AL SHARJAH. Al Sharjah conquers Al Ittihad Kalba 1-0 after Caio scored just 1 goal (29′). Al Ittihad Kalba was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Al Sharjah remained in players after Khaled Aldhanhani received a red card in the 44′. Anyhow, Al Sharjah still was able to win this contest playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Sharjah Stadium stadium in Al Sharjah on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan with the assistance of and Ahmed Abdouli. The 4th official was Ali Al Zarouni. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.98 degrees Celsius or 75.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Al Sharjah

1 - 0

Al Ittihad Kalba

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 5 Total 19
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 0 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 61 Attack 119
  • 29 Dangerous attack 79
  • 88 Ball safe 60
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 13 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Al Ittihad Kalba was in firm control of the ball 64% while Al Sharjah was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ittihad Kalba was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Al Sharjah succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Al Sharjah shot 5 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 19 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Al Sharjah received 5 yellow cards (Maro Katinić, Marcus Meloni, Maro Katinić, Abdullah Ghanim and Miralem Pjanić). On the other side, Al Ittihad Kalba received 3 yellow cards (Caio Eduardo, Filip Kiss and Mohammed Sabeel).

(Al Sharjah) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (44′).

Match Timeline

Abdalla Ghanim- Yellow
28'
Caio Lucas(goal)Moussa Marega
29'
29'
F. Kiss- Yellow
Khaled Ebraheim- Red
44'
70'
Sultan Adil(VAR)
45'
Caio Eduardo- Yellow
45'
Mohammad Subil- Yellow
58'
A. Vombergar- sub ->Brian Ramírez
M. Katinić- sub ->Moussa Marega
63'
Miralem Pjanic- Yellow
67'
65'
Abdulaziz Al Hamhami- sub ->Abdul Salam Mohammed
77'
Habib Al Fardan- sub ->Caio Eduardo
F. Ben Arbi- sub ->Ousmane Camara
79'
Majid Surour- sub ->Miralem Pjanić
79'
77'
Ahmed Al Naqbi- sub ->Sultan Adill Alamiri
Khalid Bawazir- sub ->Caio
88'
Sebastián Tagliabúe- sub ->Al Hassan Saleh
88'
Marcus Meloni- Yellow
90'
M. Katinić- Yellow
90'
Khaled Ebraheim(VAR_CARD)
42'
M. Katinić- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Al Wasl
55
22
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
49
22
Al Wahda
41
23
Al Ain
39
21
Al Nasr
38
23
Al Sharjah
35
23
Ajman
30
22
Al Jazira
28
23
Al Bataeh
27
22
Al Ittihad Kalba
24
23
Bani Yas
23
22
Khorfakkan Club
21
23
Emirates
14
21
Hatta
8
22

After this encounter, Al Sharjah has 26 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Ittihad Kalba will stays with 13 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Sharjah will play away against Al Wasl on the 2nd of March with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Al Wasl (9 draws).

Al Ittihad Kalba will host Al Bataeh on the 2nd of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Al Bataeh (2 draws).

Al Sharjah – Formation

Al Sharjah
G
Adel Al Hosani 40.United Arab Emirates
7.9
D
Alhusain Saleh 3.United Arab Emirates
7.0
88'
D
Abdalla Ghanim 18.United Arab Emirates
7.1
28'
D
Khaled Ebraheim 19.United Arab Emirates
5.7
44'
D
Yu-min Cho 33.South Korea
7.3
M
Caio Lucas 7.Brazil
6.7
88' 29'
M
Miralem Pjanic 10.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
79' 67'
M
Marcus Meloni 22.Brazil
6.6
90'
M
Majid Rashid 24.United Arab Emirates
7.1
M
O. Camara 30.Guinea
6.3
79'
F
M. Marega 91.Mali
7.3
63'
Substitutes
G
Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher Abdulla Al Mohtadi 1.United Arab Emirates
D
Hamad Fahad 2.United Arab Emirates
D
M. Katinić 5.Croatia
7.0
63' 90'
D
Saleem Sultan 13.United Arab Emirates
M
Majid Surour 6.United Arab Emirates
7.0
79'
M
F. Ben Arbi 11.Tunisia
6.7
79'
M
Khalid Bawazir 14.United Arab Emirates
6.4
88'
F
Sebastián Tagliabúe 12.United Arab Emirates
6.4
88'
F
Salem Saleh 23.United Arab Emirates

