MADINAT ZAID. Al Wahda tops Al Dhafra 3-1. Al Wahda was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with O. M. Khribin (2′), I. Matar (23′) and F. Martins (69′). Al Dhafra reduced the distance with a goal (73′) by P. Pavlov, but there was not much to do for them. Al Wahda was vastly superior ball possession (73%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Al Dhafra Stadium (Madinat Zaid) stadium in Madinat Zaid on Friday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Ali Yousef with the help of Ahmed Jassim Yassin Al Hossani and Ibrahim Al Ajmi. The 4th official was Yousuf Hassan Mohamed Alshamali.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda had a strong ball possession 73% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Dhafra shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Wahda shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Al Dhafra received 2 yellow cards (P. Pavlov and K. Mohammed). On the other side, Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (F. Martins).
K. Mohammed (Al Dhafra) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (26′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Dhafra will stay with 7 points to stay in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Al Wahda will have 14 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Dhafra will play away against Al Ain on the 2nd of November with a 14-5 head to head in favor of Al Ain (6 draws).
Al Wahda will play away agasint Al Sharjah on the 3rd of November with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (7 draws).
Al Dhafra – Formation
Al Dhafra
58'
11'
73'
Al Dhafra started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Mário Rogério Reis Micale decided to play with the following team: Khalid Al Senani, I. El Adoua, Khalid Al Zaabi, Khalaf Al Hosani, Mohamed Al Junaibi, P. Pavlov, Leonardo, Sultan Al Ghaferi, Khalid Al Darmaki, M. Diop and B. Ayim.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam, Ibrahim Mohamed Alhammadi, Amran Al Jassasi, S. Jolacic, Hamdan Mohamed, Eissa Al Otaiba, Hamad Al Marzooqi, Abdullah Sultan and Mohamed Al Hammadi.
Substitutions
Al Dhafra made 5 changes: K. Butti for M. H. Al (13′), Leonardo for A. Al-Jassasi (57′), B. Ayim for S. Jolacic (58′), S. Al Ghafri for M. Ghulam (74′) and P. Pavlov for M. A. Muharrami H. (74′).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Henk ten Cate played with: Mohammed Al Shamsi, Mohammed Al Menhali, Rúben Canedo, A. Zouhir, Lucas Pimenta, Khamis Esmaeel, Abdulla Salmeen, Ismael Matar, João Pedro, Fábio Martins and Omar Khribin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mansor Al Harbi, Majed Abdulla, José Jurado, Ahmed Rashid, Khalil Ibrahim, Rashid Ali, Adel Hamdan, Abdullah Al karbi and Tahnoon Alzaabi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 4 changes: F. Martins for Jose Angel (71′), M. Barghash for K. I. Al Hammadi (71′), A. Hamad for A. Alkarbi (71′) and Khamis Esmail for M. Alharbi (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Emirates – Al Wasl – 0-1
- Al Dhafra – Al Wahda – 1-3
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Ain – 1-1
- Khorfakkan Club – Ajman – 2-0
