ABU DHABI. Al Ain conquers Al Wahda 1-0 after K. Laba scored just 1 goal (82′).
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Danny Desmond Makkelie who had the assistance of Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries. The 4th official was Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Al Wahda was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Al Ain that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Al Ain succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Al Wahda shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Ain shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (A. Alkarbi). On the opposite side, Al Ain didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Wahda will stay with 39 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Ain will have 46 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda
85'
56'
Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Grégory Dufrennes decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Al Shamsi, Fares Jumaa, Mahmoud Khamis, Abdullah Al karbi, A. Zouhir, Adrien Silva, Khamis Esmaeel, Fábio Martins, Ismaeil Matar, João Pedro and Omar Khribin.
The home team had on the bench: Mohamed Al Menhali, Abdurahman Saleh, Khalil Ibrahim, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Rashid Ali, Abdulla Hamad, Majed Abdulla, Rúben Canedo and Ahmed Rashid.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 4 changes: A. Alkarbi for A. Saleh (74′), F. Martins for T. Alzaabi (74′), M. Al Hammadi for R. Canedo (85′) and Khamis Esmail for K. I. Al Hammadi (86′).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
82'
Al Ain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergiy Rebrov played with: Khalid Eisa, D. Arboleda, Saeed Jumaa, Erik, Rafael Pereira, Bandar Mohamed, C. Guanca, Ahmed Barman, Mohammed Al Baloushi, K. Laba and S. Rahimi.
They had on the bench: K. Kouadio, Mohammed Abo Sandah, Caio Canedo, Sultan Al Shamsi, Khalid Al Baloushi, Mohammed Ali Shaker, Saeed Ahmed, Naser Al Shikali and Omar Saeed.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 3 changes: B. Mohammed for C. Canedo (72′), C. Guanca for K. Autonne Kouadio (89′) and S. Rahimi for N. Al Shikali (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
