Al Ittihad Kalba defeats Al Wahda 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Spadacio

ABU DHABI. Al Ittihad Kalba prevails over Al Wahda 1-0 after L. Spadacio scored just 1 goal (34').

Al Ittihad Kalba defeats Al Wahda 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Spadacio

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

34'
Leandro Spadacio(goal)A. Hamad
38'
Waleed Al Mahrezi- Yellow
46'
54'
56'
Ahmed Al Naqbi- sub ->P. Mlapa
61'
D. Bessa- Yellow
Rúben Canedo- sub ->Pizzi
61'
Tahnoon Al Zaabi- sub ->M. Ali
62'
67'
Yaser Al Blooshi- sub ->Leandro Spadacio
Sultan Alzaabi- sub ->W. Rashid
67'
Suhail Al Mansoori- sub ->Fábio Martins
75'
77'
Yaser Al Blooshi- Yellow
84'
84'
Khalid Alzari- sub ->A. Hamad
84'
Z. Mohammed- sub ->A. Cicâldău
Tahnoon Al Zaabi- Yellow
90'

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
G
Rashid Ali 50.United Arab Emirates
D
Maracás 26.Brazil
D
Abdullah Al Karbi 21.United Arab Emirates
46'
D
Lucas Pimenta 3.Brazil
M
Mohamed Ali 68.United Arab Emirates
62'
M
Adrien Silva 23.Portugal
M
Abdulla Hamad 12.United Arab Emirates
84'
M
Pizzi 17.Portugal
61'
F
Ismail Matar 10.United Arab Emirates
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
F
Fábio Martins 11.Portugal
75'
Substitutes
G
Hazaa Ammar 66.United Arab Emirates
D
Gianluca Muniz 16.Brazil
D
Rúben Canedo 19.Portugal
61'
D
Fares Jumaa 44.United Arab Emirates
D
Mohamed Al Menhali 2.United Arab Emirates
46'
M
Suhail Al Mansoori 29.United Arab Emirates
75'
M
Tahnoon Al Zaabi 8.United Arab Emirates
62' 90'
M
Mansoor Al Harbi 15.United Arab Emirates
84'
M
Ismail Al Zaabi 14.United Arab Emirates

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
Waleed Al Mahrezi 75.United Arab Emirates
67' 38'
G
Eisa Houti 1.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdul Salam Mohammed 25.United Arab Emirates
D
Abdulaziz Al Hamhami 38.United Arab Emirates
M
Mohammad Subil 3.United Arab Emirates
M
F. Kiss 14.Slovakia
M
D. Bessa 11.Italy
61'
M
84' 54'
M
B. Ramírez 10.Argentina
M
Leandro Spadacio 9.Brazil
67' Goals34'
F
Peniel Mlapa 15.Togo
56'
Substitutes
G
Hamad Almansoori 55.United Arab Emirates
D
Sultan Alzaabi 2.United Arab Emirates
67'
D
Khalid Alzari 34.United Arab Emirates
84'
D
Mohamed Al Maazmi 16.United Arab Emirates
M
Yaser Al Blooshi 27.United Arab Emirates
67' 77'
M
Habib Al Fardan 4.United Arab Emirates
M
Z. Mohammed 17.Ghana
84'
F
Ahmed Al Naqbi 19.United Arab Emirates
56'
F
Adel Al Chadli 20.Yemen

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.​