqra 0.

Next Thursday, the third week begins with a match at 7:00 PM at the Petra Stadium between Al-Salt and Doqra, and that venue hosts Al-Arabi and Al-Jazeera on Friday at 6:00, and Al-Wehdat welcomes Al-Ramtha at the King Abdullah II Stadium at 8:30.

Al-Hussein dialogues with Shabab Al-Ordon on Saturday the 19th at 7:00 at the King Abdullah II Stadium, and on the following day, Sunday, Al-Faisaly faces Al-Baqa'a at the Amman Stadium at the same time.