AJMAN. Al Ain and Ajman draw 1-1. E. scored the first goal (6′) for Al Ain. A. Madan settled the score (60′). Al Ain was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
K. Laba didn’t score a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Al Ain to win the match.
K. Laba missed 1 penalty (90′ + 12′) for Al Ain.
The match was played at the Shaikh Rashid bin Saeed Stadium stadium in Ajman on Friday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Ahmed Eisa Mohamed with the support of Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi and Ibrahim Al Ajmi. The 4th official was Naser AlAli. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.2 degrees Celsius or 95.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a strong ball possession 60% while Ajman was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Al Ain to win the encounter.
Ajman shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Al Ain shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Ajman received 3 yellow cards (M. Samardzic, W. Azarou and Mohamed Ismail). On the other side, Al Ain didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ajman has 1 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Al Ain has 1 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Ajman will play away against Al Nasr on the 10th of September with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Ajman (5 draws).
Ajman – Formation
Ajman
14'
86'
60'
Ajman started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Goran Tufegdžić decided to play with the following team: Ali Al Hosani, M. Samardžić, Waleid Al Yammahi, Mohamed Ismail, Abdullah Al Junaibi, Bilal Yousif, F. Ben Larbi, I. Faiz, Ali Madan, W. Azaro and P. Mboungou.
The home team had on the bench: Rashed Nooh, N. Vuković, Hamad Al Balooshi, Saeed Sulaiman, Abdulla Abdelaziz, Obaid Almehri, Yousef Ahmed, Mohammed Hilal and Saoud Saeed.
Substitutions
Ajman made 3 changes: Ben Larbi Firas for M. Helal (86′), V. Mboungou for S. Saeed (89′) and B. Al Raeesi for O. Almehri (90′).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
Al Ain started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sergiy Rebrov played with: Khalid Eisa, D. Arboleda, Erik, K. Kouadio, A. Yarmolenko, Bandar Mohamed, Ahmed Barman, Yahia Nader, M. Palacios, K. Laba and S. Rahimi.
These were the players on the bench: Rafael Pereira, Falah Waleed, Caio Canedo, E. El Moubarik, Sultan Al Shamsi, Mohammed Ali Shaker, Khalid Al Baloushi, Mohammed Abo Sandah and Saeed Jumaa.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 2 changes: A. Barman for C. Canedo (65′) and M. Palacios for K. Alblooshi (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Bani Yas – Khorfakkan Club – 1-0
- Ajman – Al Ain – 2-1
- Al Wasl – Al Wahda – 2-2
- Al Ittihad Kalba – Al Bataeh – 0-2
