ABU DHABI. Al Sharjah was able to clinch a draw against Al Jazira with a late goal from A. Idrees scored in the (90′) after Al Jazira got a lead with a goal from A. Mabkhout (41′).
The match was played at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan who was helped by Ahmed Saeed Ahmed Al Rashedi and Salah Salim. The 4th official was Khalid Ali Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Al Mulla. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.73 degrees Celsius or 87.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 7 Total 14
- 3 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 97 Attack 128
- 57 Dangerous attack 90
- 108 Ball safe 92
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Al Jazira was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Al Sharjah that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Sharjah was putting more pressure with 90 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Sharjah to win the match.
Al Jazira shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Sharjah shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Jazira received 2 yellow cards (Karim Rekik and Neeskens Kebano). On the other side, Al Sharjah received 2 yellow cards (Marcus Meloni and Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher Abdulla Al Mohtadi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Jazira will have 11 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Al Sharjah will have 13 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Jazira will play away against Al Sharjah on the 20th of April with a 20-6 head to head stats in favor of Al Jazira (8 draws).
Al Sharjah will host Al Wahda on the 24th of May with a 18-7 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (8 draws).
Al Jazira – Formation
Al Jazira started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Frank de Boer decided to play with the following team: Ali Khasif , Zayed Sultan , Khalifa Alhammadi , Karim Rekik , Abdulla Idrees , Mamadou Coulibaly , Fernando , Abdallah Ramadan , Neeskens Kebano , Ali Mabkhout and Alejandro Pozuelo .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullrahman Al Ameri, Ahmed Mahmoud, Mohammed Al Attas, Khalfan Mubarak, Richard Akonnor, Ahmed Fawzi, Oumar Traore , Mubarak Benzama and Bruno Oliveira.
Al Jazira could not rely on the presence of Ahmed Mahmoud (injured).
Substitutions
Al Jazira made 3 changes: Neeskens Kebano for Oumar Traore (70′), Alejandro Pozuelo for Mubarak Benzama (82′) and Abdallah Ramadan for Ahmed Mahmoud (90′).
Best player: Abdallah Ramadan
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Jazira was Abdallah Ramadan.
His rating is with 56 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Al Sharjah – Formation
Al Sharjah started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu played with: Adel Al Hosani , Khaled Aldhanhani , Maro Katinić , Abdullah Ghanim , Marcus Meloni , Majed Hassan , Majid Rashid , Firas Ben Al Arbi , Ousmane Camara , Moussa Marega and Caio .
They had on the bench: Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher Abdulla Al Mohtadi, Majed Suroor, Mohammad Abdulbasit , Sebastian Tagliabue , Khaled Bawazir , Abdulaziz Salem , Salem Saleh, Saeed Al Kaabi and Luan Pereira .
Al Sharjah could not rely on the presence of Sebastian Tagliabue (injured).
Substitutions
Al Sharjah made 5 changes: Ousmane Camara for Sebastian Tagliabue (59′), Firas Ben Al Arbi for Mohammad Abdulbasit (73′), Majed Hassan for Luan Pereira (73′), Majid Rashid for Abdulaziz Salem (85′) and Marcus Meloni for Khaled Bawazir (85′).
Best player: Firas Ben Al Arbi
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Sharjah was Firas Ben Al Arbi.
His rating is with 37 passes (76% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.