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
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
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 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 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.