AL AIN. Al Ain wipes out Al Dhafra 7-0 with goals of K. Laba (11′), K. Laba (29′), A. Yarmolenko (35′), K. Laba (43′), K. Laba (68′), D. Arboleda (81′) and S. Rahimi (89′). Al Ain was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium stadium in Al Ain on Saturday and it started at 5:45 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Abdurazzaq with the collaboration of Mohammed Ghulaita Al Shehhi and Khamis Fayroz. The 4th official was Yousif Al Jasmi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 36.8 degrees Celsius or 98.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Al Ain had a superior ball possession 62% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ain was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ain won the match.
Al Ain shot 20 times, 11 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Al Dhafra shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Ain received 1 yellow card (C. Canedo). Talking about the opposition, Al Dhafra didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Al Dhafra didn’t finish the match with 11 players after L. Amesimeku (Al Dhafra) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (39′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Al Ain has 4 points to occupy the 3rd place in the standings. On the opposite side, Al Dhafra stays with 1 points (12th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ain will play away against Al Jazira on the 15th of September with a 14-13 head to head in favor of Al Ain (7 draws).
Al Dhafra will host Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 2nd of October with a 14-3 head to head statistic in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (8 draws).
Al Ain – Formation
Al Ain
81'
66'
16'
Al Ain adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sergiy Rebrov decided to play with the following team: Khalid Eisa, D. Arboleda, Erik, Kouame Kouadio, A. Yarmolenko, Bandar Mohamed, Ahmed Barman, E. El Moubarik, Caio Canedo, K. Laba and S. Rahimi.
The home team had on the bench: Mohammed Abo Sandah, Khalid Al Baloushi, M. Palacios, Saeed Jumaa, Falah Waleed, Rafael Pereira, Mohammed Ali Shaker, Saeed Ahmed and Sultan Al Shamsi.
Substitutions
Al Ain made 5 changes: A. Barman for K. Alblooshi (66′), B. Mohammed for S. Juma Hassan (66′), C. Canedo for F. Waleed (76′), E. M. Moubarik for M. Palacios (76′) and K. Laba for S. Al Shamsi (85′).
Al Dhafra – Formation
Al Dhafra
39'
Also Al Dhafra adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Nebojša Vignjević played with: 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.
They had on the bench: Hamdan Mohamed, Lucas Cândido, Mohammed Saif Al Ali, Ibrahim Mohamed Al Hammadi, Mohamed Al Junaibi, Ibrahim Abdulla and Abdulla Hassan Al Qamish.
Substitutions
Al Dhafra made 5 changes: M. te Vrede for M. A. Muharrami H. (61′), W. Amber for M. Aljneibi (62′), M. H. Al for S. Mohamed (62′), K. A. Aldarmaki for L. Candido (69′) and M. Rayhi for I. Abdulla (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
