DUBAI. Al Jazira found a way to reverse the scoreline against Al Wasl to win 2-1. It was Al Wasl to strike first with an early goal of Ali Saleh at the 1′. Then it was a goal in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Bencharki gave the win to Al Jazira in the 80′ minute. Al Jazira was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Zabeel Stadium stadium in Dubai on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Ali Yousef who was helped by Mohammed Ahmed Yousuf and Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi. The 4th official was Suhail Abdulla Ali. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Jazira was in firm control of the ball 68% while Al Wasl was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Jazira was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Jazira won the match.
Al Wasl shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Jazira shot 9 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Wasl received 2 yellow cards (Hassan Ibrahim and Felipe Gutiérrez). Regarding the opposition, Al Jazira received 1 yellow card (Khalifa Al Hammadi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Wasl will stay with 40 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Al Jazira will have 37 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wasl will host Bani Yas on the 19th of April with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Al Wasl (6 draws).
Al Jazira will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 18th of April with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (8 draws).
Al Wasl – Formation
Al Wasl started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja decided to play with the following team: Khaled Saif Hamad Ali Al Senani, Djameleddine Benlamri, Hazza Salem Mohammed Saeed Al Faresi, Faris Khalil, Soufiane Bouftini, Felipe Alejandro Gutiérrez Leiva, Hassan Ibrahim Jumaa Hasan Safar, Fabio Virginio de Lima, Ali Saleh, Tomás Alejandro Chancalay, Adama Diallo and Abdelrahman Saleh Khamis.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Jaber Naser Al Hammadi, Suhail Abdulla, Malek Janeer, Julián Pablo Glavocic, Mohamed Sabeel Obeid, Yousif Ali Almheiri, Ghanem Ahmed and Luiz Guilherme Vieira da Silva.
Substitutions
Al Wasl made 2 changes: Adama Mamadou Diallo for Julián Pablo Glavocic (46′) and Felipe Gutiérrez for Luiz Guilherme Vieira da Silva (82′).
Al Jazira – Formation
Al Jazira started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Marcel Keizer played with: Ali Khaseif Humad Khaseif Housani, Miloš Kosanović, Khalifa Alhammadi, Thulani Caleeb Serero, Saleem Rashid Obaid, Khalfan Mubarak Al Shamsi, Abdalla Ramadan, Oumar Traore, Mamadou Coulibaly, Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Omran Al Hajeri, Achraf Bencharki.
These were the players on the bench: Bruno Conçeicão de Oliveira, Mohamed Jamal, Mohamed Omar Zain Mohsen Zain Al Attas, Rakaan Almenhali, Abdulla Idrees, Zayed Abdulla Al Ameri, Florin Lucian Tănase, Zayed Sultan Ahmed Jassim Ibrahim Al Zaabi and Aymen Hussein.
Substitutions
Al Jazira made 3 changes: Salem Rashid for Zayed Sultan (46′), Khalfan Mubarak for Florin Tănase (46′) and O. Traoré for Aymen Hussein (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.