ABU DHABI. Al Wahda beat Bani Yas 3-1 thanks to O. Khribin who scored in the 9th and 90th minute. Al Wahda got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Omar Khribin (9′) and F. Kruspzky (32′). Bani Yas tried to recover with a goal from Taulant Seferi (53′). Nonetheless, the contest was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Omar Khribin for Al Wahda.
The match was played at the Al Nahyan Stadium (Abū ẓabī (Abu Dhabi)) stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Yahya Almulla with the support of Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi and Amer Abdulla Hasan. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 25.37 degrees Celsius or 77.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 55% while Bani Yas was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 17 times, 10 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Bani Yas shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (Mansour Saleh Barghash Jaralla Al Menhali and Allan). Regarding the opposition, Bani Yas received 3 yellow cards (Darko Milanič, Khamis Al Hammadi and Fawaz Awana).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Wahda has 34 points like Shabab Al Ahli Dubai to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Bani Yas will stays with 19 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wahda will play away with Al Ittihad Kalba on the 15th of April with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (2 draws).
Bani Yas will host Al Sharjah on the 15th of April with a 13-5 head to head stats in favor of Al Sharjah (8 draws).
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
86'
90'
32'
Al Wahda adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Goran Tufegdžić decided to play with the following team: Rashid Ali , Sultan Alzaabi , A. Zouhir , Lucas Pimenta , Mohamed Ali , Abdulla Hamad , Allan , Ahmad Nourollahi , Omar Khribin , F. Kruspzky and H. Erkinov .
The home team had on the bench: Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Ismail Matar , Manea Aydh, Rúben Canedo, Mansour Saleh Barghash Jaralla Al Menhali , A. Duishoev, Fares Jumaa, Hazaa Ammar and Mansoor Saeed.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 3 changes: H. Erkinov for Ismail Matar (81′), Abdulla Hamad for Mansour Saleh Barghash Jaralla Al Menhali (86′) and F. Kruspzky for Manea Aydh (90′).
Player of the match: Omar Khribin
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wahda was Omar Khribin.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Bani Yas – Formation
Bani Yas
Also Bani Yas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Darko Milanič played with: Fahad Al Dhanhani , Khamis Al Hammadi , Khamis Al Mansoori , S. Ivković , Adham Khalid Hegazy , Fawaz Awana , G. Suárez , Suhail Al Noubi , Ahmed Abunamous , Taulant Seferi and Y. Niakaté .
They had on the bench: Abdullah Jassim, Khalaf Al Hosani , Abdallah Al Balushi, Mohammed Al Menhali, Eisa Ali Al Maazmi , Prestige Mboungou , Saile , Abdullah Sultan and Hamdan Ahmed Al Mahri.
Substitutions
Bani Yas made 4 changes: Ahmed Abunamous for Saile (46′), Adham Khalid Hegazy for Prestige Mboungou (86′), Khamis Al Hammadi for Eisa Ali Al Maazmi (72′) and Khamis Al Mansoori for Khalaf Al Hosani (89′).
Player of the match: Fahad Al Dhanhani
The player that probably impressed the most for Bani Yas was the goalkeeper: Fahad Al Dhanhani. His rating is 8.06. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Hatta – Al Ittihad Kalba – 1-3
- Khorfakkan Club – Al Bataeh – 0-3
- Al Wahda – Bani Yas – 3-1
