RAS AL-KHAIMAH. Al Ain was finally too much to handle for Emirates with the goal of D. Arboleda (27′), A. Barman (62′) and K. Laba (71′). Al Ain was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
K. Laba didn’t score a penalty (17′) for Al Ain.
The match was played at the Emirates Club Stadium stadium in Ras al-Khaimah on Friday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Mohamed with the collaboration of Jasim Mohammed Al Ajmi and Amer Abdulla Hasan. The 4th official was Hasan Ali Mohamed Hassan Al Blooshi.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a strong ball possession 63% while Emirates was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the match.
Emirates shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Ain shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Emirates received 2 yellow cards (Salem Aleedi and J. Guede Gnadou). On the opposite side, Al Ain didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Emirates will stay with 5 points to sit in the 14th place. On the other side, Al Ain will have 36 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Emirates will play away against Al Dhafra on the 19th of February with a 8-5 head to head stats in favor of Al Dhafra (4 draws).
Al Ain will play away agasint Al Wahda on the 12th of March with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of Al Ain (6 draws).
Emirates – Formation
Emirates
64'
23'
Emirates started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ayman Al Ramadi decided to play with the following team: Suhail Abdulla, Abdulla Mohammed, Firas Saleh Alkhaseebi, Salem Al Eedi, E. Reyes, Yago, Khaled Ambar, W. Sabbar, Ahmed Mahmoud, J. Gnadou and Fahad Badr.
The home team had on the bench: Alyson Motta, Sultan Al Suwaidi, Mohammed Saeed, Waleed Hussain, Ali Saeed Saqr, Ali Moustafa, Saeed Al Kaabi, Sultan Qasem and Fares Khalil.
Substitutions
Emirates made 4 changes: T. J. Barout Albarout F. B. for S. Al Kaabi (46′), K. Esmaeel for W. Hussain (59′), Salem Aleedi for F. Khalil (64′) and J. Guede Gnadou for M. Saeed (81′).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
27'
Al Ain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergiy Rebrov played with: Khalid Eisa, D. Arboleda, Erik, Rafael Pereira, Bandar Mohamed, C. Guanca, Ahmed Barman, Yahia Nader, Mohammed Al Baloushi, K. Laba and S. Rahimi.
They had on the bench: Omar Saeed, Saeed Jumaa, Sultan Al Shamsi, Saeed Ahmed, Sultan Al Mantheri, Ali Saeed Al Blooshi, Naser Al Shikali, Mohammed Abo Sandah and Mohammed Ali Shaker.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 5 changes: B. Mohammed for S. Juma Hassan (68′), A. Barman for N. Al Shikali (79′), Erik for S. Ahmed (79′), R. A. Pereira for M. Ali Shaker (89′) and S. Rahimi for S. Al Shamsi (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
