AL AIN. Al Ain tops Al Nasr 3-1. Al Nasr lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

S. Rahimi didn’t score a penalty (40′) for Al Ain.​

The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Omar Mohamed Al Ali assisted by Hassan Mohammed Hassan Abdullah Suqatari Al Mahri and Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Yousif Al Jasmi. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Nasr was in firm control of the ball 60% while Al Ain was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Nasr was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Al Ain found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Al Ain shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Al Nasr shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Al Ain received 2 yellow cards (A. Barman and R. A. Pereira). Regarding the opposition, Al Nasr received 3 yellow cards (H. Mohammed, Glauber and O. Juma).

Also, Al Nasr didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Abeid (Al Nasr) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (73′).

Standings

After playing this match, Al Ain will have 27 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Al Nasr will stay with 17 points like Shabab Al Ahli Dubai to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ain will host Ajman on the 30th of December with a 16-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Ain (2 draws).

Al Nasr will play away agasint Al Dhafra on the 30th of December with a 13-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Nasr (8 draws).

Al Ain – Formation

The manager Sergiy Rebrov decided to play with the following team: Khalid Eisa, Saeed Jumaa, Mohammed Ali Shaker, Erik, Rafael Pereira, C. Guanca, Ahmed Barman, S. Rahimi, Yahya Nader, Jonatas and Naser Al Shikali.

The home team had on the bench: Jamal Maroof, Ali Saeed Al Blooshi, Mohammed Ahmed, Mohammed Abo Sandah, Adham Khalid, Ahmed Al Qatesh, Saeed Ahmed and Mohamed Awad.

Substitutions

Al Ain made 3 changes: N. Al Shikali for S. Ahmed (89′), J. Santos for A. Khalid (90′) and C. Guanca for A. S. Al Blooshi (90′).

Al Nasr – Formation

Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Ahmed Shambih, Rashid Omar, Abdulaziz Salem Al Kaabi, Abdullah Nasser, Gláuber, M. Abeid, D. Sabi’A, Tozé, Hussain Mahdi, Sebastián Tagliabúe and Ryan Mendes.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdulla Al Baloosh, Mohammad Mustafa, Adel Fadaq, Omar Jumaa, Abdullah Al Tamimi, K. Aziangbe, Abdulla Anwar, Khalid Jalal and Mohamed Abdelrahman Almaazmi.

Substitutions

Al Nasr made 3 changes: R. Mendes for O. Juma (41′), A. Salim Ali for A. Anwar (80′) and R. Mohamed for Mustafa Mohammed (80′).

Results of the day

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

• Ajman – Al Wasl – 0-0
• Al Jazira – Khorfakkan Club – 4-0
• Al Ain – Al Nasr – 3-1
• Al Urooba – Emirates – 4-2