MADINAT ZAID. Al Dhafra and Al Nasr draw 1-1. K. A. scored the first goal (63′) for Al Dhafra. D. Darboe equalized (72′). Al Nasr was decisively better in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the Al Dhafra Stadium (Madinat Zaid) stadium in Madinat Zaid on Saturday and it started at 1:45 pm local time. The referee was Mohamed Abdalla Alharmoodi who was helped by Masood Hassan Ismail and Amer Ali Ahmed Mohammed Al Qadri. The 4th official was Khalid Ali Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Al Mulla.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Nasr was in firm control of the ball 70% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Nasr had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Al Nasr to win the match.
Al Dhafra shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Nasr shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Al Dhafra received 3 yellow cards (P. Pavlov, S. Al Ghafri and S. Issa Al Hosani). Regarding the opposition, Al Nasr received 2 yellow cards (Toze and H. Musalam Ali).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Al Dhafra has 1 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Al Nasr has 1 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Dhafra will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 30th of September with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (8 draws).
Al Nasr will play away agasint Khorfakkan Club on the 14th of September with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Al Nasr (0 draws).
Al Dhafra – Formation
Al Dhafra started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nebojša Vignjević decided to play with the following team: Abdullah Sultan, Khalid Al Zaabi, Hamad Al Marzooqi, Cláudio, P. Pavlov, L. Amesimeku, Khalid Al Darmaki, W. Karoui, M. te Vrede, Waleed Ambar and M. Rayhi.
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahim Abdulla, Mohamed Al Junaibi, Lucas Cândido, Ibrahim Mohamed Al Hammadi, Sultan Al Ghafri, Saleh Al Hosani, Hamdan Mohamed, Abdulla Hassan Al Qamish and Mohammed Saif Al Ali.
Substitutions
Al Dhafra made 5 changes: W. A. Esmail for M. Aljneibi (68′), M. Rayhi for L. Candido (68′), M. H. Al for S. Al Ghafri (76′), M. te Vrede for M. A. Muharrami H. (77′) and K. A. Aldarmaki for S. Issa Al Hosani (87′).
Al Nasr – Formation
Al Nasr started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Thorsten Fink played with: Ahmed Shambih, Hamad Abdullah Ali, Lucas, Rashid Omar, Gláuber, Tariq Ahmed, Tozé, Jassim Yaqoob, Jája Silva, Ryan Mendes and D. Darboe.
These were the players on the bench: Amran Al Jassasi, Mayed Alteneiji, Omar Jumaa, Abdullah Al Tamimi, Yaqoob Al Baloushi, Abdulla Anwar, K. Aziangbe, Abdulaziz Dawood and Hussain Mahdi.
Substitutions
Al Nasr made 2 changes: H. Musalam Ali for M. A. Alteneiji (45′) and Yaqoob Al Baloushi for A. Dawoud Sulaiman (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Dhafra – Al Nasr – 1-1
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Sharjah – 0-2
- Al Jazira – Dibba Al Fujairah – 2-0