AJMAN. Al Ittihad Kalba defeats Ajman 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Ajman lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Ajman Stadium (Ajman) stadium in Ajman on Friday and it started at 5:20 pm local time. The referee was Saif Ahmed Saleh Almessabi with the help of Jasem Abdulla Al Ali and Sabet Al Ali. The 4th official was Bader Bujamhoor. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 34.98 degrees Celsius or 94.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.​

Match Statistics​

Ajman

3 - 5

Al Ittihad Kalba

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 19 Total 16
  • 7 On Target 7
  • 7 Off Target 6
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 70
  • 67 Dangerous attack 44
  • 75 Ball safe 69
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ajman had a strong ball possession 60% while Al Ittihad Kalba was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajman was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Al Ittihad Kalba was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Ajman shot 19 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Ajman received 3 yellow cards (Abdulrahman Rakan, Isam Faiz and Humaid Abdalla Saleh). Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba received 1 yellow card (Filip Kiss).

Match Timeline

W. Azaro(goal)
5'
14'
F. Kiss- Yellow
Issam Faiz- Yellow
15'
13'
F. Kiss(VAR_CARD)
Issam Faiz(own-goal)
32'
36'
A. Vombergar(goal)
45'
Mehdi Ghayedi(goal)Daniel Bessa
49'
D. Bessa(penalty)
59'
Mehdi Ghayedi(goal)Waleed Rashid
R. Marciano- sub ->Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou
64'
61'
Khalid Al Darmaki- sub ->Habib Al-Fardan
Abdelrahman Rakan- sub ->Mohamed Jaber
64'
W. Azaro(goal)Mohamed Ismael
72'
81'
Sultan Adil- sub ->Andrés Vombergar
81'
Gustavo- sub ->Leandro Leite
81'
Wallace- sub ->Waleed Rashid
Nasser Abdelhadi- sub ->Isam Faiz
84'
Saoud Saeed- sub ->Gianluca Muniz
84'
Abdulla Saleh- Yellow
90'
W. Azaro(penalty)
90'
W. Azaro(VAR)
90'
90'
Yaser Al Blooshi- sub ->Mehdi Ghayedi
Abdelrahman Rakan- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Wasl
55
22
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
49
22
Al Wahda
41
23
Al Ain
39
21
Al Nasr
38
23
Al Sharjah
35
23
Ajman
30
22
Al Jazira
28
23
Al Bataeh
27
22
Al Ittihad Kalba
24
23
Bani Yas
23
22
Khorfakkan Club
21
23
Emirates
14
21
Hatta
8
22

After playing this match, Ajman will stay with 1 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba will have 4 points like Bani Yas and Al Bataeh to hold in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Ajman will host Al Sharjah on the 20th of May with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Al Sharjah (3 draws).

Al Ittihad Kalba will play away agasint Khorfakkan Club on the 24th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ittihad Kalba (1 draw).

Ajman – Formation

Ajman
G
Yousuf Ahmed 30.United Arab Emirates
6.1
D
Abdulla Saleh 3.United Arab Emirates
6.6
90'
D
Gianluca Muniz 16.Brazil
6.3
84'
D
Mohamed Ismail 18.United Arab Emirates
6.3
D
Mohamed Jaber 20.United Arab Emirates
6.0
64'
M
Ali Madan 7.Bahrain
7.1
M
Haykeul Chikhaoui 10.Tunisia
7.8
M
Prestige Mboungou 14.Republic of the Congo
6.6
64'
M
Bilal Yousif 26.United Arab Emirates
7.0
M
Issam Faiz 57.Morocco
6.0
84' 15'
F
W. Azaro 9.Morocco
10.1
5', 72', 90'
Substitutes
G
Mohamed Yousef 96.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdelrahman Rakan 4.United Arab Emirates
6.4
64' 90'
D
Mohammad Nasser 12.United Arab Emirates
D
N. Vuković 15.Montenegro
D
Saoud Saeed 28.United Arab Emirates
6.3
84'
M
Nasser Abdelhadi 5.United Arab Emirates
6.8
84'
M
Saif Rashed 17.United Arab Emirates
M
Abdulla Abdelaziz 23.United Arab Emirates
F
R. Marciano 19.Cameroon
7.0
64'

