ABU DHABI. Al Wahda topped Al Ittihad Kalba to win 2-1. A penalty from C. Guanca was decisive in the 87min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Al Wahda to strike first with a goal of Omar Kharbin at the 46′. Then it was a goal in the 69′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Cristian Guanca gave the win to Al Wahda in the 87′ minute with a penalty. Al Wahda was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Also, Al Ittihad Kalba had 2 players sent off: Filip Kiss (52′ for a red card) and Daniel Bessa (84′ for a red card).
Daniel Bessa didn’t convert a decisive penalty (64′). That would have allowed Al Ittihad Kalba to draw the match.
The match was played at the Al Nahyan Stadium (Abū ẓabī (Abu Dhabi)) stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Srđan Jovanović who was helped by Uroš Stojković and Milan Mihajlović. The 4th official was Bader Bujamhoor. The weather was light rain. The temperature was hot at 29.64 degrees Celsius or 85.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 12 Total 14
- 7 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 80 Attack 63
- 44 Dangerous attack 43
- 97 Ball safe 84
- 1 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 67% while Al Ittihad Kalba was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 12 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Ahmad Nourollahi). On the other side, Al Ittihad Kalba received 2 yellow cards (Michel Zanata Dreifke and Salim Rashid Obaid).
Also, Al Ittihad Kalba didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Al Wahda will have 9 points like Al Sharjah to move down in the 6th place. On the other side, Al Ittihad Kalba will stay with 7 points like Bani Yas and Al Bataeh to climb in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wahda will play away against Al Sharjah on the 24th of May with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (8 draws).
Al Ittihad Kalba will play away agasint Khorfakkan Club on the 24th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ittihad Kalba (1 draw).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda adopted the conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Pitso John Mosimane decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Hasan Alshamsi , Khalid Butti , Alaeddine Zouhir , Lucas Pimenta , Rúben Amaral , Tahnoon Alzaabi , Allan , Ahmad Nourollahi , Salem Abdullah Abdulqader Alsomhi , Facundo Kruspzky and Omar Kharbin .
The home team had on the bench: Mahmoud Khamees, Ismaeil Matar , Cristian Guanca , Manea Aydh, Abdulla Kazim, Sultan Alzaabi, Zelimkhan Bakaev , Rashid Ali and Rashed Issam.
Al Wahda could not rely on the presence of Manea Aydh (injured).
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 4 changes: Salem Abdullah Abdulqader Alsomhi for Cristian Guanca (46′), Tahnoon Alzaabi for Ismaeil Matar (46′), Facundo Kruspzky for Zelimkhan Bakaev (66′) and Ahmad Nourollahi for Manea Aydh (90′).
Best player: Mohamed Hasan Alshamsi
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Wahda was the goalkeeper: Mohamed Hasan Alshamsi. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Also Al Ittihad Kalba adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Farhad Majidi played with: Esa Ahmed Eisa Ali Mohamed Houti , Salim Rashid Obaid , Abdul Salam Mohammed , Michel Zanata Dreifke , Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami , Leandro Leite , Filip Kiss , Khalid Al Darmaki , Daniel Bessa , Andrés Vombergar and Mehdi Ghayedi .
They had on the bench: Mohammed Sabeel, Yacob Hassan Mohamed , Habib Al-Fardan, Caio Eduardo , Ahmed Amir, Omar Al Antali, Yaser Alblooshi , Gustavo and Hamad Almansoori.
Al Ittihad Kalba could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Sabeel (injured) and Gustavo (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: Abdul Salam Mohammed for Mohammed Sabeel (90′), Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami for Yacob Hassan Mohamed (79′), Leandro Leite for Gustavo (79′), Andrés Vombergar for Yaser Alblooshi (88′) and Khalid Al Darmaki for Caio Eduardo (88′).
Best player: Mehdi Ghayedi
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ittihad Kalba was Mehdi Ghayedi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Nasr – 3-3
- Al Wahda – Al Ittihad Kalba – 2-1
- Hatta – Al Wasl – 0-5
- Al Bataeh – Ajman – 1-1