BANI YAS. Bani Yas was capable to reverse the score against Al Ittihad Kalba to win 2-1. It was Al Ittihad Kalba to strike first with a goal of Filip Kiss at the 36′. Then it was a penalty in the 54′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Youssoufou Niakaté gave the win to Bani Yas in the 90′ minute. Bani Yas took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Bani Yas Stadium stadium in Bani Yas on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 23.89 degrees Celsius or 75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 7 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 68 Attack 64
- 74 Dangerous attack 71
- 75 Ball safe 65
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 1
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 3
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Bani Yas was in firm control of the ball 57% while Al Ittihad Kalba was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bani Yas was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bani Yas won the match.
Bani Yas shot 16 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bani Yas received 2 yellow cards (Youssoufou Niakaté and Eisa Ali Abass). On the opposite side, Al Ittihad Kalba received 1 yellow card (Sultan Adill Alamiri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bani Yas has 16 points like Al Bataeh to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad Kalba will stays with 12 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Bani Yas will play away with Ajman on the 15th of February with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Bani Yas (6 draws).
Al Ittihad Kalba will host Khorfakkan Club on the 15th of February with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Al Ittihad Kalba (1 draw).
Bani Yas – Formation
Bani Yas
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54'
90'
Bani Yas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Darko Milanič decided to play with the following team: Fahad Al Dhanhani , Khamis Al Hammadi , Saša Ivković , Hussain Abbas Juma , Joao Victor , Fawaz Awana , Ahmed Abunamous , Suhail Ahmed Al Noobi , Saile Souza , Taulant Seferi and Youssoufou Niakaté .
The home team had on the bench: Abdullah Jassim, Khalaf Mohammed Al Hosani, Saif Al Balushi , Francisco Geraldes , Mohammed Al Menhali, Eisa Ali Abass , Hussain Al Mansoori, Abdullah Sultan and Hamdan Ahmed Al Mahri.
Substitutions
Bani Yas made 3 changes: Khamis Al Hammadi for Eisa Ali Abass (67′), Saile Souza for Francisco Geraldes (68′) and Ahmed Abunamous for Saif Al Balushi (72′).
Player of the match: Youssoufou Niakaté
The player that probably impressed the most for Bani Yas was Youssoufou Niakaté.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12.
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Al Ittihad Kalba
Al Ittihad Kalba started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Farhad Majidi played with: Esa Ahmed Eisa Ali Mohamed Houti , Waleed Rashid , Mohammed Sabeel , Wallace , Salim Rashid Obaid , Gustavo , Filip Kiss , Caio Eduardo , Daniel Bessa , Mehdi Ghayedi and Sultan Adill Alamiri .
These were the players on the bench: Yacob Hassan Mohamed, Habib Al-Fardan, Andrés Vombergar , Khalid Al Darmaki , Abdul Salam Mohammed , Omar Al Antali, Yaser Alblooshi, Hamad Almansoori and Leandro Leite .
Al Ittihad Kalba could not rely on the presence of Khalid Al Darmaki (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: Waleed Rashid for Abdul Salam Mohammed (46′), Salim Rashid Obaid for Khalid Al Darmaki (68′), Gustavo for Leandro Leite (77′), Daniel Bessa for Andrés Vombergar (77′) and Mehdi Ghayedi for Yaser Alblooshi (90′).
Player of the match: Filip Kiss
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad Kalba was Filip Kiss.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
