Al Wahda tops Ajman 3-0

ABU DHABI. Al Wahda was ultimately too much to handle for Ajman.

Al Wahda tops Ajman 3-0

ABU DHABI. Al Wahda was ultimately too good for Ajman with the goal of F. Martins (45′), M. Alharbi (51′) and J. Pedro (80′). Al Wahda took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Yousif Al Jasmi with the help of Jasem Abdulla Al Ali and Mohamed Ahmed Yousuf Al Hammadi. The 4th official was Ahmed Hassan Hussain Bilal. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 8 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 94 Attack 84
  • 52 Dangerous attack 38
  • 69 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Al Wahda was was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match​.

Al Wahda shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Ajman shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (A. Zouhir). On the other side, Ajman received 1 yellow card (A. Saleh).

Match Timeline

45'
51'
A. Zouhir- Yellow
60'
62'
72'
Mahmoud Khamis- sub ->M. Alharbi
72'
76'
Saeed Jassim- Yellow
Abdullah Al Karbi- sub ->M. Al Menhali
78'
80'
Tahnoon Al Zaabi- sub ->I. Matar
84'
85'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Wahda will have 20 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ajman will stay with 14 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wahda will play away against Al Ittihad Kalba on the 26th of December with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (2 draws).

Ajman will host Al Wasl on the 25th of December with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of Al Wasl (4 draws).

Al Wahda – Formation

Al Wahda
G
Rashid Ali 50.United Arab Emirates
D
Mohamed Al Menhali 2.United Arab Emirates
78'
D
Rúben Canedo 19.Portugal
D
A. Zouhir 36.Tunisia
60'
D
Lucas Pimenta 3.Brazil
M
Mansoor Al Harbi 15.United Arab Emirates
72' Goals51'
M
Abdulla Hamad 12.United Arab Emirates
85'
F
Ismail Matar 10.United Arab Emirates
84'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
Goals80'
F
Fábio Martins 11.Portugal
Goals45'
F
Omar Khribin 70.Syria
Substitutes
G
Hazaa Ammar 66.United Arab Emirates
D
Mahmoud Khamis 6.United Arab Emirates
72'
D
Ahmed Rashid 37.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdullah Al Karbi 21.United Arab Emirates
78'
D
Majed Abdulla 4.United Arab Emirates
M
Tahnoon Al Zaabi 8.United Arab Emirates
84'
M
72'
M
Khamis Esmaeel 13.United Arab Emirates
M
Khalil Ibrahim 7.United Arab Emirates

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

The manager Grégory Dufrennes decided to play with the following team: Rashid Ali, Mohammed Al Menhali, Rúben Canedo, A. Zouhir, Lucas Pimenta, Mansor Al Harbi, Abdulla Salmeen, Ismael Matar, João Pedro, Fábio Martins and Omar Khribin.

The home team had on the bench: Tahnoon Alzaabi, José Jurado, Mahmoud Khamis, Ahmed Rashid, Abdullah Al karbi, Khamis Esmaeel, Majed Abdulla, Hazaa Ammar and Khalil Ibrahim.

Substitutions

Al Wahda made 5 changes: M. Alharbi for M. Al Hammadi (72′), R. Amaral for Jose Angel (72′), M. Al Menhali for A. Alkarbi (78′), I. Matar for T. Alzaabi (84′) and A. Hamad for K. Esmaeel (85′).

Ajman – Formation

Ajman
G
Ali Mohamed 81.United Arab Emirates
D
Miral Samardžić 6.Slovenia
D
Waleid Al Yammahi 21.United Arab Emirates
D
Mohamed Ismail 18.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdullah Al Junaibi 3.United Arab Emirates
M
Bilal Yousif 26.United Arab Emirates
M
Firas Ben Larbi 88.Tunisia
M
Issam Faiz 62.Morocco
79'
M
Leandro Spadacio 11.Brazil
62'
F
Yorleys Mena 17.Colombia
F
B. Trawally 29.Gambia
Substitutes
G
Yousuf Ahmed 30.United Arab Emirates
D
Saeed Sulaiman 50.United Arab Emirates
D
Mohammed Ahmad 5.United Arab Emirates
D
Saoud Saeed 28.United Arab Emirates
M
A. Mohammed 78.United Arab Emirates
M
Ammar Ali 14.United Arab Emirates
M
Issam Shaitit 25.Morocco
62'
F
Saeed Jassim 22.United Arab Emirates
76'
F
Abdulla Saleh 89.United Arab Emirates

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

Goran Tufegdžić played with: Ali Al Hosani, M. Samardžić, Waleed Al Yammahi, Mohammed Ismael, Abdullah Al Junaibi, Bilal Abdullah, M. Ben Alarbi, I. Faiz, Leandro Spadacio, Y. Mena and B. Trawally.

These were the players on the bench: Saeed Suleiman Salem, Saeed Jassim Saleh, Yousef Ahmed, Humaid Saleh, Abdulaziz Mohammed, Mohammed bin Yousef, Saoud Saeed, Ammar Ali and I. Shaitit.

Substitutions

Ajman made 2 changes: L. Spadacio for I. Shaitit (62′) and I. Faiz for S. Jassim Saeed (79′).

Results of the day

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