DUBAI. Al Wasl tops Al Ain 3-1. Al Wasl got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Fabio Lima (23′) and Soufiane Bouftini (53′). Al Ain tried to recover with a goal from Josna Loulendo (64′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (80′) scored by Caio Canedo for Al Wasl. Al Ain lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Zabeel Stadium stadium in Dubai on Thursday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Slavko Vinčić with the assistance of Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič. The 4th official was Suhail Abdulla Ali. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.92 degrees Celsius or 89.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Ain had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Wasl was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ain was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Al Wasl succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Wasl shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Ain shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Wasl received 4 yellow cards (Fabio Lima, Khaled Al Senani, Salem Juma Awad and Adama Diallo). On the opposite side, Al Ain received 3 yellow cards (Kodjo Fo Doh Laba, Mohammed Hamid and Jonatas Santos).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Wasl will have 17 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Ain will stay with 15 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wasl will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 20th of May with a 14-10 head to head in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (10 draws).

Al Ain will host Al Ittihad Kalba on the 11th of May with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Al Ain (3 draws).

Al Wasl – Formation

Al Wasl adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Milos Milojevic decided to play with the following team: Khaled Al Senani (7.3), Salem Juma Awad (6.3), Soufiane Bouftini (8.2), Yousif Ali Almheiri (7.0), Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis (7.0), Siaka Sidibe (7.1), Gerónimo Poblete (6.7), Nicolás Giménez (7.7), Ali Saleh (6.6), Fabio Lima (7.8) and Adama Diallo (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ali Salmin, Haris Seferović (7.0), Caio Canedo (7.7), Faris Khalil (6.8), Rodrigo, Hassan Ibrahim Saqer, Alexis Pérez (6.4), Mohamed Ali and Aleksandar Vasiljević.

Al Wasl could not rely on the presence of Alexis Pérez (injured).

Substitutions

Al Wasl made 4 changes: Adama Diallo for Caio Canedo (69′), Yousif Ali Almheiri for Alexis Pérez (78′), Ali Saleh for Haris Seferović (86′) and Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis for Faris Khalil (86′).

Best player: Soufiane Bouftini​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wasl was Soufiane Bouftini.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 32 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 8.

Al Ain – Formation

Also Al Ain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Alfred Schreuder played with: Khalid Eisa (6.1), Saeed Juma (6.6), Khalid Hashemi (6.7), Kouame Autonne Kouadio (7.1), Erik Jorgens de Menezes (6.8), Abdulkarim Trawri (6.8), Yong-uh Park (7.1), Yahia Nader (6.4), Kaku (7.7), Kodjo Fo Doh Laba (6.7) and Soufiane Rahimi (7.0).

They had on the bench: Mohamad Saeed, Mohammed Ali Shakir, Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi (8.1), Ahmed Barman, Falah Waleed, Jonatas Santos (6.8), Mansour Saeed Musabbeh Almahyoubi Alshamsi, Mohammed Hamid (6.4) and Josna Loulendo (7.3).

Al Ain could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi (injured), Mohammed Hamid (injured) and Falah Waleed (injured).

Substitutions

Al Ain made 5 changes: Yahia Nader for Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi (26′), Saeed Juma for Jonatas Santos (46′), Abdulkarim Trawri for Mohammed Hamid (60′), Jonatas Santos for Josna Loulendo (61′) and Khalid Hashemi for Falah Waleed (89′).

Best player: Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ain was Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi.

His rating is (8.1) with 43 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 26′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Uae League.​

• Al Jazira – Al Sharjah – 1-1
• Al Wasl – Al Ain – 3-1