KALBA. Al Ittihad Kalba overcomes Dibba Al Fujairah with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Bessa (76′) and a goal from A. Al (84′). Al Ittihad Kalba capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Ittihad Kalba Club Stadium stadium in Kalba on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Yahya Almulla with the assistance of Jasem Abdulla Al Ali and Talal Rashed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Zayed Alawakli. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.1 degrees Celsius or 88.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 109 Attack 92
- 48 Dangerous attack 45
- 158 Ball safe 119
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Al Ittihad Kalba had a strong ball possession 59% while Dibba Al Fujairah was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Al Ittihad Kalba was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Al Ittihad Kalba won the match.
Al Ittihad Kalba shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dibba Al Fujairah shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Al Ittihad Kalba received 2 yellow cards (D. Bessa and A. Al Naqbi). Talking about the opposition, Dibba Al Fujairah received 2 yellow cards (Khaled and S. Guindo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Al Ittihad Kalba will have 10 points like Al Ain, Al Wahda and Shabab Al Ahli Dubai to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Dibba Al Fujairah will stay with 1 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Uae League, Al Ittihad Kalba will host Bani Yas on the 5th of November with a 9-3 head to head stats in favor of Bani Yas (4 draws).
Dibba Al Fujairah will play away agasint Khorfakkan Club on the 29th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Al Ittihad Kalba – Formation

Al Ittihad Kalba started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Farhad Majidi decided to play with the following team: Eisa Houti, Igor Rossi Branco, Abdul Salam Mohammed, Sultan Alzaabi, Mohamed Abdelrahman Ibrahim Mohammed Almaazmi, Filip Kiss, Habib Fardan Abdualla, Daniel Bessa, Alexandru Cicâldău, Brian Aramis Ramírez and Peniel Kokou Mlapa.
The home team had on the bench: Ahmed Abdulla Jshak, Zackariah Mohammed, Khaled Nasser Al Rezzi, Ahmed Amir Saeed Amir Rashid Al Naqbi, Hamad Abdulla Nasser, Leandro Spadacio Leite, Fahad Batout, Yaser Alblooshi and Abdulaziz Hamad Al Hamhami.
Substitutions
Al Ittihad Kalba made 5 changes: B. Ramirez for L. Spadacio (46′), P. Mlapa for A. Al Naqbi (60′), H. Al Fardan for Y. Alblooshi (61′), M. A. Almaazmi for K. Alzari (73′) and A. Cicaldau for Z. Mohammed (86′).
Dibba Al Fujairah – Formation

Dibba Al Fujairah started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Grégory Dufrennes played with: Humaid Abdulla Ali Mubarak Zayed, Marcelo dos Santos Ferreira, Ibrahim Saeed Masoud Rashed Al Yaqoubi, Khaled Abdulla Mobarak Ali Al Blooshi, Aleksandar Šćekić, Amer Omar Abdullah Salem Bazuhair, Ibrahim Saeed Mohamed Al Mansouri, Jandir Breno Souza Silva, Tafadzwa Dhliwayo, Joey Sleegers and Alvaro de Oliveira.
These were the players on the bench: Roger Mendonca Goncalves, Saliou Guindo, Rashed Mohamed Khamis Ali Aldhanhani, Mohamed Khalfan Ali, Jamal Ibrahim Hussain Maroof, Ali Saeed Saqr Al Shehhi, Abdulrahman Ali Hassan Mohammed Al Mahri, Khameis Mohamed and Mohanad Khamis Obaid.
Substitutions
Dibba Al Fujairah made 4 changes: A. De Oliveira for J. Maroof (71′), Jaja for S. Guindo (71′), T. Dhliwayo for R. Mendonca (88′) and M. I. Al for M. Khameis (89′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League.
- Al Ittihad Kalba – Dibba Al Fujairah – 2-0
- Al Ain – Al Wahda – 2-3
- Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Jazira – 2-1