Uae League: Al Wahda prevails over Al Dhafra 3-2
ABU DHABI. Al Wahda overcome Al Dhafra.
ABU DHABI. Al Wahda prevailed over Al Dhafra. Al Wahda was vastly superior ball possession (63%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Al-Nahyan Stadium stadium in Abu Dhabi on Friday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Sultan Mohamed with the help of Sabet Obaid Suroor and Othman Abdulrahman Almaazmi. The 4th official was Ali Al Zarouni. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 27.3 degrees Celsius or 81.16 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Al Wahda was in firm control of the ball 63% while Al Dhafra was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Al Wahda was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Al Wahda won the match.
Al Wahda shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Al Dhafra shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Al Wahda received 2 yellow cards (M. Al Hammadi and J. Pedro). On the opposite side, Al Dhafra received 2 yellow cards (M. Diop and K. Butti).
After this match, Al Wahda will have 42 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Al Dhafra will stay with 18 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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19'19'
Guilherme Augusto
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23'23'
M. Al Hammadi
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26'26'
K. I. Al Hammadi
I. Matar
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34'34'
J. Pedro
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37'37'
A. Silva
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44'44'
M. Diop
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46'46'
A. Al-Jassasi
P. Pavlov
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56'56'
M. Aljneibi
A. Waleed
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59'59'
M. Aljneibi
Guilherme Augusto
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72'72'
R. Canedo
M. Al Hammadi
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72'72'
T. Alzaabi
I. Matar
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85'85'
L. Amesimeku
K. Mohammed
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87'87'
M. Saeed
Khamis Esmail
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90'90'
K. Butti
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90'90'
R. Canedo
O. M. Khribin
Next match
In the upcoming Uae League match, Al Wahda will host Al Sharjah on the 6th of May with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Al Wahda (7 draws).
Al Dhafra will host Al Ain on the 7th of May with a 15-5 head to head record in favor of Al Ain (6 draws).
Al Wahda: Formation and Lineups
Al Wahda started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Grégory Dufrennes chose to play with the following team: Mohamed Al Shamsi, Mahmoud Khamis, Majed Abdulla, Lucas Pimenta, Adrien Silva, Khamis Esmaeel, Fábio Martins, Khalil Ibrahim, Ismaeil Matar, João Pedro and Omar Khribin.
Substitutes
Al Wahda made 2 changes: M. Al Hammadi for R. Canedo (72′) and I. Matar for T. Alzaabi (72′).
Al Dhafra: Formation and Lineups
Al Dhafra started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Badr Al Idrisi played with: Abdullah Sultan, I. El Adoua, Khalid Al Zaabi, Khalaf Al Hosani, P. Pavlov, Sultan Al Ghafri, Khalid Al Darmaki, Lucas Cândido, M. Diop, Waleed Ambar and Guilherme.
Substitutes
Al Dhafra made 3 changes: P. Pavlov for A. Al-Jassasi (46′), A. Waleed for M. Aljneibi (56′) and K. Mohammed for L. Amesimeku (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Uae League
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