ABU DHABI. Al Ittihad Kalba prevails over Al Wahda 1-0 after L. Spadacio scored just 1 goal (34′). Al Wahda was truly better in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Khalid Bu Hasan who had the assistance of Hassan Ali Al Hammadi and Mohamed Hussain Darwish Ahmed Al maazmi. The 4th official was Ahmed Hasan Al Hammadi. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.8 degrees Celsius or 89.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 78
- 79 Dangerous attack 41
- 80 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 17 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Al Wahda had a superior ball possession 72% while Al Ittihad Kalba was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Wahda was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Al Ittihad Kalba found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Al Wahda shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Al Ittihad Kalba shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 1 yellow card (T. Alzaabi). On the other side, Al Ittihad Kalba received 4 yellow cards (W. Rashid, A. Cicaldau, D. Bessa and Hassan Yaser).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Al Wahda stays with 1 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. On the other side, Al Ittihad Kalba has 3 points (8th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Wahda will play away with Al Bataeh on the 30th of September with a 0-0 head to head record.
Al Ittihad Kalba will host Al Dhafra on the 16th of September with a 6-6 head to head record.
Al Wahda – Formation
Al Wahda started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal decided to play with the following team: Rashid Ali, Maracás, Abdullah Al karbi, Lucas Pimenta, Mohamed Ali, Adrien Silva, Abdulla Hamad, Ismail Matar, Pizzi, João Pedro and Fábio Martins.
The home team had on the bench: Suhail Al Mansoori, Gianluca Muniz, Rúben Canedo, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Fares Jumaa, Mansor Al Harbi, Mohamed Al Menhali, Hazaa Ammar and Isamail Alzaabi.
Substitutions
Al Wahda made 5 changes: A. Alkarbi for M. Al Menhali (46′), Pizzi for R. Canedo (61′), M. Ali for T. Alzaabi (62′), F. Martins for S. A. Alsomhi (75′) and A. Hamad for M. Alharbi (85′).
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation
Al Ittihad Kalba started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Farhad Majidi played with: Eisa Houti, Abdul Sallam Mohameed, Mohammad Subil, Abdulaziz Al Hamhami, Waleed Rashid, F. Kiss, D. Bessa, A. Cicâldău, B. Ramírez, P. Mlapa and Leandro Spadacio.
These were the players on the bench: Yaser Alblooshi, Sultan Alzaabi, Habib Al Fardan, Khalid Alzari, Z. Mohammed, Ahmed Al Naqbi, Hamad Almansoori, Adeel Al Chadli and Mohamed Abdelrahman Almaazmi.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: P. Mlapa for A. Al Naqbi (56′), L. Spadacio for Hassan Yaser (67′), W. Rashid for S. Alzaabi (67′), A. Cicaldau for Z. Mohammed (83′) and A. Hamad for K. Al Rezzi (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.