AL AIN. Al Nasr conquers Al Ain 3-1. Al Nasr was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Taarabt (10′), Iuri Medeiros (16′) and A. Jashak (45′). Al Ain reduced the distance with a goal (68′) by A. Romero, but there was not much to do for them. Al Ain was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Sunday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan with the assistance of Masood Hassan Ismail and Ahmed Abdouli. The 4th official was Suhail Abdulla Ali. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.13 degrees Celsius or 91.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 11%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a superior ball possession 63% while Al Nasr was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 36 shots of which 11 were on target. Anyway, Al Nasr was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Al Ain shot 36 times, 11 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Nasr shot 7 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Al Ain received 3 yellow cards (A. Romero, Sultan Al Shamsi and Dramane Koumare). On the opposite side, Al Nasr received 4 yellow cards (Khalid Jalal, A. Taarabt, Ali Abdulaziz and Mohamed Al Menhali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Al Ain stays with 35 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Al Nasr will has 28 points like Al Sharjah to sit in the 6th 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).
Al Nasr will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 15th of April with a 19-7 head to head statistic in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (11 draws).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Hernán Jorge Crespo decided to play with the following team: Khalid Eisa , Saeed Juma Hassan , Dramane Koumare , Kouame Kouadio , Erik , Mohammed Al Baloushi , M. Palacios , Yong-woo Park , A. Romero , Kodjo Fo Doh Laba and S. Rahimi .
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Bu Sanda, O. Atzili, Ahmed Barman, Khalid Hashemi , Khalid Al Baloushi, Falah Waleed, Sultan Al Shamsi, Jonatas Santos and A. Traoré .
Al Ain could not rely on the presence of Sultan Al Shamsi (injured).
Substitutions
Al Ain made 4 changes: Mohammed Al Baloushi for Jonatas Santos (61′), Saeed Juma Hassan for Khalid Hashemi (61′), Dramane Koumare for A. Traoré (80′) and S. Rahimi for Sultan Al Shamsi (90′).
Player of the match: A. Romero
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Ain was A. Romero.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 13 crosses.
Al Nasr – Formation
Also Al Nasr adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Alfred Schreuder played with: Ahmed Shambih , A. Jashak , S. Memišević , Khalid Jalal , Gustavo Alemão , Rashed Omar , Moussa Ndiaye , Hussain Mahdi , Iuri Medeiros , M. Gabbiadini and A. Taarabt .
They had on the bench: Mohamed Al Menhali, Hamdan Al Kamali , Abdulla Al Baloosh , K. Agudelo, Mayed Al Teneiji , I. Tshibangu , Abdullah Al Tamimi, Mohammed Jamal and Ali Abdulaziz .
Al Nasr could not rely on the presence of Abdulla Al Baloosh (injured).
Substitutions
Al Nasr made 5 changes: Khalid Jalal for Hamdan Al Kamali (46′), A. Jashak for Abdulla Al Baloosh (90′), Hussain Mahdi for Ali Abdulaziz (72′), M. Gabbiadini for I. Tshibangu (73′) and Iuri Medeiros for Mayed Al Teneiji (77′).
Player of the match: Ahmed Shambih
The player that probably impressed the most for Al Nasr was the goalkeeper: Ahmed Shambih. His rating is 8.47. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.