KALBA. Al Ittihad Kalba was capable to reverse the scoreline against Al Wahda to win 2-1. It was Al Wahda to strike first with a goal of O. M. Khribin at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Ahmed Abdalla gave the win to Al Ittihad Kalba in the 81′ minute.
J. Pedro didn’t score a decisive penalty (68′). That would have allowed Al Wahda to draw the match.
The match was played at the Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium stadium in Kalba on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Hamad Ali Yousef with the assistance of Qais Al Khaddeim and Jasim Mohammed Al Ajmi. The 4th official was Humaid Khalfan Alshamsi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 79.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 9 Total 10
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 102 Attack 106
- 66 Dangerous attack 81
- 86 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 7
Fouls
- 15 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Al Ittihad Kalba was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Al Wahda that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Al Ittihad Kalba was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Ittihad Kalba shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Wahda shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad Kalba received 2 yellow cards (H. Fardan and W. Cartagena). On the other side, Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (F. Martins and F. Al Saadi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Ittihad Kalba will have 15 points like Ajman and Khorfakkan Club to remain in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Al Wahda will stay with 20 points like Shabab Al Ahli Dubai to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ittihad Kalba will play away against Khorfakkan Club on the 31st of December with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad Kalba (0 draws).
Al Wahda will host Al Jazira on the 31st of December with a 13-12 head to head in favor of Al Wahda (7 draws).
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Al Ittihad Kalba
90'
34'
75'
Al Ittihad Kalba started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jorge Orosmán da Silva Echeverrito decided to play with the following team: Jamal Abdullah, Abdul Sallam Mohameed, Mohammed Subil, Omar Al Antali, Khalid Alzari, Habib Al Fardan, W. Cartagena, Nasir Abdelhadi, P. Mlapa, A. Jshak and O. Camara.
The home team had on the bench: Eisa Houti, Ahmed Al Naqbi, Khalid Al Shehhi, R. Žulj, G. Santini, Waleed Rashid, Sultan Adill Alamiri, Sultan Alzaabi and B. Ramírez.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 4 changes: P. Mlapa for A. Amir (46′), N. Abdulhadi for R. Zulj (77′), M. Ahmed Abdalla for G. Santini (87′) and H. Fardan for B. Ramirez (90′).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
Al Wahda started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Grégory Dufrennes played with: Rashid Ali, Fares Jumaa, Mohammed Al Menhali, Rúben Canedo, Lucas Pimenta, Khamis Esmaeel, Khalil Ibrahim, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, João Pedro, Fábio Martins and Omar Khribin.
They had on the bench: Ahmed Rashid, Mansor Al Harbi, José Jurado, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Abdullah Al karbi, João Marcos, Isamail Alzaabi, Mahmoud Khamis and Mansoor Saeed.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 2 changes: K. I. Al Hammadi for L. C. Marcos J. (79′) and T. Alzaabi for M. Saeed (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Ittihad Kalba – Al Wahda – 2-1
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Dhafra – 1-0
- Al Sharjah – Bani Yas – 3-0
