NIORT. Al Wasl beat Bani Yas. Al Wasl took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Salem Yousef Abdulla Alali with the collaboration of and Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi. The 4th official was Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 38.92 degrees Celsius or 102.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 28%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Wasl had a superior ball possession 58% while Bani Yas was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wasl was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wasl won the match​.

Al Wasl shot 24 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Bani Yas shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Al Wasl received 1 yellow card (Omar Abdulrahman). Regarding the opposition, Bani Yas received 2 yellow cards (Khamis Al Hammadi and Joao Victor).

Standings

After this contest, Al Wasl has 9 points to occupy the 3rd place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Bani Yas stays with 3 points (9th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wasl will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 20th of May with a 14-10 head to head record in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (10 draws).

Bani Yas will play away agasint Al Ittihad Kalba on the 20th of May with a 9-5 head to head stats in favor of Bani Yas (4 draws).

Al Wasl – Formation

Al Wasl adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Milos Milojevic decided to play with the following team: Khaled Al Senani (6.3), Salem Juma Awad (6.4), Soufiane Bouftini (7.7), Alexis Pérez (7.7), Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis (8.1), Ali Salmin (6.4), Gerónimo Poblete (7.3), Nicolás Giménez (7.7), Fabio Lima (7.9), Haris Seferović (8.4) and Ali Saleh (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Yousif Ali Almheiri, Siaka Sidibe (7.7), Caio Canedo (6.8), Omar Abdulrahman (6.4), Faris Khalil, Rodrigo, Hassan Ibrahim Saqer and Adama Diallo (7.3).

Substitutions

Al Wasl made 4 changes: Ali Salmin for Siaka Sidibe (46′), Ali Saleh for Caio Canedo (78′), Haris Seferović for Adama Diallo (78′) and Fabio Lima for Omar Abdulrahman (89′).

Best player: Ali Saleh​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Wasl was Ali Saleh.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Bani Yas – Formation

Also Bani Yas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Darko Milanič played with: Fahad Al Dhanhani (8.1), Khamis Al Hammadi (6.3), Saša Ivković (8.5), Hussain Abbas Juma (6.3), Joao Victor (6.4), Suhail Ahmed Al Noobi (6.1), Fawaz Awana (6.8), Gaston Alvarez Suarez (7.7), Francisco Geraldes (6.7), Youssouf Niakate (6.4) and Taulant Seferi (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Ahmed Alhammadi, Abdullah Jassim, Khalaf Mohammed Al Hosani, Eisa Ali Abass (6.4), Saile Souza (6.8), Hussain Al Mansoori, Ahmed Abunamous (7.0) and Hamdan Ahmed Al Mahri.

Substitutions

Bani Yas made 3 changes: Khamis Al Hammadi for Eisa Ali Abass (84′), Francisco Geraldes for Saile Souza (68′) and Taulant Seferi for Ahmed Abunamous (68′).

Best player: Saša Ivković​

The most impressive player for Bani Yas was Saša Ivković.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 45 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Al Bataeh – Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – 0-2
• Al Wasl – Bani Yas – 3-2
• Al Wahda – Hatta – 1-0