Al Wasl defeated Al Dhafra with a 2-0 win

MADINAT ZAID. Al Wasl had a surprising win over Al Dhafra with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Bouftini (15') and a goal from T. Chancalay (89').

Al Wasl defeated Al Dhafra with a 2-0 win

MADINAT ZAID. Al Wasl had a surprising win over Al Dhafra with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Bouftini (15′) and a goal from T. Chancalay (89′).

The match was played at the Al Dhafra Stadium (Madinat Zaid) stadium in Madinat Zaid on Friday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Ammar Ali Abdulla Jumaa Al Junaibi.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 3 Total 13
  • 1 On Target 7
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 84 Attack 112
  • 36 Dangerous attack 62
  • 81 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 16
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Al Dhafra was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Al Wasl that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Al Wasl was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wasl won the contest.​

Al Dhafra shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Al Wasl shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Dhafra received 3 yellow cards (P. Pavlov, Mansor Al Harbi and Khalid Butti). On the opposite side, Al Wasl received 2 yellow cards (Yousif Ali Almheiri and S. Sidibe).

Match Timeline

15'
Soufiane Bouftini(goal)
Mansoor Al Harbi- sub ->Sultan Al Ghafri
63'
63'
P. Pavlov- Yellow
68'
74'
Hassan Ibrahim Saqer- sub ->Felipe Gutiérrez
78'
79'
Yousif Ali Almheiri- Yellow
Walid Karoui- sub ->Georgi Milanov
85'
86'
Siaka Sidibe- Yellow
Mansoor Al Harbi- Yellow
88'
89'
90'
90'
Julián Glavocic- sub ->T. Chancalay

Standings

After this match, Al Dhafra will stay with 7 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Wasl will have 38 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Dhafra will host Khorfakkan Club on the 6th of May with a 3-3 head to head.

Al Wasl will host Bani Yas on the 6th of May with a 13-7 head to head stats in favor of Al Wasl (6 draws).

Al Dhafra – Formation

Al Dhafra
G
Abdullah Sultan 30.United Arab Emirates
D
Khalid Butti 6.United Arab Emirates
90'
D
Claudio 3.Brazil
D
P. Pavlov 16.Argentina
68'
D
Abdalla Alrefaey 18.Egypt
M
Georgi Milanov 50.Bulgaria
85'
M
Sultan Al Ghaferi 4.United Arab Emirates
63'
M
Khalid Al Darmaki 24.United Arab Emirates
F
Waleed Ambar 7.United Arab Emirates
78'
F
Mohamed Rayhi 10.Netherlands
63'
F
Tiago Leonço 12.Brazil
Substitutes
G
Abdulla Hassan Al Qamish 1.United Arab Emirates
D
Rashid Muhayer 37.United Arab Emirates
M
Ibrahim Mohamed Alhammadi 17.United Arab Emirates
M
Mansoor Al Harbi 46.United Arab Emirates
63' 88'
M
Mohamed Al Junaibi 8.United Arab Emirates
63'
M
Walid Karoui 11.Tunisia
85'
M
Isamail Omar Alzaabi 26.United Arab Emirates
F
Niava Behiratche 39.Ivory Coast
78'
F
Ali Eid Ghumail 27.United Arab Emirates

Al Dhafra started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Aleksandar Veselinović decided to play with the following team: Abdulla Sultan Ahmed Muftah Al Nasseri, Khalid Butti Musabah Rashed Al Zaabi, Claudio Rafael Nascimento Santos, Pedro Pavlov, Abdalla Alrefaey, Georgi Milanov, Sultan Al Ghaferi, Khalid Ali Khamis Obaid bin Mahmoud Al Darmaki, Walid Amber Esmail, Mohamed Rayhi and Tiago De Leonco.

The home team had on the bench: Hermann Niava Behiratche, Ibrahim Mohamed Alhammadi, Mansor Alharbi, Mohamed Junaibi, Rashed Muhayer Saeed Sari Al Ktebi, Ali Eid Ghumail, Abdulla Hassan Al Qamish, Walid Karoui and Isamail Alzaabi.

Substitutions

Al Dhafra made 4 changes: Sultan Al Ghafri for Mansoor Al Harbi (63′), M. Rayhi for Mohamed Al Junaibi (63′), Waleed Ambar for Hermann Niava Behiratche (78′) and Georgi Milanov for Walid Karoui (85′).

Al Wasl – Formation

Al Wasl
G
Khaled Saif Al-Senani 1.United Arab Emirates
D
Djamel Benlamri 4.Algeria
D
Hazza Hazza Salem 77.United Arab Emirates
D
Yousif Ali Almheiri 3.United Arab Emirates
79'
D
Soufiane Bouftini 15.Morocco
Goals15'
M
74'
M
Fábio Lima 10.United Arab Emirates
M
Gerónimo Poblete 20.Argentina
M
Ali Saleh 7.United Arab Emirates
M
Siaka Sidibe 6.Mali
86'
F
Tomás Chancalay 23.Argentina
90' Goals89'
Substitutes
G
Suhail Abdulla 17.United Arab Emirates
D
D
Mohamed Jaber 24.United Arab Emirates
D
90'
M
Ghanem Ahmed 60.United Arab Emirates
M
Naser Salem 28.United Arab Emirates
M
Hassan Ibrahim Saqer 21.United Arab Emirates
74'
M
Khamis Nasser Khamis 46.United Arab Emirates
F
Atiq Esam Atiq 59.United Arab Emirates

Al Wasl started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja played with: Khaled Saif Hamad Ali Al Senani, Djameleddine Benlamri, Hazza Salem Mohammed Saeed Al Faresi, Yousif Ali Almheiri, Soufiane Bouftini, Felipe Alejandro Gutiérrez Leiva, Fabio Virginio de Lima, Gerónimo Gastón Poblete, Ali Saleh, Siaka Sidibe and Tomás Alejandro Chancalay.

These were the players on the bench: Ghanem Ahmed, Suhail Abdulla, Luis Schlishting, Naser Salem, Hassan Ibrahim Jumaa Hasan Safar, Atiq Esam Atiq, Mohamed Jaber Naser Al Hammadi, Julián Pablo Glavocic and Khamis Nasser Khamis.

Substitutions

Al Wasl made 2 changes: Felipe Gutiérrez for Hassan Ibrahim (74′) and T. Chancalay for Julián Pablo Glavocic (90′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Uae League.​