AL AIN. Al Ain tops Al Dhafra 1-0 after S. Rahimi scored just 1 goal (68′). Al Ain was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.
C. Guanca missed a penalty (81′) for Al Ain.
The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Tuesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Abdurazzaq who had the assistance of Sabet Obaid Suroor and Mohamed Ali Al Shehhi. The 4th official was Humaid Khalfan Alshamsi. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.8 degrees Celsius or 87.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain was in firm control of the ball 67% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the match.
Al Ain shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Dhafra shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Al Ain received 1 yellow card (Y. Meriah). Regarding the opposition, Al Dhafra received 2 yellow cards (K. A. Aldarmaki and P. Pavlov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ain will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Dhafra will stay with 7 points to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ain will play away with Al Jazira on the 20th of November with a 13-12 head to head stats in favor of Al Jazira (7 draws).
Al Dhafra will host Al Wasl on the 21st of November with a 12-9 head to head record in favor of Al Wasl (5 draws).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
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61'
68'
Al Ain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Sergiy Rebrov decided to play with the following team: Khalid Eisa, Y. Meriah, Saeed Jumaa, Erik, K. Kouadio, C. Guanca, Ahmed Barman, S. Rahimi, Yahya Nader, Jonatas and Caio.
The home team had on the bench: Ali Eid Ghumail, Saeed Ahmed, Mohammed Ahmed, Naser Al Shikali, Mohammed Ali Shaker, Mohammed Al Baloushi, Mohammed Abo Sandah, Ali Saeed Al Blooshi and Sultan Al Shamsi.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 3 changes: A. Barman for M. Al Baloushi (61′), J. Santos for S. Al Shamsi (61′) and C. Canedo for N. Al Shikali (90′).
Al Dhafra – Formation
Al Dhafra
Al Dhafra started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Mário Rogério Reis Micale played with: Abdullah Sultan, I. El Adoua, Eissa Al Otaiba, Mohamed Al Junaibi, P. Pavlov, Leonardo, Sultan Al Ghaferi, Khalid Al Darmaki, Amran Al Jassasi, M. Diop and B. Ayim.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ibrahim Mohamed Alhammadi, Saeed Al Kathiri, Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam, Mohamed Adel, E. Nrick Bly, Hamad Al Marzooqi, Jarah Al Hammadi, Hamdan Mohamed and Mohammed Saif Al Ali.
Substitutions
Al Dhafra made 5 changes: Leonardo for E. Nrick Bly (73′), S. Al Ghafri for M. H. Al (73′), B. Ayim for M. Ghulam (85′), M. Aljneibi for S. Al Kathiri (85′) and P. Pavlov for S. Mohamed (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Ain – Al Dhafra – 1-0
- Al Ittihad Kalba – Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – 0-0
- Al Wasl – Al Nasr – 1-2
- Ajman – Al Jazira – 2-1
