ABU DHABI. Al Wahda destroys Emirates 4-1 with goals of Omar Khribin (46′), Ahmad Nourollahi (52′), Cristian Guanca (58′) and Ismaeil Matar (85′). Regarding the opposition, Emirates scored with Paco Alcácer (90′). Al Wahda was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Tiago Bruno Lopes Martins who was helped by André Campos and Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins. The 4th official was Bader Bujamhoor. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.06 degrees Celsius or 78.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda had a strong ball possession 62% while Emirates was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 22 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Emirates shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (Alaeddine Zouhir). On the other side, Emirates didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Wahda will have 15 points like Al Ain to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Emirates will stay with 5 points to remain in the 12th 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).
Emirates will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 11th of May with a 19-2 head to head stats in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (3 draws).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
76'
49'
52'
Al Wahda adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Pitso John Mosimane decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Hasan Alshamsi , Abdulla Al Karbi , Alaeddine Zouhir , Lucas Pimenta , Sultan Alzaabi , Cristian Guanca , Allan , Ahmad Nourollahi , Zelimkhan Bakaev , Facundo Kruspzky and Omar Khribin .
The home team had on the bench: Mahmoud Khamees, Ismaeil Matar , Abdulla Salmeen , Manea Aydh, Rúben Amaral , Abdulla Kazim, Fares Juma , Rashid Ali and Salem Abdullah Abdulqader Alsomhi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 5 changes: Cristian Guanca for Ismaeil Matar (76′), Ahmad Nourollahi for Rúben Amaral (64′), Sultan Alzaabi for Abdulla Salmeen (65′), Lucas Pimenta for Fares Juma (76′) and Abdulla Al Karbi for Mahmoud Khamees (89′).
Player of the match: Ahmad Nourollahi
The most impressive player for Al Wahda was Ahmad Nourollahi.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Emirates – Formation
Emirates
Also Emirates adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Lluis Planagumà Ramos played with: Suhail Abdulla , Fahad Sebil , Uros Vitas , Feras Saleh Alkhaseebi , Rashed Abdulla Suroor , Ismail Al Hammadi , Ahmad Essa Juma , Franck Kom , Senosi Al Hadi , Paco Alcácer and Andrés Iniesta .
They had on the bench: Luan de Oliveira, Salim Ali Ibrahim , Lithierry, Abdulla Al Nuaimi, Mohamed Jalal , Ibrahim Al Kaabi, Fahad Badr , Amran Al-Jassasi and Ebraheim Khameis.
Substitutions
Emirates made 4 changes: Ismail Al Hammadi for Fahad Badr Tarish Jumah Barout Albarout (63′), Senosi Al Hadi for Mohamed Jalal (72′), Ahmad Essa Juma for Salim Ali Ibrahim (63′) and Fahad Sebil for Amran Al-Jassasi (63′).
Player of the match: Paco Alcácer
The most impressive player for Emirates was Paco Alcácer.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
