DUBAI. Al Wasl was eventually too good for Hatta with the goal of Ali Saleh (42′), Fábio Lima (45′) and H. Seferović (82′). Al Wasl was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Zabeel Stadium stadium in Dubai on Monday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Omar Mohamed Al Ali who was helped by Saeed Rashid Al-Marzooqi and Talal Rashed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Suhail Abdulla Ali. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 28.84 degrees Celsius or 83.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Wasl had a superior ball possession 63% while Hatta was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Wasl had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Wasl won the match​.

Al Wasl shot 31 times, 9 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Hatta shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Al Wasl received 1 yellow card (Salem Al Azizi). On the other side, Hatta received 1 yellow card (Aaron Tshibola).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Al Wasl has 51 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Hatta will stays with 5 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wasl will play away against Al Ain on the 20th of April with a 24-4 head to head record in favor of Al Ain (9 draws).

Hatta will host Emirates on the 20th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Hatta (1 draw).

Al Wasl – Formation

Al Wasl adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Milos Milojevic decided to play with the following team: Khaled Saif Al-Senani (7.3), Salem Al Azizi (7.3), S. Bouftini (8.1), Seung-hyun Jung (7.7), Abdulrahman Saleh (7.3), S. Sidibe (7.3), G. Poblete (7.7), Fábio Lima (9.4), N. Giménez (8.5), Ali Saleh (8.4) and Caio Canedo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Yousif Ali Almheiri, Ali Salmin, H. Seferović (7.7), Rodrigo, Mohamed Ali, J. N’Guessan, Omar Al-Balooshi, Rabee Hassan Salmin and A. Diallo (7.3).

Substitutions

Al Wasl made 5 changes: Caio Canedo for A. Diallo (64′), N. Giménez for H. Seferović (64′), Salem Al Azizi for Rodrigo (88′), Abdulrahman Saleh for Yousif Ali Almheiri (90′) and G. Poblete for Ali Salmin (88′).

Player of the match: Fábio Lima​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Al Wasl was Fábio Lima.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork twice times.

Hatta – Formation

Also Hatta adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Nenad Vanić played with: Salam Khairi (6.7), Atiq Walid Atiq Malalla Walid (7.1), Kayque Campos (6.6), Vernon De Marco (6.7), Abdulrahman Adel (6.3), A. Karimi (7.0), Aaron Tshibola (6.6), Gabrielzinho (6.6), Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam (6.3), Jamal Maroof (6.6) and César Lobi Manzoki (7.3).

They had on the bench: Abdulrahman Ali, A. Rchoq (6.6), Ali Eid Ghumail, Khalfan Alnoobi (6.8), Mansoor Al Baloushi (6.6), Hamdan Abdulrahman, Mohammed Al Junaibi, D. Dabo (6.6) and Abdulla Kazim (6.8).

Substitutions

Hatta made 5 changes: Jamal Maroof for Khalfan Alnoobi (60′), Mohammed Yousuf Ghulam for Abdulla Kazim (74′), Atiq Walid Atiq Malalla Walid for Abdulla Kazim (74′), Gabrielzinho for A. Rchoq (82′) and A. Karimi for D. Dabo (82′).

Player of the match: César Lobi Manzoki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hatta was César Lobi Manzoki.

His rating is 7.3 with 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 22.

Results of the day

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

• Al Ittihad Kalba – Al Wahda – 1-0
• Al Wasl – Hatta – 3-0