ABU DHABI. Al Jazira conquers Hatta 3-1. Al Jazira got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Kayque Soares (13′) and Fernando (41′). Hatta tried to recover with a goal from Ali Eid (80′). Nonetheless, the encounter was closed by a goal (90′) scored by Ali Mabkhout for Al Jazira. Al Jazira was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Ahmed Eisa Mohamed who had the assistance of Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi and Mohamed Ali Al Shehhi. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 22.03 degrees Celsius or 71.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Jazira was in firm control of the ball 70% while Hatta was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Jazira was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Jazira won the match.
Al Jazira shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Hatta shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Al Jazira received 1 yellow card (Mubarak Benzama). On the opposite side, Hatta received 1 yellow card (Vernon De Marco).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Jazira has 20 points like Al Wahda to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Hatta will stays with 5 points like Emirates to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Jazira will play away against Al Ain on the 15th of February with a 15-14 head to head record in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).
Hatta will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 15th of February with a 8-0 head to head in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (2 draws).
Al Jazira – Formation
Al Jazira
42'
41'
71'
Al Jazira started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Bob de Klerk decided to play with the following team: Ali Khasif , Zayed Sultan , Mohammed Al Attas , Karim Rekik , Abdulla Idrees , Oumar Traore , Fernando , Abdallah Ramadan , Neeskens Kebano , Ali Mabkhout and Alejandro Pozuelo .
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Mahmoud , Ahmed Al Attas, Zayed Al Ameri, Richard Akonnor, Aboubakar Kamara, Mubarak Benzama , Abdullah Khairi, Rakan Waleed, Bruno Oliveira and Ahmed Al Attas .
Al Jazira could not rely on the presence of Mubarak Benzama (injured).
Substitutions
Al Jazira made 4 changes: Zayed Sultan for Mubarak Benzama (42′), Alejandro Pozuelo for Ahmed Mahmoud (61′), Neeskens Kebano for Bruno Oliveira (82′) and Abdallah Ramadan for Ahmed Al Attas (83′).
Player of the match: Ali Mabkhout
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Jazira was Ali Mabkhout.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Hatta – Formation
Hatta
Hatta started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Fabio Viviani played with: Sultan Ali Mohamed, Yousef Hazam, Salam Khairi , Mohammed Abdulrahman , Kayque Soares , Abdulrahman Ali , Vernon De Marco , Ayman Rchoq , Sultan Al Bedwawi , Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam and Alexander Merkel , Khaled Ali Al Asbahi , Jamal Maroof .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Amer Khalifa, Ali Eid , Mansor Abbas, Abdulrahman Adel, Marzooq Rashed, Mansoor Al Bedwawi, Jassim Yaqoob, Doro Dabo , Amer Khalifa Haider and Khalfan Hassan .
Substitutions
Hatta made 3 changes: Jamal Maroof for Doro Dabo (56′), Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam for Khalfan Hassan (56′) and Mohammed Abdulrahman for Ali Eid (78′).
Player of the match: Khaled Ali Al Asbahi
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hatta was Khaled Ali Al Asbahi.
His rating is with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
