NIORT. Al Sharjah overcomes Al Nasr 1-0 after A. Ghanim scored just 1 goal (35′). Al Sharjah capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 3:20 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan who had the assistance of Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi and Masood Hassan Ismail. The 4th official was Khalid Bu Hasan. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 39.9 degrees Celsius or 103.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 3 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 68 Attack 60
- 41 Dangerous attack 46
- 59 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 18 Total 15
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Al Sharjah had a superior ball possession 59% while Al Nasr was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Sharjah was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Sharjah won the match.
Al Nasr shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Sharjah shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Nasr received 3 yellow cards (Mohammad Abdulaziz Abbas, Hamdan Al Kamali and Saoud Abdulrazaq). Talking about the opposition, Al Sharjah received 7 yellow cards (Aurelian Olăroiu, Majid Rashid, Ousmane Camara, Abdullah Ghanim, Miralem Pjanić, Luan Pereira and Miralem Pjanić).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Nasr stays with 0 points to occupy the 14th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Al Sharjah has 6 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Nasr will host Khorfakkan Club on the 11th of May with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Al Nasr (1 draw).
Al Sharjah will host Al Wahda on the 24th of May with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (8 draws).
Al Nasr – Formation
Al Nasr
90'
90'
Al Nasr adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Goran Tufegdžić decided to play with the following team: Ahmad Shambih , Ahmed Abdulla Jshak , Hamdan Al Kamali , Gláuber , Abdulla Al Baloosh , Iuri Medeiros , Saoud Abdulrazaq , Samir Memisevic , Kevin Agudelo , Manolo Gabbiadini and Adel Taarabt .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Al Menhali , Gustavo Alemão, Mayed Ali Alteneiji , Abdulaziz Dawood Sulaiman, Abdullah Mohammed Ismail, Abdulla Anwar, Rashed Omer, Mohammad Abdulaziz Abbas and Bogdan Petrovic .
Substitutions
Al Nasr made 4 changes: Iuri Medeiros for Bogdan Petrović (89′), Saoud Abdulrazaq for Mohammad Abdulaziz Abbas (80′), Kevin Agudelo for Mohammed Al Menhali (80′) and Abdulla Al Baloosh for Mayed Ali Alteneiji (90′).
Best player: Gláuber
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Nasr was Gláuber.
His rating is with 37 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Al Sharjah – Formation
Al Sharjah
35'
Also Al Sharjah adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu played with: Adel Al Hosani , Khaled Aldhanhani , Konstantinos Manolas , Abdullah Ghanim , Al Hassan Saleh , Majid Rashid , Marcus Meloni , Firas Ben Al Arbi , Miralem Pjanić , Moussa Marega and Luan Pereira .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Majed Suroor, Sebastian Tagliabue , Sultan Al Sharjee Saleem , Khaled Bawazir, Abdulaziz Salem, Salem Saleh, Ousmane Camara , Majed Hassan and Mayed Mohsin.
Al Sharjah could not rely on the presence of Ousmane Camara (injured) and Majed Suroor (injured).
Substitutions
Al Sharjah made 5 changes: Marcus Meloni for Ousmane Camara (73′), Miralem Pjanić for Majed Suroor (90′), Luan Pereira for Majed Hassan (80′), Konstantinos Manolas for Sultan Al Sharjee Saleem (80′) and Moussa Marega for Sebastian Tagliabue (79′).
Best player: Marcus Meloni
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Sharjah was Marcus Meloni even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Ittihad Kalba – Al Jazira – 0-4
- Al Nasr – Al Sharjah – 0-1
- Khorfakkan Club – Emirates – 0-2
- Al Ain – Ajman – 6-0
