DUBAI. Al Wasl demolishes Al Bataeh 4-1 with goals of Adama Diallo (16′), Adama Diallo (66′), Alexis Pérez (86′) and Haris Seferović (88′). On the opposite side, Al Bataeh scored with ​Soufiane Bouftini (42′ own).

The match was played at the Zabeel Stadium stadium in Dubai on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Yahya Almulla who had the assistance of Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi and Masood Hassan Ismail. The 4th official was Mohammed Salem Yousef Abdulla Alali.

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Bataeh had a superior ball possession 55% while Al Wasl was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wasl was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wasl won the match​.

Al Wasl shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Al Bataeh shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Al Wasl received 1 yellow card (Siaka Sidibe). On the other side, Al Bataeh received 1 yellow card (Sékou Gassama).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Wasl will have 23 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Al Bataeh will stay with 12 points to sit in the 8th 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 Bataeh will play away agasint Al Sharjah on the 29th of April with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Al Sharjah (1 draw).

Al Wasl – Formation

Al Wasl started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Milos Milojevic decided to play with the following team: Khaled Al Senani (6.8), Salem Juma Awad (7.1), Soufiane Bouftini (7.1), Alexis Pérez (7.7), Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis (6.8), Siaka Sidibe (6.7), Rodrigo (6.4), Nicolás Giménez (7.5), Fabio Lima (8.2), Caio Canedo (6.4) and Adama Diallo (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Yousif Ali Almheiri (6.7), Ali Salmin (7.3), Ali Saleh (7.5), Haris Seferović (7.5), Faris Khalil (6.4), Hassan Ibrahim Saqer, Ali Al Ansari, Mohamed Ali, Abdulla Al Maqdahi and Aleksandar Vasiljević.

Al Wasl could not rely on the presence of Yousif Ali Almheiri (injured).

Substitutions

Al Wasl made 5 changes: Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis for Faris Khalil (46′), Rodrigo for Ali Salmin (46′), Faris Khalil for Yousif Ali Almheiri (54′), Nicolás Giménez for Haris Seferović (83′) and Caio Canedo for Ali Saleh (67′).

Player of the match: Adama Diallo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wasl was Adama Diallo.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Al Bataeh – Formation

Al Bataeh started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Mirel Matei Radoi played with: Zayed Ahmed (6.0), Abdalla Abdulrahman (6.7), Mohamed Ahmed (7.0), Diney (6.6), Ahmed Al Zeyoudi (7.0), Ulrich Meleke (6.8), Petrus Boumal (7.1), Sékou Gassama (7.0), Paulinho (6.8), Mohamed Al Hammadi (6.4) and Anatole Bertrand Abang (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdalla Alrefaey, Ahmed Moosa Murad, Alvaro de Oliveira, Ahmed Khalil (6.8), Hamad Al Baloushi, Eisa Ahmed Hussain (6.0), Isamail Omar Alzaabi, Muhayer Rashed, Rashid Abdalla Suhail, Hamad Al Balooshi and Rashid Muhayer.

Al Bataeh could not rely on the presence of Eisa Ahmed Hussain (injured).

Substitutions

Al Bataeh made 4 changes: Abdalla Abdulrahman for Eisa Ahmed Hussain (77′), Ahmed Al Zeyoudi for Isamail Omar Alzaabi (89′), Mohamed Al Hammadi for Ahmed Khalil (70′) and Anatole Bertrand Abang for Alvaro de Oliveira (89′).

Player of the match: Petrus Boumal​

The most impressive player for Al Bataeh was Petrus Boumal.

His rating is (7.1) with 63 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Bani Yas – Al Jazira – 1-4
• Al Wasl – Al Bataeh – 4-1