AL AIN. Al Ain succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Ajman to win 2-1. It was Ajman to strike first with an early goal of M. Samardzic at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Mohamed Ismail gave the win to Al Ain in the 86′ minute with an own goal. Al Ain took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Thursday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Abdurazzaq with the support of Sabet Obaid Suroor and Amer Abdulla Hasan. The 4th official was Naser AlAli. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a strong ball possession 60% while Ajman was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain was putting more pressure with 76 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the match.
Al Ain shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ajman shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Ain received 4 yellow cards (Erik, J. Santos, R. A. Pereira and A. Barman). Talking about the opposition, Ajman received 5 yellow cards (B. Al Raeesi, I. Shaitit, S. Suleiman, S. Saeed and Steve).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ain will have 30 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Ajman will stay with 15 points like Al Ittihad Kalba, Bani Yas and Khorfakkan Club to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ain will play away with Al Sharjah on the 8th of January with a 12-10 head to head in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).
Ajman will host Emirates on the 8th of January with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ajman (3 draws).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
4'
89'
36'
Al Ain adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
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 K. Laba.
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Al Qatesh, Mohammed Ahmed, Naser Al Shikali, Mohammed Abo Sandah, Mohamed Awad, Saeed Ahmed, Bandar Mohamed, Jamal Maroof and Ali Saeed Al Blooshi.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 3 changes: J. Santos for B. Mohammed (70′), Y. Nader for Mohamed Ahmad (89′) and C. Guanca for N. Al Shikali (90′).
Ajman – Formation
Ajman
Also Ajman adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Goran Tufegdžić played with: Ali Al Hosani, M. Samardžić, Saoud Saeed, Mohammed Ismael, Saeed Suleiman Salem, Bilal Abdullah, M. Ben Alarbi, I. Faiz, I. Shaitit, Y. Mena and B. Trawally.
These were the players on the bench: Saeed Jassim Saleh, Rashid Malallah, Mohammed bin Yousef, Tareq Al-Khodaim, Abdullah Al Junaibi, Mohammed Hilal, Saeed Abdullah, Ammar Ali and Abdulaziz Mohammed.
Substitutions
Ajman made 2 changes: I. Shaitit for M. Khalifa (73′) and I. Faiz for S. Jassim Saeed (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
