Al Wahda prevails over Al Wasl 2-1 with O. M. scoring 2 goals
ABU DHABI. Al Wahda beat Al Wasl to win 2-1. O. M. was the key to score 2 goals.
ABU DHABI. Al Wahda defeated Al Wasl to win 2-1. O. M. was the key to score 2 goals. It was Al Wahda to strike first with a goal of O. M. Khribin at the 26′. Then it was a penalty in the 61′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, O. M. Khribin gave the win to Al Wahda in the 74′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
Gilberto missed a decisive penalty (69′). That would have allowed Al Wasl to draw the match.
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Yahya Almulla who was helped by Zayed Dawood Salman Kamal and Ali Rashad Mohamed Al Nuaimi. The 4th official was Khalid Ali Mohamed Ali Mahmoud Al Mulla. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.45 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Al Wahda was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Al Wasl that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Al Wasl was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Al Wahda managed to find the solution to win this match.
Al Wahda shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Al Wasl shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 3 yellow cards (I. Matar, M. Al Menhali and M. Abdulla). On the other side, Al Wasl received 2 yellow cards (Salem Juma Awad and A. Ghanem).
After playing this match, Al Wahda will have 33 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Al Wasl will stay with 22 points like Al Nasr to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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26'26'
O. M. Khribin
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34'34'
Salem Juma Awad
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46'46'
A. Ghanem
S. Haboush
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58'58'
I. Matar
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61'61'
Gilberto (Penalty)
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65'65'
A. Rashid
A. Zouhir
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67'67'
A. Ghanem
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69'69'
Gilberto
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72'72'
T. Alzaabi
M. Alharbi
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74'74'
O. M. Khribin
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78'78'
D. Jeferson
A. Juma
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78'78'
A. Saleh
H. Ibrahim
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81'81'
M. Abdulla
I. Matar
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85'85'
M. Al Akberi
Gilberto
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90'90'
M. Al Menhali
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90'90'
M. Abdulla
Next match
In the upcoming Uae League match, Al Wahda will play away with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai on the 4th of March with a 13-9 head to head record in favor of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (10 draws).
Al Wasl will host Al Ittihad Kalba on the 5th of March with a 8-1 head to head in favor of Al Wasl (5 draws).
Al Wahda: Formation and Lineups
Al Wahda adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Grégory Dufrennes chose to play with the following team: Mohamed Al Shamsi, Fares Jumaa, Mahmoud Khamis, Mohamed Al Menhali, A. Zouhir, Adrien Silva, Fábio Martins, Mansor Al Harbi, Ismaeil Matar, João Pedro and Omar Khribin.
Substitutes
Al Wahda made 3 changes: A. Zouhir for A. Rashid (65′), M. Alharbi for T. Alzaabi (72′) and I. Matar for M. Abdulla (81′).
Al Wasl: Formation and Lineups
Also Al Wasl adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Odair Hellmann played with: Ibrahim Essa, Salem Al-Azizi, Adryelson, Abdullah Khamis Juma, A. Vasiljević, Haboush Saleh, Hassan Ibrahim, Ramiro, M. Araújo, Gilberto and Ali Saleh.
Substitutes
Al Wasl made 4 changes: S. Haboush for A. Ghanem (46′), A. Juma for D. Jeferson (78′), H. Ibrahim for A. Saleh (78′) and Gilberto for M. Al Akberi (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League
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