AJMAN. Ajman snatched a late win Al Ittihad Kalba 1-0 after B. Larbi scored just 1 goal (90′).
The match was played at the Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Stadium stadium in Ajman on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Abdurazzaq who had the assistance of Jasem Abdulla Al Ali and Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Khalid Ali Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Al Mulla. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.2 degrees Celsius or 84.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 7 Total 14
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 2
- 79 Attack 85
- 45 Dangerous attack 44
- 101 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Ajman was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Al Ittihad Kalba that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ajman was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajman won the match.
Ajman shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Ajman received 2 yellow cards (Waleid Yammahi and S. Sulaiman). Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba received 3 yellow cards (Z. Mohammed, B. Ramirez and L. Spadacio).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ajman will have 17 points like Al Ain, Al Jazira and Al Ittihad Kalba to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba will stay with 17 points like Al Ain, Al Jazira and Ajman to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Ajman will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 21st of January with a 16-1 head to head statistic in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (5 draws).
Al Ittihad Kalba will host Al Jazira on the 21st of January with a 14-0 head to head record in favor of Al Jazira (2 draws).
Ajman – Formation
Ajman
48'
70'
90'
Ajman started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Goran Tufegdžić decided to play with the following team: Ali Mohamed Ali Mohamed Al Hosani, Miral Samardžić, Waleid Al Yammahi, Abdalla Saleh Khamis Al Mukhaini Al Jneibi, Saeed Suleiman Salem, Bilal Yousif Abdallah Ali Al Raeesi, Mohamed Firas Ben Larbi, Isam Faiz, Ali Jaafar Madan, Walid Azarou and Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Hilal Khalifa, Saeed Jassim Saleh Ali Hassan, Ahmad Eissa Moharrami, Yousuf Ahmed, Novak Vuković, Hussain Abdulrahman, Nasser Mahmoud Noor, Abdulla Abdelaziz and Saoud Saeed Suhail Ali Mohamed.
Substitutions
Ajman made 2 changes: S. Sulaiman for A. Eissa (70′) and A. Madan for M. Helal (83′).
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Al Ittihad Kalba
Al Ittihad Kalba started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Farhad Majidi played with: Eisa Houti, Igor Rossi Branco, Abdul Salam Mohammed, Sultan Alzaabi, Mohamed Abdelrahman Ibrahim Mohammed Almaazmi, Filip Kiss, Daniel Bessa, Alexandru Cicâldău, Brian Aramis Ramírez, Zackariah Mohammed and Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi.
These were the players on the bench: Khaled Nasser Al Rezzi, Peniel Kokou Mlapa, Habib Fardan Abdualla, Ahmed Abdulla Jshak, Hamad Abdulla Nasser, Leandro Spadacio Leite, Mohamed Sabeel, Abdulaziz Hamad Al Hamhami and Waleed Rashid.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: S. Alzaabi for A. Al Hamhami (58′), B. Ramirez for H. Al Fardan (77′), Z. Mohammed for L. Spadacio (77′), A. Cicaldau for M. Ahmed Abdalla (88′) and A. Al Naqbi for P. Mlapa (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Dibba Al Fujairah – Al Bataeh – 0-1
- Al Sharjah – Al Ain – 2-2
- Bani Yas – Al Wasl – 1-3
- Ajman – Al Ittihad Kalba – 1-0
