RAS AL-KHAIMAH. Al Jazira tops Emirates 1-0 after A. Al scored just 1 goal (14′). Al Jazira was surely superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Emirates Club Stadium stadium in Ras al-Khaimah on Friday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Adel Al Naqbi who was helped by Hassan Mohammed Hassan Abdullah Suqatari Al Mahri and Amer Abdulla Hasan. The 4th official was Saif Nabil. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.86 degrees Celsius or 74.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Jazira was in firm control of the ball 74% while Emirates was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Jazira was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Jazira won the match.
Emirates shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Jazira shot 23 times, 9 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Emirates received 1 yellow card (Suhail Abdulla). Regarding the opposition, Al Jazira received 2 yellow cards (Karim Rekik and Abdallah Ramadan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Emirates stays with 5 points like Hatta to remain in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Al Jazira will has 17 points like Al Wahda to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Emirates will play away against Al Nasr on the 22nd of December with a 18-2 head to head stats in favor of Al Nasr (4 draws).
Al Jazira will host Hatta on the 22nd of December with a 9-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Jazira (0 draws).
Emirates – Formation
Emirates started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Lluis Planagumà Ramos decided to play with the following team: Luan Alemao, Suhail Abdulla
, Luan de Oliveira , Feras Saleh Alkhaseebi , Ahmad Essa Juma , Rashed Abdulla Suroor , Fahad Badr , Oumar Keita , Franck Kom , Ebraheim Khameis , Paco Alcácer and Ismail Al Hammadi .The home team had on the bench: Salim Ali Ibrahim, Lithierry
, Abdulla Al Nuaimi , Senosi Al Hadi, Mohamed Jalal , Philemon Seyi, Amran Al-Jassasi , Ibrahim Al Kaabi and Khalifa Abdulla.Substitutions
Emirates made 4 changes: Rashed Abdulla Suroor for Mohamed Jalal (59′), Ebraheim Khameis for Lithierry (59′), Ismail Al Hammadi for Amran Al-Jassasi (77′) and Fahad Badr for Abdulla Al Nuaimi (89′).
Player of the match: Suhail Abdulla
The player that probably impressed the most for Emirates was the goalkeeper: Suhail Abdulla. His rating is 8.47. He performed 8 saves.
Al Jazira – Formation
Al Jazira started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Frank de Boer played with: Mohamed Al Attas, Rakan Waleed
, Khalifa Alhammadi , Mohammed Al Attas , Karim Rekik , Abdulla Idrees , Oumar Traore , Fernando , Abdallah Ramadan , Bruno Oliveira , Ahmed Al Hashmi and Ahmed Al Attas , Alejandro Pozuelo .These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Mahmoud
, Zayed Al Ameri , Aboubakar Kamara, Mubarak Benzama, Zayed Sultan , Ali Khasif, Neeskens Kebano , Abdullah Khairi and Abdulla Salmeen.Substitutions
Al Jazira made 4 changes: Abdallah Ramadan for Ahmed Mahmoud (88′), Bruno Oliveira for Neeskens Kebano (63′), Mohammed Al Attas for Zayed Sultan (68′) and Ahmed Al Attas for Zayed Al Ameri (89′).
Player of the match: Alejandro Pozuelo
The most impressive player for Al Jazira was Alejandro Pozuelo even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 81 passes (99% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Sharjah – Khorfakkan Club – 4-1
- Bani Yas – Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – 1-2
- Emirates – Al Jazira – 0-1
- Hatta – Al Bataeh – 0-0