DUBAI. Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was capable to reverse the score against Al Ain to win 2-1. It was Al Ain to strike first with an own goal of M. Marzooq at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Ganiev gave the win to Shabab Al Ahli Dubai in the 74′ minute. Al Ain lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai remained with 10 players after Omar Khribin received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Al-Rashid Stadium stadium in Dubai on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ahmad Salem Khalfan assisted by Ahmed Saeed Alasal Alrashidi and Talal Rashed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Naser AlAli. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 29.3 degrees Celsius or 84.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Al Ain had a superior ball possession 60% while Shabab Al Ahli Dubai was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Al Ain was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Al Ain shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai received 3 yellow cards (Abdulaziz Hussain, Omar Khribin and Hassan Hamza). On the other side, Al Ain received 3 yellow cards (Erik, R. A. Pereira and M. Palacios).

Omar Khribin (Shabab Al Ahli Dubai) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After this match, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will have 16 points like Al Sharjah to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Ain will stay with 13 points like Al Wahda to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Uae League, Shabab Al Ahli Dubai will play away against Al Bataeh on the 4th of November with a 0-0 head to head record.

Al Ain will host Khorfakkan Club on the 4th of November with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Al Ain (1 draw).

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Formation

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim decided to play with the following team: Hassan Hamza Ali Hussain Almaazmi, Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al Balooshi, Mohammed Marzooq Abdulla Mohammed Al Matroushi, Jason Denayer, Ahmed Abdulla Jamil, Federico Nicolás Cartabia, Ahmad Nourollahi, Eid Khamis Eid, Yuri Cesar Santos de Oliveira Silva, Harib Abdalla Suhail Al Musharrkh Al Maazmi and Omar Maher Khribin.

The home team had on the bench: Azizjon Ganiev, Abdelaziz Husain Haikal Mubarak Al Balooshi, Yousef Jaber Naser Al Hammadi, Majed Naser Humaid Bakhit Maqdemi, Cheickna Doumbia, Marwan Fahad Hamza, Abdalla Al Naqbi, Yahya Alghassani and Bader Nasser Abaelaziz.

Substitutions

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai made 3 changes: E. K. Alnuaimi for A. Ganiev (21′), Yuri César for Yahya Al Ghassani (68′) and A. Noorollahi for Y. Jaber (79′).

Al Ain – Formation

Al Ain started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Sergiy Rebrov played with: Khalid Essa Mohamed Bilal Saeed, Erik Jorgens de Menezes, Kouame Autonne, Rafael António Pereira, Andriy Yarmolenko, Bandar Mohammed Saeed Saleh Al Ahbabi, Yahia Nader, Matías Damián Palacios, Caio Canedo Corrêa, Fo-Doh Kodjo Laba and Soufiane Rahimi.

These were the players on the bench: Ahmed Barman Ali B Shamroukh Hammoudi, Omar Saeed Mohammed Saleem Binsouaf Alesmaili, Jonathan Santos, Khalid Al Baloushi, Mohamad Saeed Bu Sanda Ahmed Theyab Al Falahi, Mohamed Ahmad Ali Gharib Juma, Falah Waleed, Saeed Ahmed Abdulla Mohammad and El Mehdi Moubarik.

Substitutions

Al Ain made 3 changes: A. Yarmolenko for Jonatas (78′), Caio Canedo for Khalid Al Baloushi (78′) and M. Palacios for E. El Moubarik (79′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Uae League.​

• Khorfakkan Club – Dibba Al Fujairah – 1-0
• Al Jazira – Al Wasl – 2-0
• Al Ittihad Kalba – Al Nasr – 5-3
• Shabab Al Ahli Dubai – Al Ain – 2-1