Elman, a powerful football club who plays in Somalia’s division one football championship has on Monday destroyed Mogadishu port club ‘Dekedda’ by 5-1 in what has been described as the biggest humiliation since the 1st division soccer championship was recommenced in Mogadishu in January this year.

At least 15 minutes before the end of the first half of the match, Elman and national team striker Abdi Aziz Mohamed Ali known as ‘Hoomey’ headed a ball passed by Abdullahi Yusuf Osman and put into the Port’s goal and the first half ended in 1-0 with Elman having the lead.

 

In the 58^th minute of the match, Elman gained the second goal after its striker Sa’ad Saleh Hussein scored, while Abdi Aziz Mohamed Ali signed the 3^rd goal for his team in the 65^th minute of he second half.

 

Striker Abdi Aziz Mohamed Ali is currently leading the goal scoring contest with 9 goals. “I am very hopeful to be the top goal scorer” he told reporters.

 

Sa’ad Saleh Hussein and Hassan Ali Roble scored the 4^th and the 5^th goals for their Elman FC in the 79^th and 88^th minutes of the match, but Abdi Aziz Hassan Ali of Mogadishu port ‘Dekedda’ scored the lone goal for his team in the 89^th minute of the match which finally ended in 5-1 in favor of Elman Football Club.

 

“This is some thing that my boys and I have been thinking over even before the match kick off” Elman FC and Somali U-17 coach Yusuf Ali Nur told a post match press conference.

 

The match attached many high profile dignitaries including Somali Football Federation President Said Mahmoud Nur, his deputies Ali Said Guled Roble and Abdullahi Abow Hussein and as well as former basketball player and Somali Prime minister’s advisor for youth and sports Abdi Qani Abdullahi Hilowle “Jeenyo” who has in the past been an active member in Somali Sports community abroad.

 

Muktar Moalim Yusuf has officiated Monday’s match, while Mohamed Hassan Fidow and Qasim Sheik Mahmoud were his assistants. Suleyman Sheik Bashir was the fourth official and former International referee and current instructor Aweys Ahmed jim’aale was the match commissioner.

 

During Monday’s match the below cautions have been given.

ELMAN

 

 

 

Mogadishu Port

 

 

 

 

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