On Friday, April 28, the final match of the UAE President's Cup took place between the Emirati clubs Al Ain and Al Sharjah..

As part of Al-Ain, the entire match was played by Ukrainian Andriy Yarmolenko, and the match ended with the defeat of the Ukrainian football player's team in a penalty shootout.

Regular time ended with a score of 1:1, and Yarmolenko took an active part in Al Ain's goal - Kojo Laba equalized the result in the 55th minute after a dangerous cross from the Ukrainian winger and a mistake by the opponent's goalkeeper.

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In the penalty shoot-out, the Al-Sharjah club turned out to be more successful - the opponents scored 28 shots (12:13), and Yarmolenko approached the spot twice and shot accurately twice.

Recall that last summer, Yarmolenko left West Ham as a free agent, after which he signed a contract for one year with the possibility of extending for another season with the UAE club Al Ain, headed by Sergei Rebrov..

In total, Yarmolenko played 28 matches for Al Ain, in which he scored nine goals and gave seven assists.. This trophy could be the first for Yarmolenko in the UAE and the third for Rebrov.

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Earlier it was reported that Yarmolenko scored another effective action in the UAE.