ABU DHABI. Al Wahda demolishes Emirates 4-1 with goals of K. I. Al Hammadi (54′), J. Pedro (61′), F. Martins (78′) and O. M. Khribin (90′). Regarding the opposition, Emirates scored with J. Guede Gnadou (31′). Al Wahda was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Also, Emirates had 2 players sent off: F. Saleh (46′ for a double yellow card) and A. S. Saqr (89′ for a red card).
J. Pedro missed a penalty (35′) for Al Wahda.
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Ahmed Eisa Mohamed with the help of Sabet Obaid Suroor and Mohamed Al Obeidly. The 4th official was Fahed Ahmed Khalaf. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31 degrees Celsius or 87.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 68% while Emirates was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Emirates shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (T. Alzaabi and A. Alkarbi). On the other side, Emirates received 5 yellow cards (A. Musa, S. Lithierry, A. Mahmoud, F. Saleh and M. Abdullah).
Also, Emirates didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after F. Saleh (Emirates) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (46′).
A. S. Saqr (Emirates) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Wahda will have 11 points like Ajman to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Emirates will stay with 0 points to stay in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wahda will play away with Al Dhafra on the 29th of October with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (6 draws).
Emirates will host Al Wasl on the 29th of October with a 14-3 head to head statistic in favor of Al Wasl (5 draws).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
71'
45'
61'
Al Wahda adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Henk ten Cate decided to play with the following team: Mohammed Al Shamsi, Mohammed Al Menhali, Ahmed Rashid, Abdullah Al karbi, Lucas Pimenta, José Jurado, Tahnoon Alzaabi, Abdulla Salmeen, João Pedro, Fábio Martins and Omar Khribin.
The home team had on the bench: A. Zouhir, Majed Abdulla, Rashid Ali, João Marcos, Khalil Ibrahim, Ismael Matar and Mansor Al Harbi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 4 changes: T. Alzaabi for K. I. Al Hammadi (46′), A. Hamad for I. Matar (46′), A. Alkarbi for A. Zouhir (71′) and L. Pimenta Peres Lopes for M. Abdulla (90′).
Emirates – Formation
Emirates
89'
46'
Also Emirates adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Regarding the opposition, Tarik Sektioui played with: Ali Saeed Saqr, Firas Saleh Alkhaseebi, Ahmed Eisa, Abdullah Malallah, Hassan Yousef, Abdulla Mohammed, W. Sabbar, Sultan Al Suwaidi, Z. Boulahia, J. Gnadou and Lithierry.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Faisl Al Matroushi, Ahmed Mahmoud, Khaled Ambar, Fahad Badr, Saeed Al Kaabi, Ali Moustafa, Sultan Qasem, Salem Al Eedi and Abdulla Almarzooqi.
Substitutions
Emirates made 4 changes: H. Yousuf for A. Mahmoud (22′), Z. Boulahia for A. Moustafa (50′), A. Mahmoud for F. Al Matroushi (67′) and S. Lithierry for K. Esmaeel (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
