MADINAT ZAID. Al Nasr and Al Dhafra draw 1-1. T. scored the first goal (17′) for Al Nasr. M. Diop made it even (24′). Al Nasr was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Al Dhafra Stadium (Madinat Zaid) stadium in Madinat Zaid on Thursday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Khalid Bu Hasan with the support of Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi and Abdulla Sharif Al-Marzooqi. The 4th official was Nawaf Alzeyouidi.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nasr was in firm control of the ball 65% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nasr was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Al Nasr to win the match.
Al Dhafra shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Nasr shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Al Dhafra received 1 yellow card (P. Pavlov). On the opposite side, Al Nasr received 3 yellow cards (H. Mohammed, N. Abdalla and K. Aziangbe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Dhafra will have 9 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Al Nasr will have 18 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Dhafra will play away against Al Urooba on the 9th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Al Nasr will host Al Wahda on the 9th of January with a 14-8 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (8 draws).
Al Dhafra – Formation
Al Dhafra started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mário Rogério Reis Micale decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Sultan, Khalid Al Zaabi, Khalaf Al Hosani, Mohamed Al Junaibi, P. Pavlov, Khalid Al Darmaki, Amran Al Jassasi, Ibrahim Mohamed Alhammadi, S. Jolacic, M. Diop and B. Ayim.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Adel, Kahter Aljneibi, Rashed Abdulla Suroor, Hareb Alhosani, I. Ezekiel, Mohamed Al Hammadi, E. Nrick Bly and Ahmed Amer.
Substitutions
Al Dhafra made 2 changes: M. Aljneibi for I. Ezekiel (38′) and B. Ayim for E. Nrick Bly (69′).
Al Nasr – Formation
Al Nasr started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Ramón Ángel Díaz played with: Abdullah Al Tamimi, Mohammed Ayed, Rashid Omar, Abdulaziz Salem Al Kaabi, Abdullah Nasser, D. Sabi’A, Tozé, Hussain Mahdi, Sebastián Tagliabúe, Omar Jumaa and K. Aziangbe.
These were the players on the bench: Mohammad Mustafa, Tariq Ahmed, Abdulla Anwar, Ryan Mendes, Adel Fadaq, Gabriel Valentini, Hamad Ghuloom, Ali Bilal and Abdulla Al Baloosh.
Substitutions
Al Nasr made 5 changes: M. Ali Ayed for Mustafa Mohammed (46′), H. Mohammed for R. Mendes (74′), K. Aziangbe for T. H. Ahmed (74′), O. Juma for G. Valentini (79′) and R. Mendes for A. Anwar (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Wasl – Al Urooba – 5-0
- Al Dhafra – Al Nasr – 1-1
- Bani Yas – Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – 4-1
- Al Ain – Ajman – 2-1