SUR. Al Ain overcomes Al Bataeh 3-1. Al Ain capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Sur Sports Complex stadium in Sur on Sunday and it started at 4:45 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan with the help of Salah Salim and Qais Al Khaddeim. The 4th official was Suhail Abdulla Ali. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 24.59 degrees Celsius or 76.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a superior ball possession 60% while Al Bataeh was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the encounter.
Al Bataeh shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ain shot 27 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Al Bataeh received 2 yellow cards (Petrus Boumal and Mohamed Al Hammadi). Regarding the opposition, Al Ain received 2 yellow cards (Matías Palacios and Yong-woo Park).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Bataeh stays with 16 points like Bani Yas to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Al Ain will has 25 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Bataeh will play away with Emirates on the 15th of February with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Al Ain will host Al Jazira on the 15th of February with a 15-14 head to head in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).
Al Bataeh – Formation
Al Bataeh
66'
39'
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Al Bataeh started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Mirel Matei Radoi decided to play with the following team: Ali Al-Dhanhani, Ibrahim Eisa , Ali Aldhanhani , Mohamed Ahmed , Ulrich Meleke , Ahmed Al Zeyoudi , Sékou Gassama , Sainey Corr , Petrus Boumal , Mohamed Al Hammadi , Paulinho and Anatole Bertrand Abang .
The home team had on the bench: Omar Ahmed, Abdalla Alrefaey , Ahmed Moosa Murad, Ahmed Khalil , Hamad Al Baloushi, Isamail Omar Alzaabi, Rashid Muhayer, Abdalla Abdulrahman , Rashid Abdalla Suhail and Hamad Al Balooshi.
Substitutions
Al Bataeh made 3 changes: Mohamed Al Hammadi for Ahmed Khalil (66′), Ali Aldhanhani for Abdulla Alnaqbi (66′) and Sékou Gassama for Abdalla Alrefaey (79′).
Player of the match: Anatole Bertrand Abang
The most impressive player for Al Bataeh was Anatole Bertrand Abang.
His rating is with 11 passes (27% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
Al Ain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Hernán Jorge Crespo played with: Khalid Eisa , Bandar Al Ahbabi , Khalid Hashemi , Kouame Autonne Kouadio , Erik Jorgens de Menezes , Yong-woo Park , Matías Palacios , Omer Atzili , Kaku , Soufiane Rahimi , Kodjo Fo Doh Laba .
These were the players on the bench: Mohamad Saeed, Jules Reimerink, Yahia Nader, Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi, Ahmed Barman, Jonatas Santos, Saeed Juma, Abdoul Karim Traoré, Josna Loulendo, Mohammed Ali Shakir and Abdulkarim Trawri .
Al Ain could not rely on the presence of Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ain made 3 changes: Kaku for Ahmed Barman (89′), Omer Atzili for Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi (89′) and Matías Palacios for Abdulkarim Trawri (79′).
Player of the match: Kaku
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ain was Kaku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 59 passes (92% accurate) and 10 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Sharjah – Ajman – 1-1
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Wasl – 1-2
- Khorfakkan Club – Al Wahda – 3-2
- Al Bataeh – Al Ain – 1-3