Ajman started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Caio Cesar Zanardi Gomes da Silva decided to play with the following team: Yousuf Ahmed (6.1), Mohamed Ismael (6.3), Mohamed Jaber (6.0), Humaid Abdalla Saleh (6.6), Gianluca Muniz (6.3), Ali Madan (7.1), Bilal Yousif (7.0), Isam Faiz (6.0), Haykeul Chikhaoui (7.8), Walid Azarou (10.1) and Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Abdulrahman Rakan (6.4), Nasser Abdulhadi (6.8), Mohammad Nasser Abdelaziz Mohammed, Novak Vuković, Saif Rashid, Rocky Marciano (7.0), Abdulla Abdelaziz, Saoud Saeed (6.3) and Mohamed Yousef.

Substitutions

Ajman made 4 changes: Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou for Rocky Marciano (64′), Mohamed Jaber for Abdulrahman Rakan (64′), Gianluca Muniz for Saoud Saeed (84′) and Isam Faiz for Nasser Abdulhadi (84′).

Best player: Haykeul Chikhaoui​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ajman was Haykeul Chikhaoui.

His rating is (7.8) with 30 passes (77% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation

Al Ittihad Kalba
G
Eisa Houti 1.United Arab Emirates
7.5
D
Salem Rashid 12.United Arab Emirates
6.3
D
Waleed Al Mahrezi 23.United Arab Emirates
7.3
81'
D
Abdul Salam Mohammed 25.United Arab Emirates
6.4
D
Michel 43.Brazil
7.0
M
Habib Al Fardan 7.United Arab Emirates
7.0
61'
M
Mehdi Ghayedi 10.Iran
8.7
90' 45', 59'
M
D. Bessa 11.Italy
9.4
49'
M
F. Kiss 14.Slovakia
6.8
14'
M
Leandro Spadacio 77.Brazil
7.3
81'
F
A. Vombergar 18.Slovenia
7.3
81' 36'
Substitutes
G
Hamad Almansoori 55.United Arab Emirates
D
Mohammad Subil 3.United Arab Emirates
D
Khalid Alzari 34.United Arab Emirates
D
Wallace 94.Brazil
5.1
81'
M
Khalid Al Darmaki 24.United Arab Emirates
6.7
61'
M
Gustavo 39.Brazil
6.8
81'
F
Ahmed Al Naqbi 19.United Arab Emirates
F
Sultan Adil 21.United Arab Emirates
6.4
81'
F
Yaser Al Blooshi 27.United Arab Emirates
90'

Al Ittihad Kalba started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Farhad Majidi played with: Esa Ahmed Eisa Ali Mohamed Houti (7.5), Waleed Rashid (7.3), Abdul Salam Mohammed (6.4), Michel Zanata Dreifke (7.0), Salim Rashid Obaid (6.3), Habib Al-Fardan (7.0), Filip Kiss (6.8), Daniel Bessa (9.4), Leandro Leite (7.3), Andrés Vombergar (7.3) and Mehdi Ghayedi (8.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohammed Sabeel, Ahmed Amir, Sultan Adill Alamiri (6.4), Khalid Al Darmaki (6.7), Yaser Alblooshi, Khalid Rashid Alzari, Gustavo (6.8), Hamad Almansoori and Wallace (5.1).

Substitutions

Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: Habib Al-Fardan for Khalid Al Darmaki (61′), Andrés Vombergar for Sultan Adill Alamiri (81′), Leandro Leite for Gustavo (81′), Waleed Rashid for Wallace (81′) and Mehdi Ghayedi for Yaser Alblooshi (90′).

Best player: Daniel Bessa​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad Kalba was Daniel Bessa.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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