AJMAN. Ajman overcomes Emirates with a 2-0 win with a goal from H. Chikhaoui (11′) and a goal from G. Muniz (88′). Emirates lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Stadium stadium in Ajman on Friday and it started at 5:35 pm local time. The referee was Ahmed Hassan Hussain Bilal with the support of Talal Rashed Al Nuaimi and . The 4th official was Saif Ahmed Saleh Almessabi. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 19.62 degrees Celsius or 67.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 37%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Emirates had a superior ball possession 56% while Ajman was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajman was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 13 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajman won the match​.

Ajman shot 23 times, 13 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Emirates shot 15 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Ajman received 1 yellow card (Abdulrahman Rakan). On the other side, Emirates received 2 yellow cards (Oumar Keita and Tareq Ahmed).

Standings

After playing this match, Ajman has 14 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Emirates will stays with 5 points like Hatta to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Ajman will host Al Ain on the 7th of March with a 20-1 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ain (3 draws).

Emirates will host Khorfakkan Club on the 7th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Emirates (0 draws).

Ajman – Formation

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

The manager Daniel Isăilă decided to play with the following team: Ali Al Hosani (7.3), Mohamed Ismael (7.7), Abdulrahman Rakan (6.8), Miloš Kosanović (7.0), Saoud Saeed (7.1), Haykeul Chikhaoui (7.8), Bilal Yousif (7.5), Isam Faiz (6.4), Gianluca Muniz (8.9), Dodô (7.0) and Walid Azarou (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Humaid Abdalla Saleh, Nasser Abdulhadi, Ali Madan (6.7), Mohammad Nasser Abdelaziz Mohammed, Rocky Marciano, Mohamed Jaber, Abdulla Abdelaziz, Obaid Raed Obaid Mohammed Al Zaabi and Mohamed Yousef.

Substitutions

Ajman made 5 changes: Haykeul Chikhaoui for Ali Madan (71′), Dodô for Abdulla Abdelaziz (89′), Abdulrahman Rakan for Humaid Abdalla Saleh (90′), Gianluca Muniz for Nasser Abdulhadi (90′) and Bilal Yousif for Rocky Marciano (90′).

Player of the match: Gianluca Muniz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajman was Gianluca Muniz.

His rating is 8.9 with 1 goal, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Emirates – Formation

Emirates started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Walter Zenga played with: Suhail Abdulla (8.5), Ali Al Ansari (6.6), Ahmad Essa Juma (6.4), Uros Vitas (6.7), Salim Al-Rawahi (6.7), Andrés Iniesta (7.8), Nizar Mahmoud Al-Rashdan (7.0), Tareq Ahmed (7.5), Oumar Keita (7.0), Paco Alcácer (7.8) and Pavle Obradovic (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ismail Al Hammadi (6.4), Lithierry (6.8), Mohamed Jalal, Saud Al Hosani, Fahad Badr (6.8), Sultan Qasem, Dia Saba (7.3), Khalifa Abdulla and Marwan Fahad.

Substitutions

Emirates made 4 changes: Pavle Obradovic for Dia Saba (46′), Andrés Iniesta for Fahad Badr (80′), Paco Alcácer for Ismail Al Hammadi (80′) and Nizar Mahmoud Al-Rashdan for Lithierry (46′).

Player of the match: Suhail Abdulla​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Emirates was the goalkeeper: Suhail Abdulla. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Al Wasl – Al Sharjah – 2-0
• Khorfakkan Club – Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – 0-3
• Ajman – Emirates – 2-0