Al Sharjah started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Aurelian Cosmin Olăroiu decided to play with the following team: Adel Al Hosani (7.9), Khaled Aldhanhani (5.7), Yu-min Cho (7.3), Abdullah Ghanim (7.1), Al Hassan Saleh (7.0), Miralem Pjanić (6.8), Majid Rashid (7.1), Caio (6.7), Marcus Meloni (6.6), Ousmane Camara (6.3) and Moussa Marega (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Khaled Tawhid Mohammad Taher Abdulla Al Mohtadi, Hamad Fahad, Maro Katinić (7.0), Majed Suroor (7.0), Firas Ben Larbi (6.7), Sebastian Tagliabue (6.4), Sultan Al Sharjee Saleem, Khaled Bawazir (6.4) and Salem Saleh.

Substitutions

Al Sharjah made 5 changes: Moussa Marega for Maro Katinić (63′), Ousmane Camara for Firas Ben Larbi (79′), Caio for Khaled Bawazir (88′), Al Hassan Saleh for Sebastian Tagliabue (88′) and Miralem Pjanić for Majed Suroor (79′).

Player of the match: Adel Al Hosani​

The player that probably impressed the most for Al Sharjah was the goalkeeper: Adel Al Hosani. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation

Al Ittihad Kalba
G
Eisa Houti 1.United Arab Emirates
6.6
D
Mohammad Subil 3.United Arab Emirates
8.1
45'
D
Salem Rashid 12.United Arab Emirates
7.7
D
Abdul Salam Mohammed 25.United Arab Emirates
7.3
65'
D
Wallace 94.Brazil
7.5
M
B. Ramírez 9.Argentina
6.4
58'
M
Caio Eduardo 13.Brazil
7.0
77' 45'
M
F. Kiss 14.Slovakia
7.5
29'
M
Leandro Spadacio 77.Brazil
7.0
F
Mehdi Ghayedi 10.Iran
7.5
F
Sultan Adil 21.United Arab Emirates
7.7
77'
Substitutes
G
Hamad Almansoori 55.United Arab Emirates
D
Yaqoob Al Baloushi 4.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdulaziz Al Hamhami 15.United Arab Emirates
7.0
65'
D
Michel 43.Brazil
M
Habib Al Fardan 7.United Arab Emirates
7.1
77'
M
Khalid Al Darmaki 24.United Arab Emirates
F
A. Vombergar 18.Slovenia
7.5
58'
F
Ahmed Al Naqbi 19.United Arab Emirates
6.4
77'
F
Yaser Al Blooshi 27.United Arab Emirates

Al Ittihad Kalba started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Farhad Majidi played with: Esa Ahmed Eisa Ali Mohamed Houti (6.6), Abdul Salam Mohammed (7.3), Mohammed Sabeel (8.1), Wallace (7.5), Salim Rashid Obaid (7.7), Leandro Leite (7.0), Filip Kiss (7.5), Caio Eduardo (7.0), Brian Ramírez (6.4), Sultan Adill Alamiri (7.7) and Mehdi Ghayedi (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Yacob Hassan Mohamed, Habib Al-Fardan (7.1), Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami (7.0), Andrés Vombergar (7.5), Ahmed Amir (6.4), Khalid Al Darmaki, Yaser Alblooshi, Michel Zanata Dreifke and Hamad Almansoori.

Substitutions

Al Ittihad Kalba made 4 changes: Sultan Adill Alamiri for Ahmed Amir (77′), Caio Eduardo for Habib Al-Fardan (77′), Brian Ramírez for Andrés Vombergar (58′) and Abdul Salam Mohammed for Abdulaziz Al-Hamhami (65′).

Player of the match: Mohammed Sabeel​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ittihad Kalba was Mohammed Sabeel.

His rating is 8.1 with 66 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Uae League.​