AL AIN. Al Ain tops Hatta 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Al Ain was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Thursday and it started at 5:35 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi with the help of Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi and Amer Ali Ahmed Mohammed Al Qadri. The 4th official was . The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.85 degrees Celsius or 69.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a strong ball possession 70% while Hatta was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the match.
Al Ain shot 20 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Hatta shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Ain received 1 yellow card (Yahia Nader). Talking about the opposition, Hatta received 1 yellow card (Hamdan Abdulrahman).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Ain has 31 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Hatta will stays with 5 points like Emirates to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ain will host Al Jazira on the 15th of February with a 15-14 head to head record in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).
Hatta will host Al Wahda on the 7th of March with a 9-0 head to head record in favor of Al Wahda (1 draw).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
57'
47'
64'
Al Ain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Hernán Jorge Crespo decided to play with the following team: Khalid Eisa , Abdoul Karim Traoré , Khalid Hashemi , Dramane Koumare , Erik Jorgens de Menezes , Yong-woo Park , Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi , Omer Atzili , Kaku , Sultan Al Shamsi and Josna Loulendo .
The home team had on the bench: Mohamad Saeed , Kouame Autonne Kouadio, Yahia Nader , Bandar Al Ahbabi, Ahmed Barman , Matías Palacios, Soufiane Rahimi, Hazem Mohammad Abdullah Abbas and Khaled Al-Blooshi .
Al Ain could not rely on the presence of Mohamad Saeed (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ain made 5 changes: Yong-woo Park for Ahmed Barman (46′), Khalid Eisa for Mohamad Saeed (57′), Mohammed Abbas Ahmed Abdulla Hasan Al Baloushi for Yahia Nader (57′), Kaku for Hazem Mohammad Abdullah Abbas (66′) and Erik Jorgens de Menezes for Khaled Al-Blooshi (75′).
Player of the match: Kaku
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Ain was Kaku.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (0% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Hatta – Formation
Hatta
Also Hatta adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Fabio Viviani played with: Salam Khairi , Tamimou Ouorou , Amer Khalifa Haider , Abdulrahman Ali , Vernon De Marco , Hamdan Abdulrahman , Sultan Al Bedwawi , Aaron Tshibola , Gabrielzinho , Doro Dabo and César Lobi Manzoki .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kayque Soares, Mansor Abbas, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Chisom Egbuchulam , Rashed Abbas Juma Kharram, Mansoor Al Bedwawi, Mohammed Waleed, Abdulla Kazim and Jamal Maroof.
Substitutions
Hatta made 2 changes: Doro Dabo for Chisom Egbuchulam (60′) and Amer Khalifa Haider for Abdulla Kazim (60′).
Player of the match: Chisom Egbuchulam
The most impressive player for Hatta was Chisom Egbuchulam.
His rating is with 2 goals, 7 passes (0% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 60′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
